Ministerial Decree No. 1537 validating the Regulation on manufacturing and trade of food additives. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food additives Food quality control/food safety Processing/handling Packaging/labelling Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Abstract The present Regulation regards the sphere of ensuring quality and safety of food additives and shall be applicable to all legal and natural persons carrying out processing and (or) trade of food additives. Quality and safety of food additives shall be ensured by: 1) the state registration thereof; 2) the state sanitary supervision over manufacturing and trade thereof; 3) production quality control. Quality of food additives shall be subject to the constant monitoring at every stage of the production process. It shall be prohibited to specify on packages, wrapping and labels, and also in the consumer instructions the medical indications and medicinal properties. Full text Russian Website www.kaznachey.com References - Legislation Implements Law No. 217-Z on quality and safety of food raw materials and foodstuffs. Legislation | Belarus | 2003 (2018) Keyword: Basic legislation, Policy/planning, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food additives, Meat, Public health, Processing/handling, Transport/storage, Packaging/labelling, Standards, Contract/agreement, Certification, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Resolution No. 569 of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 569 “On state registration of biologically active food additives”. Legislation | Belarus | 2023 Keyword: Food additives, Special dietary uses, Food quality control/food safety, Certification, Registration, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX