The Government of the Russian Federation published Resolution No. 1944 containing lists of cases in which the mandatory labeling system may prohibit the sale of dietary supplements, disinfectants and water. The resolution will come into force on December 21, 2023. A ban on the sale of a particular product can be introduced on the basis of information received from the
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At the VIII Eastern Economic Forum, held on September 10-13 in Vladivostok, an agreement was signed between the Center for the Development of Advanced Technologies (operator of the state labeling system “Chestny znak”) and the G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry (PIBOC) on the creation of a center for quality control of biologically active food additives. It is planned
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Since the beginning of 2023, almost every month we have been updating the section dedicated to dietary supplements, namely the regulation and control of the industry. Not so long ago, the public organization “Business Russia” sent a letter to the Government of the Russian Federation with specific measures that will ensure control over the production and circulation of dietary supplements.
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In our section devoted to dietary supplements, the topic of insufficient control over the production and circulation of this category of goods often ran as a red line. Thus, according to the Center for the Development of Advanced Technologies, the volume of illegal dietary supplements in the Russian Federation is 50 %. In this regard, an appeal is being prepared
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It would seem nothing. However, at the end of February, amendments to Federal Law No. 53 of June 1, 2005 “On the State Language of the Russian Federation” came into force, tightening the rules for the official use of Russian as the state language. Now state bodies and organizations must conduct official correspondence in Russian. In addition, the use of
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Rospotrebnadzor plans to amend the technical regulations of the Customs Union “On food safety” (TR CU 021/2011) and “On the safety of certain types of specialized food products, including dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition” (TR CU 027/2012). The changes will concern the production, sale and labeling of dietary supplements. Thus, with the help of amendments to the regulation TR
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On August 18, 2022, Rospotrebnadzor sued the founder of the Wildberries marketplace, Tatyana Bakalchuk. The reason for going to court was improper control over the dosage of vitamin D sold on the marketplace, the excessive use of which can be dangerous for humans. In this regard, Rospotrebnadzor demanded that the entire section with vitamins and nutritional supplements be closed. In
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Often, food advertisements have the following phrases: “enriched with probiotic” or “contains prebiotics.” These two words differ in only one letter, but is there any meaning behind this different spelling? According to WHO definition probiotics are nonpathogenic to human bacteria that have antagonistic activity against pathogenic and opportunistic bacteria and restoring normal microflora. It appears from the definition that probiotics
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Introduction According to the Clinical Recommendations for Iodine Deficiency Diseases and Conditions, there are no territories in Russia where the population is not at risk of iodine deficiency diseases (IDD). Iodine consumption in Russia is much lower than the recommended – 45-50 µg per day, while the daily requirement for an adult is 150 μg. Why is iodine so important
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With the development of the laboratory diagnostic sector, it became possible to determine the level of a variety of active substances in biological material. Thanks to it, we obtain precious information for both individual human health and health of country/region population. Thus, many people learned about the deficiency of vitamin D. According to epidemiological data, on average 80% of the
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