Law No. 301-Z on the safety of foodstuffs. País/Territorio Kazajstán Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2007 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Alimentación y nutrición Palabra clave Legislación básica Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Rastreabilidad/rastreo de productos Procesamiento/manipulación Envasado/etiquetado Alactamiento/alimentos para niños Aditivos alimentarios Organismo genéticamente modificado (OGM) Registro Nutrición Área geográphica Mar Aral, Asia, Mar Caspio, Asia Central, CEI (Comunidad de Estados Independientes), Europa y Central Asia, Naciones en desarrollo sin litoral, Asia del Norte Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on 1 January 2008. Resumen This Law lays down the legal basis for ensuring the safety of food to protect human health and life, consumers and environment. It applies to domestic and imported foodstuffs as well as to their processing, sale, recycling and destruction. State regulation of food safety shall be based on the following principles: (a) priority of food safety; (b) prevention of negative impacts on humans or the environment; (c) transparency; (d) access to information; (e) scientific support for risks; (f) traceability of foodstuffs at all stages of processing, sale, recycling and destruction; and (g) liability. The Act consists of six sections: (1) general provisions; (2) state regulation; (3) rights and duties of legal and natural persons carrying out activities related to foodstuffs; (4) food safety requirements; (5) procedures for ensuring food safety requirements are met; and (6) final provisions. The manufacture, import and trade of foodstuffs, food additives, infant food, GMOs and other materials that come in contact with water and foodstuffs shall be authorized only following state registration. It shall be prohibited to register foodstuffs of the same type, name and manufacturer in multiple states. Food safety requirements shall be mandatory. Use of GMOs and food additives shall be authorized exclusively where there is scientific proof of their safety. Foodstuffs for trade must be labelled and otherwise identified for traceability purposes. Texto completo Ruso Página web www.pavlodar.com Referencias - Legislación Revoca Law No. 543-II ZRK of 2004 on food quality and food safety. Legislación | Kazajstán | 2004 Palabra clave: Legislación básica, Productos agrícolas, Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos, Fraude Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Enmendado porr Law No. 504-V ZRK amending Law No. 301-Z on the safety of foodstuffs. Legislación | Kazajstán | 2016 Palabra clave: Institución, Registro, Alactamiento/alimentos para niños, Aditivos alimentarios, Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos, Nutrición Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX