Ministerial Decree No. 230 validating Technical Regulation on safety requirements for milk and dairy products. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Milk/dairy products Certification Processing/handling Transport/storage Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Ministerial Decree establishes minimum safety requirements for milk and dairy products and it shall be applicable either to raw milk or to finished dairy products of national and foreign origin traded on the national territory. It shall be applicable to all natural and legal persons engaged in procurement (collection), processing, storage and trade of milk and dairy products. It shall not be applicable to dietary and infant food. The basic conditions for trade of milk and dairy products shall be: (a) availability of accompanying documentation; (b) availability of information on milk and dairy products; and (c) availability of food safety certificates for milk and dairy products. Deadline for trade of milk and dairy products shall be set by the producers prior compliance with storage conditions. Milk and dairy products shall be traded in consumer packaging. Raw milk shall be filtered and cooled to the temperature of +4+2°C no later than two hours after milking. Safety of milk and dairy products shall be ensured through veterinary, sanitary and epidemiological control during processing and trade of milk and dairy products. Full text Russian Website kazakhstan.news-city.info References - Legislation Amended by Ministerial Decree No. 21 amending Ministerial Decree No. 230 validating Technical Regulation on safety requirements for milk and dairy products. Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2010 Keyword: Milk/dairy products, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree No. 1201 amending Ministerial Decree No. 230 validating Technical Regulation on safety requirements for milk and dairy products. Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2010 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Milk/dairy products Source: FAO, FAOLEX