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National Standard GOST R 56508-2015 Organic production (Processing, handling, storage and transportation”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition, Fisheries
Keyword
Ecological production/organic production Transport/storage Pastoralism Hygiene/sanitary procedures Standards Aquaculture Processing/handling Genetically modified organism (GMO) Food quality control/food safety Vegetables/legumes Animal feed/feedstuffs Grazing
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Entry into force notes
This National Standard enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This National Standard shall be applicable to organic production of vegetable, plant, animal, microbe origin, and also to aquaculture products, either processed or not processed, used as foodstuffs destined for human consumption, and also as animal feedstuffs, seeds and planting materials. It establishes requirements for processing, handling, storage and transportation of the aforesaid products. It shall not be applicable to drugs, forest seeds, game, wildlife and fish products, non-timber products, NWFPs and biological resources used for acclimatization purposes. National Standard establishes packaging and labelling requirements for organic production and prohibits use of GMO in organic production and processing. Use of ionizing radiation for treatment of organic foodstuffs, animal feedstuffs and raw materials used in processing of organic foodstuffs or animal feedstuffs shall be also prohibited.In the period of seasonal autonomous transhumance of livestock from one grazing area to another pastoralism can be authorized on land areas non-complying with the requirements of organic production.

Full text
Russian
Website
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