Comparative Analysis of Certain Requirements of Food Legislation in the European Union and the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan

This report presents a comparative analysis of the food legislation requirements of the European Union (EU) and the Customs Union. Its purpose is to guide food business operators and public authorities engaged in reforming national food safety systems in the peculiarities of EU and Customs Union legal requirements and help them evaluate their capabilities in meeting those requirements. This report supports the International Finance Corporation’s efforts to facilitate the opening of new markets for the producers in emerging markets. This report compares the most critical aspects of food legislation of the EU and the Customs Union, such as: requirements and arrangements of food control; requirements to food quality; requirements to food labeling; food and food-related articles and materials that require special authorization; and laboratory control and food safety criteria. Ensuring food safety and consumer protection increasingly occupy the agendas of governments, which are looking to expand their trade networks. Likewise, food businesses interested in widening their export range need to understand quality and safety requirements in their target markets. This report offers unique, up-to-date information on the similarities and differences of the food safety requirements of the EU and Customs Union, with detailed assessments of the regulations that govern food safety.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	International Finance Corporation
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2015-05
Subjects:	FOOD PACKAGING, SAFETY OF FOOD, FOOD LEGISLATION, CAFFEINE, FOOD NEEDS, FOOD FOR ALL, FOOD STANDARDS, HONEY, HAZARDS, FRUIT JUICES, VITAMINS, PACKAGING, PROTEIN, REFRIGERATION, CADMIUM, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, FOOD PROCESSING COMPANIES, BOTTLES, FOOD SUPPLEMENTS, WINE, PESTICIDE, RUBBER, CONTROL LABORATORIES, FOOD QUALITY, PLASTICS, JUICES, DAIRY, FOOD HYGIENE, DRIED MILK, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, TOMATOES, SAFETY HAZARDS, FOODBORNE ILLNESS, INFANT FOODS, ALLERGENS, BUTTER, FOOD TESTING, STARCHES, PESTICIDES, STRONTIUM, PEPPERS, LEMONS, LABELLING, FOOD QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS, BAKERY PRODUCTS, LABELING, FROZEN FOOD, EXPIRATION DATE, SAFETY PROBLEM, DATES, GELATIN, FOOD ADDITIVES, COOKING, FOODSTUFF, FOOD CHAIN, OIL PRODUCTS, FOOD REQUIREMENTS, CONTAINERS, FOOD PRODUCERS, LISTERIA, FRUITS, VEGETABLES, HAZARD, NUTS, FOOD POISONING, PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN FOOD, CHOCOLATE, NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, GRAINS, COCOA, FOOD PRODUCTS, BACTERIA, OILS AND FATS, FOOD PRODUCTION, HAM, CA, LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES, LIPIDS, CARBOHYDRATE, FOOD HABITS, BEEF, FOOD SECURITY, LEGUMINOUS VEGETABLES, TEA, EGG, SPICES, BEER, GRAPES, FATS, FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT, GLUTEN, ANIMAL FOOD, ANIMAL FEED, PEANUTS, HYGIENE, FOOD REGULATIONS, FRUIT, AGRICULTURE, BEVERAGES, TOBACCO PRODUCTS, CREAM, AGRARIAN POLICY, CONFECTIONERY, EGGS, FOOD COMPOSITION, FOOD, FOOD SAFETY SYSTEMS, FOOD LAW, VEAL, PROTEINS, FOOD LABELING, POTATOES, HYDROCARBON, CHEESE, FOOD PROCESSORS, DRINKING WATER, SUGARS, WINES, CESIUM, ICE, HARMFUL CHEMICALS, BANANAS, FOOD SAFETY, FOOD SUPPLY, MEAT, CITRUS FRUITS, FOOD SCIENCE, FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY, PACKING, EXTRACTS, CURING, FOOD ALLERGIES, APPLES, ADDITIVES, MEATS, CHEWING GUM, FOOD CUSTOMS, RESTAURANTS, FOOD PRODUCT, FOOD CONTROL, CAFES, INFANT FORMULA, FOOD MICROBIOLOGY, STARVATION, SAFETY ISSUES, ORANGES, VEGETABLE OILS, PEACHES, FLAVORINGS, STARCH, OLIVE OIL, JAMS, FOOD PROCESSING, FOODS, VEGETABLE JUICES, FOOD SERVICE, POTATO, MELAMINE, BOTTLED WATER, FOOD INDUSTRY, SUGAR,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24794158/comparative-analysis-certain-requirements-food-legislation-european-union-customs-union-russia-belarus-kazakhstan https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22385
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