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Order No. 340 of the General Director of State Agency for Standardization, Metrology and Certification validating Regulation on certification of foodstuffs.

Country/Territory
Uzbekistan
Document type
Regulation
Date
2005
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Certification Packaging/labelling Genetically modified organism (GMO)
Geographical area
Aral Sea, Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Abstract

This Order establishes rules for compulsory certification of foodstuffs for safety in accordance with the requirements set by normative documentation. The purpose of testing shall be to reveal the presence of toxic substances, pesticides, radionuclides, mineral substances, and to establish the degree of genetic modification of foodstuffs. Analysis and product testing shall also reveal compliance of foodstuffs with marking and labelling of the produce.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.lex.uz