The Government supported the draft law aimed at combating counterfeit food

products

The implementation of this bill will prevent unfair competition in the field of food production, ensure proper traceability of food products, update and supplement terminology, and harmonize national legislation with the European one. “Further support and implementation of this bill will strengthen the fight against falsification, provide consumers with complete, reliable information on food products and will increase liability for violation of the requirements for the production and introduction of food products into circulation,” said the Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine.

Among the innovations of the bill:

new definitions and additions to the norms aimed at combating food falsification in the consumer market of Ukraine, for example: “falsified food product”, “food fraud”, “vegan food product”, “vegetarian food product”, “imitation food product”, “ handicraft food product", "food product presentation" and the like; improvement of existing legislative norms regarding the activities of market operators that are related to the production and / or introduction into circulation of food products of animal origin; registration and inclusion in the List of objects of sanitary measures, such as: food additives, flavors, food enzymes, natural mineral waters, nutritional value statement, HEALTH benefit statement, etc. carrying out inspections of authorized persons, authorized accredited laboratories, reference laboratories by the competent authority; strengthening the requirement for direct access to the production of food products for personnel with medical contraindications; conducting a rating of compliance with general hygiene requirements by catering establishments and food retailers; increased liability for violations of food law requirements.

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