Ministerial Decree No. 883 regarding arrangements for the protection of consumers.

Subject

Food & nutrition

Keyword

Meat Poultry products Processing/handling Packaging/labelling International trade Contract/agreement

Geographical area

CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations

Abstract

This Ministerial Decree establishes that import of meat-based products shall be authorized exclusively for further processing for the purpose of manufacturing of meat-based foodstuffs in accordance with contracts concluded with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Import of unpackaged and unlabelled meat and poultry products without information on producers and importers, frozen meat-based products (cooked sausages and Frankfurt sausages), refrigerated foods not conforming to standards and products with expiry date less than 2/3 of the period established by the producer shall be prohibited.

Full text

Russian

Website

www.cont.md

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Governmental Decree No. HG624/2020 validating the Requirements of meat products.

Legislation | Moldova, Republic of | 2020

Keyword: Meat, Classification/declassification, Food quality control/food safety, Public health, Packaging/labelling, Processing/handling, Consumer protection, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX