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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