Ministerial Decree No.1236 regarding validation of the Regulation on the modalities of carrying out State Sanitary Inspection. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Regulation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Institution Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food quality control/food safety Standards Inspection Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Abstract The State Sanitary Inspection comprehends the activity of the authorized state bodies and establishments oriented to prophylaxis of diseases by means of prevention, detection and suppression of sanitary and epidemiological legislation infringements. The main tasks of the State Sanitary Inspection shall be: a)organization of the state sanitary and epidemiological rating of factors of biosphere, state hygienic registration and regulation of chemical and biological substances and goods made from them and also products of industrial and technical purposes, commodities for personal (everyday) needs, food products; b) carrying out social and hygienic monitoring of environment and state of health of the population. Full text English