- The National Food Agency has issued Regulation No. 2 of 2024 on the Supervision of the Fulfilment of Safety, Quality, Nutritional, Labeling and Advertising Requirements for Fresh Food, which has been in force since 31 May 2024.
- The Head of the National Food Agency has the authority to supervise the fulfillment of fresh food requirements, which encompass safety, quality, nutrition, labeling and advertising. Fresh foods are defined as taking the following forms: 1) Unprocessed fresh foods that can be consumed directly or indirectly; 2) Foods that have undergone minimum amounts of processing (e.g. washing, peeling, cooling, cutting, drying, mixing, grinding, coating); or 3) Foods that have not undergone any processing and/or undergone minimal amounts of processing involving the addition of food additives.
- Seven elements are addressed by the safety requirements, specifically: 1) Hygiene and sanitation; 2) Residues; 3) Genetically engineered food products; 4) Food irradiation; 5) Food packaging; 6) Food additives; and 7) Use of other materials. In addition, the quality requirements encompass: 1) Organoleptic criteria; 2) Physical conditions; and/or 3) Fresh food composition.
- Meanwhile, the nutrition requirements encompass: 1) Nutritional content; and/or 2) The addition of nutritional substances. In terms of labeling and advertising requirements, all such materials must contain correct information.
- If the Head of the National Food Agency discovers any violations of the above-outlined requirements, then relevant parties may be subject to the imposition of certain types of sanctions, including written warnings and withdrawals of food products from distribution.
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