Ministerial Decree No. 51 validating the Regulation on the National Agency on Food Safety. Country/Territory Moldova, Republic of Document type Regulation Date 2013 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Institution Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Traceability/product tracing Genetically modified organism (GMO) Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations Abstract This Ministerial Decree validates the Regulation on the National Agency on Food Safety, establishing its principal functions, rights and duties in the sphere of food safety, and also organization of its activity. The main functions of the Agency shall include: (a) safety of foodstuffs; (b) traceability; (c) risk analysis; (d) biological, chemical and physical safety of foodstuffs either of animal or of non-animal origin; (e) supervision over processing of foodstuffs and hygienic requirements at food processing enterprises; (f) supervision and control over genetically modified organisms; and (g) registration of entrepreneurs of food sector. Full text Russian Website lex.justice.md