Ministerial Decree No. 295 amending certain legislative acts of food quality and food safety. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract This Decree amends Ministerial Decree No. 1263 of 1997 regarding validation of the Regulation on testing foodstuffs or ingredients that are spoiled or injurious to health and their reutilization or disposal as follows: (a) item 2 shall be amended to read: “2. Control of poor quality and dangerous raw alimentary materials and foodstuffs shall be carried out by the authorized food quality and food safety control agencies that shall make decision on further use of destruction thereof”; (b) item 3 shall be amended to read: “3. Testing of poor quality and dangerous foodstuffs shall be carried out to determine the possibility of its further use or destruction.” Full text Russian Website www.kodeks.ru References - Legislation Amends Ministerial Decree No. 1263 of 1997 regarding the validation of the Regulation on the expertise of spoiled and injurious to health food ingredients and foodstuff and their reutilization or disposal. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1997 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Institution, Codex Alimentarius, Inspection, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Standards, Packaging/labelling, Certification, Toxicity/poisoning, Fraud Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Ministerial Decree No. 1575 of 1996 regarding validation of the Regulation on labelling in Russian language of the foodstuff imported to Russia. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1996 Keyword: Certification, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Institution, Fraud, Registration, Standards, Inspection, International trade, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX