meant to be taken at the same time with food for optimisation of human ration and which are not the only source of food or dietary nutrition;
3 “food additive” is any substance or mix of substances not consumed by
human directly as a food and meant to be included in food product when produced for technological purposes function, including giving it a certain organoleptic
properties and or preservation of quality and safety for determined period of use, which can perform several technological functions;
4 “specialized food products” are foodstuffs with the set chemical
composition for various categories of population and or different physiological states.
5 “adequate consumption level” is the daily consumption level of nutrient
and biologically active substances, established on the basis of calculated and observed quantities or levels of consumption of, nutrient and biologically active
substances by a group groups of almost healthy people»;
6 “maximum permissible consumption level” is the highest daily
consumption level of nutrient and biologically active substances, which does not present danger of development of adverse impact on health state indicators of
almost all persons of the general population older than 18 years»;
7 “norms of physiological need” is an averaged amount of the necessary
intake of nutrient and biologically active substances, which ensure the optimal realization of physiological and biochemical processes inherent to human
genotype».
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“early-aged children” are children aged from 0 months to 3 years».
4. Terms not specially determined in this part are used in meanings
established by the national legislation of the Customs Union states-members, as well as the international agreements concluded within the framework of Customs
Union and Eurasian economical community.
1.3. General provisions
5. Foodstuffs shall satisfy physiological human needs in necessary
substances and energy, comply with requirements usually set for foodstuffs in terms of organoleptic and physical and chemical indices and conform with the
requirements established by normative documents for allowed content of chemical, biologically active substances and their compounds, microorganisms and other
organisms posing danger for health of present and future generations.
6. Radiation indices of foodstuffs safety are established by Annex 3 to the
Uniform sanitary requirements. 7.
At development of new types of foodstuffs obtained from non- traditional types of raw materials, new technological processes of manufacture,
packing, storage, transportation of food products not used before in the territory of Customs Union states-members the individual entrepreneurs and legal entities
shall substantiate the requirements for safety and nutritional value, period of use, as well as shall develop the test methodologies.
Manufacture of new foodstuffs in the territory of Customs Union states- members, food products import to the territory of Customs Union states-members,
which is carried out for the first time, shall be admitted only after their inspection for compliance with the Uniform sanitary requirements.
8. Imported foodstuffs shall be subject to inspection for compliance with the
Uniform sanitary requirements before their import to the territory of Customs Union states-members.
9. Food products received and being in circulation in the territory of
Customs Union states-members shall be accompanied by manufacturer’s supplier’s document confirming their safety.
10. Based on results of inspection for compliance with the Uniform sanitary
requirements the authorized bodies issue a document confirming products goods safety.
11. Information on using or absence of such the pesticides at cultivation of
agricultural crops, fumigation of premises and tare for their storage, fight with food
reserves pests shall be available for vegetable origin food stock without fail. 12.
For animal origin food stock it is mandatory to have information of using or absence of such the pesticides in the fight with ectoparasites or diseases
of animals and poultry, processing of stock building and poultry farms, pond fish farms and fish reservoirs, bee families with stating the name of pesticides, as well
as veterinary drugs used for fattening up, treatment and prevention of diseases of cattle, birds, fish of pond and cage culture fishery and bee families with stating the
name of veterinary drugs.
13. Import and circulation of food stock of vegetable and animal origin
without information of use or absence of such of pesticides andor veterinary drugs at its production are not allowed.
14. For processing of poultry trunks it is prohibited to use solutions
containing chlorine in concentrations exceeding the requirements for drinking water.
15. Food stock and food products shall be packed up and packed in materials
permitted for contact with food products in such a way that allows ensuring preservation of their quality and safety at storage, transportation and sale.
16. It is not allowed to use the poultry meat, except for the chilled one,
mechanically deboned meat and collagen-containing poultry meat stock for manufacture of children’s food for all age groups, including for organized
children collectives, clinical treatment and prevention nutrition, specialized foodstuffs for pregnant women and nursing mothers, fine foods from poultry meat
pastrami, raw jerked and raw smoked foodstuffs. Poultry meat, except from chilled meat, cannot be used in production of chilled natural semi-finished
products from poultry meat and foodstuffs from poultry meat without thermal treatment.
1.4. General requirements for food products marking
