As of 27 July 2022, manufacturers and importers of organic food products are required to comply with the adopted set of requirements.
The Law “On Organic Products if Uzbekistan” adopted in April 2022, regulates production, processing, storage, transportation, labelling and sale, as well as conformity assessment and authorization of organic products.
As of 1 January 2023, manufacturers and importers of poultry meat and products will have to comply with the adopted Technical Regulation on the Safety of Poultry Meat and Products (TR EAEU 051/2021).
The adopted Technical Regulation (“TR”) provides a set of definitions and requirements related to poultry meat and products. In particular, it applies to:
Draft Amendments No. 4 to the Technical Regulation on Food Labelling (TR TS 022/2011), aim to clarify a number of existing provisions, to prevent misleading of consumers and to help consumers make an informed purchasing decision.
In particular, the amendments would expand and clarify the list of potential allergens that must be highlighted on a product label.
Packaged drinking water will be subject to mandatory identification marking.
The list of products subject to compulsory identification marking has been amended to include the following position:
As of 1 May 2021, until 31 August 2022, the experiment of identification marking of food supplements will be taking place in Russia.
Market operators, such as food supplement manufacturers or importers, may choose to participate in this experiment on a voluntary basis.
According to the adopted Decision, the EAEU member states will independently determine the date of introduction and the procedure for the mandatory identification marking of certain types of dairy products on their territory. They have agreed to notify the Eurasian Economic Commission of such a date.
At the same time, the EAEU members are not allowed to set a ban on the circulation of unmarked goods earlier than the deadlines set out in the list of dairy products, approved by the adopted Decision.
Ukraine has proposed draft Order that aims to create unified requirements for the production and circulation of natural mineral waters and spring water sold on the Ukrainian market.
The draft Order sets out:
Draft amendments to the food labelling regulations propose approval of procedure and special requirements for the labelling of food products, as well as the list of food products for which it is mandatory to indicate the country of origin or place of origin.
EAEU is discussing the amendment to the TR on Food Safety (the TR) that have been developed in accordance with the Mandate of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council No. 12 of 17 July 2020.
The Amendments would establish the maximum permissible levels of residues of veterinary medicines (pharmacologically active substances), which can be contained in both unprocessed and processed food products of animal origin.
As of 3 December 2020, importers, manufacturers and distributors of non-iodised salt are required to comply with the adopted set of rules. The rules restrict the use of non-iodised salt with the purpose of prevention of iodine deficiency in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The Rules say that the importation, production and sale of non-iodised salt in Kazakhstan is only allowed for:
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