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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Less than a year ago, we wrote about the introduction of a system for monitoring the movement of drugs and highlighted the need to introduce a similar system for dietary supplements. As we wrote earlier, the prerequisites for initiation of the experiment were obvious (the head of the Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova addressed to the Ministry of Industry and Trade with
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Currently, many Russian people have deficiency in such biologically active substances as: polyunsaturated fatty acids, native (animal) proteins, vitamins (C, B1, B2, A, beta-carotene, E and others), mineral compounds (Ca, F, Fe), trace elements (Se, Zn, I, P). At the same time excess consumption of animal fats is observed. Even when the diet is calorie-balanced, the deficit for most vitamins
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The proven ways to lose weight are cutting calories, eating healthful foods and being physically active. But making these lifestyle changes isn’t easy. In this regard, eating weight loss supplements is a common way to combat excess weight. This article will consider the most common ingredients included in the composition of dietary supplements, as well as their benefits and harms.
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According to the Russian Government Decision No. 1556, from July 1, 2020 , all operations related to drug circulation will be controlled in the information monitoring system. The monitoring system is already working for drugs from the list of high-cost nosologies. In addition to drugs, certain categories of goods are already subject to digital monitoring: tobacco products, perfumes, some clothing
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