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Regulations Governing Recall, Treatment and Disposal of Unfit Products.

Country/Territory
Rwanda
Document type
Regulation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
Regulations Governing Recall, Treatment and Disposal of Unfit Products. (Rwanda FDA law No 003/2018 of 09/02/2018, Article 8).
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition, Waste & hazardous substances, General
Keyword
Access-to-information Liability/compensation Classification/declassification Internal trade International trade Offences/penalties Procedural matters Public health Quarantine Transport/storage Vaccination Hazardous substances Food additives Toxicity/poisoning Treated food Food quality control/food safety Animal health Animal feed/feedstuffs Drugs Waste disposal Waste management
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries
Abstract

The purpose of these Regulations is to provide a legal framework for the effective and efficient regulation of recall, treatment and disposal of unfit regulated products and providing an open transparent and non-discriminatory process for the treatment and disposal of unfit regulated products, where regulated products are any human and veterinary drugs, human and animal vaccines and other biological products used in clinical as drugs, processed food for humans and animals, food supplements and fortified foods; poisonous substances; herbal medicines; medicated cosmetics; human and veterinary medical devices; tobacco and tobacco products. These regulations shall apply to all regulated products that are manufactured, imported, distributed, stored, sold and used in Rwanda.

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Implements

Loi nº 003/2018 du 09/02/2018 portant création de l’Office Rwandais des produits alimentaires et pharmaceutiques et déterminant sa mission, son organisation et son fonctionnement.

Legislation | Rwanda | 2018

Keyword: Basic legislation, Institution, Food additives, Food quality control/food safety, Monitoring, Transport/storage, Internal trade, International trade, Authorization/permit, Animal health, Drugs, Plant protection, Pesticides

Source: FAO, FAOLEX