Ministerial Decree No. 378 on measures to prevent the trade of spoiled food. Country/Territory Uzbekistan Document type Regulation Date 1998 (2003) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Fraud Internal trade Vending Transport/storage Hygiene/sanitary procedures Certification Food quality control/food safety Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract The purpose of this Ministerial Decree is to protect consumers from foodstuffs that lack proper certification, have expired or are otherwise unfit for human consumption. As from 10 September 1998, retail trade and small-scale wholesale trade of foodstuffs shall take place exclusively in stationary markets that strictly observe trading regulations, including sanitary and hygienic requirements and storage conditions, and whose products have all quality and compliance certificates and are labelled with the production and expiration dates. Full text Russian Website pravo.uz