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Kazakhstan
Codex Contact Point
Ms Tolysbaeva Zhanar Codex Contact Point for Kazakhstan National Expertise Center of Committee of Sanitary and Epidemiological Control of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan 010000, Dosstyk Str 18 Tel: +7(7172) 55-49-23
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.codexalimentarius.kz
National legislation on food safety: FAOLEX

Competent authorities

Name of authority
Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Mandate/competence
Competence on certain issues in the field of food safety is vested in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On food safety” No. 307, dated July 21, 2007, and the Regulation of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, approved by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 71 dated February 17, 2017 / The Ministry controls the turnover of finished food products, including packaged products, beverages, food additives, etc., as well as the processes associated with their production, storage, sale, disposal and other stages / http://dsm.gov.kz/ru
Competence on certain issues in the field of food safety is vested in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On food safety” No. 307, dated July 21, 2007, as well as the Provision on the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, approved by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 310 dated April 6, 2005 / The Ministry exercises control over the safety of unprocessed food products of animal and plant origin, including raw materials and live animals, as well as the processes associated with their production, storage, disposal, sale and other stages. https://moa.gov.kz/ru
INFOSAN Emergency Contact Point
Currently, the Republic of Kazakhstan has joined the INFOSAN system. The Рead of the Department for the Control over Technical Regulations of the Committee for Public Health Protection, Ms. Aigerm Sadubaeva, was designated as a focal point from the Republic of Kazakhstan (tel: +7 (7172) 741711, e-mail: [email protected]).

Food safety and consumer protection – laws and regulations

The current list of legislation, related to food safety and consumer protection in each country, is extracted from FAO's database on Food Legislation FAOLEX.
While FAOLEX makes every effort to serve as a high quality, reliable source of information, no guarantee is given that the information provided in FAOLEX is correct, complete, and up-to-date.

The national Codex programme

National Codex consultative mechanism
To carry out consultations on the Codex Alimentarius Commission at the national level in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Interagency Coordination Council of the Codex Alimentarius Commission has been established and approved by the order of the Chairman of the Committee for Public Health Protection of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 103-OD dated May 22, 2018. This Council includes representatives of all interested parties, namely, representatives of the Ministry of Health of RoK, the Committee for Public Health Protection of the Ministry of Health, the Committee for Veterinary Control and Supervision, the Committee of State Inspection in Agro-Industrial Complex and the Central Office of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Center for Expertise, the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs Atameken, Kazakhstan Institute of Standardization, Committee for Technical Regulation and Metrology, Ministry of industry and the infrastructure development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Academy of Nutrition and various sectoral unions and private organizations, as well as leading national institutions in the field of agriculture and health. The frequency of the meetings of the Council is once in a quarter, if necessary more often. In addition, under the Committee for Public Health Protection of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, there is operating the Codex Alimentarius Team, which is fulfilling the functions of the Coordinator of the FAO / WHO Coordinating Committee for Europe of the Codex Alimentarius Commission from 2017 to 2020 with the possibility of authority extension until 2022. This team includes 5 specialists. They coordinate the work of national experts in the relevant Codex Committees and EWG, communication with the Codex Secretariat, the FAO/WHO European offices, the OIE Subregional Coordination Office, FAO and WHO country offices, and other functions assigned to the regional coordinating committee.
Providers of scientific and technical input to national consultation on Codex
Kazakh Academy of Nutrition; Kazakh Scientific Research Institute of Veterinary; Kazakh Research Institute of Plant Protection and Quarantine named after Zh. Zhiembaev; Research Institute of grain and its products; Kazakh Research Institute for the Processing of Agricultural Products; Kazakh Research Institute of Agriculture and Plant; NutriTest LLP; Kazakh Agrotechnical University. S. Seifullin; Kazakh National Agrarian University; The Branch "Scientific and Practical Center of Sanitary-Epidemiological Examination and Monitoring" of the "National Center of Public Health" of the Ministry of Health of RoK.

