Foodmate News: On July 10, Eurasian Economic Commission official website reported that the content of the amendments to the Eurasian Economic Union's "Food Safety Technical Regulations" (Adopted by Resolution No. 115 of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on August 8, 2019) took effect on July 11, 2020.

The main contents of the amendments to the "Food Safety Technical Regulations" amendments include: Amending Article 7 and 19 of the Technical Regulations regarding the source of raw materials of unprocessed animal-derived food and their production and processing requirements. In particular, the above-mentioned raw materials used in the production of processed foods should be derived from productive animals, meet the food requirements and be subject to veterinary health testing as required by technical regulations.

In addition, the technical regulations have also revised the requirements for residue limits of antibiotics in food, the list of plants banned from bioactive food additives, and the safety indicators for certain types of food.

It is also pointed out that, in addition to complying with the general food safety and hygiene requirements in the Union's technical regulations, grain products, special dietary foods (including therapeutic and preventive foods), etc. also need to comply with the relevant requirements of specific food categories.

According to Resolution N.69 issued by the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on May 26, 2020, the transition period for amendments to the "Food Safety Technical Regulations" is 12 months (From July 11, 2020 to July 10, 2021). During the transition period, it is allowed to produce and sell food in accordance with the requirements of the original technical regulations; foods produced before the amendment of the technical regulations formally entering into force are allowed to circulate normally during the period of validity.

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