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Ministerial Decree No. 163 validating the Technical Regulation on safety of confectionary products.

Country/Territory
Kyrgyzstan
Document type
Regulation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Fraud Consumer protection Traceability/product tracing Packaging/labelling
Geographical area
Asia, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Abstract

This Ministerial Decree establishes that the purpose of this Technical Regulation shall be to ensure protection of human life and health, consumer protection and prevention of fraud related to confectionary products. It shall be applicable to pastries and baked commodities, but to bread and flour product nor to infant food. This Technical Regulation establishes: (a) mandatory safety requirements for confectionary products; (b) product identification requirements; (c) packaging and labelling requirements; and (d) product compliance requirements. Product identification requirements shall ensure product tracing and access to reliable information related to products. Raw materials used for manufacturing of confectionary products shall comply with mandatory food safety requirements. Use of food additives shall comply with qualitative and quantitative requirements related thereto.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.minjust.gov.kg