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LAW OF TURKMENISTAN

of April 18, 2009 No. 31-IV

About quality and safety of foodstuff

This Law determines the main directions of realization of state policy in the field of quality assurance and safety of foodstuff for the benefit of public health care and governs the relations in the field of turnover of foodstuff.

CHAPTER I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Basic concepts

In this Law the following basic concepts are used:

foodstuff - the products of animal, plant, mineral or biological origin in the natural or processed type eaten by the person (including products of baby and dietary food), drinking water in standard reservoirs, alcoholic products (including beer), soft drinks, chewing gums, food staples, food and dietary supplements;

products of dietary food - the foodstuff intended for clinical and preventive foods;

products of baby food - the foodstuff intended for food of children aged up to 14 years and meeting physiological requirements of children's organism;

food staples - raw materials of plant, animal, microbiological, mineral and artificial origin, and also the water used for production of foodstuff;

nutritional supplements - the natural or artificial substances and their connections entered into foodstuff in the course of their production for the purpose of giving of food products of certain properties and (or) preserving its quality;

dietary supplements - natural (identical natural) biologically active agents intended for the use along with food or introductions in structure of foodstuff;

the materials and products contacting to foodstuff (further - materials and products) - the materials and products applied to production, packaging, storage, transportation, realization and use of foodstuff including processing equipment, devices and devices, container, ware, dining facilities;

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