Risk Assessments and Scientific Data

National bodies providing risk assessment and scientific advice
Coordination and analysis of risk assessment in the Republic of Kazakhstan, depending on the object under control and the type of risk, is carried out by the Ministry of Health (the Committee for Public Health Protection) and the Ministry of Agriculture (the Committee for Veterinary Control and Supervision and the Committee for State Inspection in the AIC). In this case, when conducting a risk assessment the following bodies are involved: 1) official food safety laboratories: National center of expertise; National Reference center for veterinary medicine; Republican veterinary laboratory; National Center for Public Health; 2) scientific institutions: Kazakh Academy of Nutrition; Kazakh Scientific Research Institute of Veterinary; Kazakh Research Institute of Plant Protection and Quarantine named after Zh. Zhiembaev; NutriTest LLP; 3) scientific educational institutions; 4) public associations of producers (for example, the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs "Atameken").
Risk assessment, risk profiles, scientific opinions
Materials to assess the risk imposed to public health with tetracycline coming with food products: http://www.nutritest.org/%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%B0/ Collections of scientific papers on the website of the Kazakh Research Institute of Veterinary: https://www.kaz-nivi.kz/collections/
Official Laboratory
National center of expertise
The Branch "Scientific and Practical Center of Sanitary-Epidemiological Examination and Monitoring" of the "National Center of Public Health" of the Ministry of Health of RoK
Republican veterinary laboratory
National Reference center for veterinary medicine;
Official Competence
conducting sanitary and epidemiological expertise in terms of laboratory research and measurements of human environmental factors performance of sanitary-chemical, biological, virological, immunological, molecular genetic, radiological, toxicological laboratory studies, measurements of noise and vibration, electromagnetic fields, the efficiency of the ventilation system and other factors of the human environment; carrying out focal and preventive disinfection, deratization and disinsection -participation in the sanitary and epidemiological monitoring; - participation in the diagnosis of infectious and parasitic diseases -participation on a contractual basis or at the request of individuals and legal entities in the examination, as well as work on the elimination of risk factors of the human environment -implementation of transportation, storage and sale of prophylactic (diagnostic, disinfectant) drugs, consumables -investigation of the causes and conditions of the emergence of infectious, parasitic, non-communicable diseases and poisoning of the population -Training on the short-term and long-term programs of medical specialists of the sanitary-epidemiological profile, specialists of other industries on the sanitary-epidemiological well-being of the population and the protection of consumer rights -participation in a complex of preventive, antiepizootic measures to ensure sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population; hygienic training of decreed groups -carrying out laboratory studies of products, goods for the determination of indicators stipulated by the technical regulations of the Customs Union -production and sale of disinfection, disinfestation, disinsection -providing consulting services for laboratory research and instrumental measurements, as well as services for disinfection, disinsection, disinfestation -- conducting certification of workplaces; - carrying out verification and certification of laboratory equipment and measuring instruments; - performance of work in the field of qualification confirmation; -conducting sanitary and epidemiological audit: - sampling for sanitary-epidemiological examination; - sampling and laboratory tests of biomaterials
-providing organizational, methodological and advisory assistance to bodies, laboratories and organizations in the fields of public health, -interaction and cooperation with organizations, including international ones, on issues of sanitary and epidemiological well-being -scientific research on current problems of epidemiology, infectious and non-communicable diseases, incl. molecular biology and genetics, prevention of bacterial diseases and viral infections, parasitic diseases, hygiene, toxicology, microbiology, virology; -participation in the development of regulatory legal acts and the introduction of a scientifically based methodology for epidemiological monitoring and prevention of infectious and non-infectious and parasitic diseases --participation in the development and manufacture of information and educational materials in order to promote the latest achievements of medical science and practical health care; -conducting courses on advanced training, training and retraining of medical and non-medical personnel -- organization and conduct of hygienic training for the decreed population; - conducting sanitary and epidemiological expertise in terms of laboratory research; - storage of prophylactic and therapeutic drugs -development, preparation, adaptation and introduction of new methods of laboratory research and instrumental measurements, new instruments and equipment, application programs in the field of ensuring the sanitary and hygienic well-being of the population -- sampling of biological, pathological materials for laboratory research -examination of healthcare organizations and laboratories working with microorganisms of II, II, and IV pathogenicity groups -testing of immunobiological preparations, means of disinfection, disinsection and disinfestation, means of personal protection -statistical accounting and reporting on the dynamics of infectious, nosocomial, parasitic and occupational morbidity, immunoprophylaxis of the population, non-infectious morbidity -analysis and evaluation of non-infectious, infectious, nosocomial, parasitic and occupational morbidity, identification of risks of morbidity among the population and the development of preventive measures -organization and monitoring of the sanitary and epidemiological situation and the formation of a unified database at the national level -- participation in measures for sanitary protection of borders and territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan against the importation and spread of especially dangerous infections -the provision of services for the establishment of sanitary protection zones and health risk assessment of the population -analysis of the situation, identification of a causal relationship, assessment of risk factors, prediction of morbidity, development of risk management systems
- diagnostics of especially dangerous diseases of animals included in the list approved by the authorized body; - diagnosis of enzootic animal diseases included in the list approved by the local executive body of the region, the city of republican significance, the capital -- conducting laboratory studies and veterinary-sanitary examination; - verification of measuring instruments and certification of test equipment; - bacteriological examination of the quality of disinfection; - utilization and destruction of biological waste.
- reference functions for the diagnosis of animal diseases -epizootic monitoring - - maintenance of the National Collection of deposited strains of microorganisms; - registration tests, approbations of veterinary drugs, feed additives, as well as control of a series (lots) of drugs upon their complaint; - state monitoring, reference to ensure food safety; - monitoring the safety of veterinary drugs, feed and feed additives

Surveillance of foodborne diseases and monitoring of food contamination

National surveillance systems – foodborne disease in humans
Sanitary-epidemiological monitoring is functioning in the Republic of Kazakhstan. This type of monitoring is the state system of monitoring the health of the population and the environment, their analysis, assessment and forecast, as well as determining the causal links between the state of public health and the impact of environmental factors. This monitoring also includes the collection of data on foodborne diseases of people. Sanitary and epidemiological monitoring is carried out by state bodies and organizations of the sanitary and epidemiological service in the manner determined by the state body in the field of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population
National monitoring systems – foodborne hazards in the food chain
The Committee for Public Health Protection of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan jointly with the National Center of Expertise exercises the monitoring over the safety of products. This type of monitoring is a system of measures aimed at identifying, preventing and suppressing the import, production, use and sale of products that do not meet the requirements of regulatory legal acts in the field of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population, hygienic standards and technical regulations The Committee for Public Health Protection of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan jointly with the National Center of Expertise exercises the monitoring over the safety of products. This type of monitoring is a system of measures aimed at identifying, preventing and suppressing the import, production, use and sale of products that do not meet the requirements of regulatory legal acts in the field of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population, hygienic standards and technical regulations The Committee for Veterinary Control and Supervision, together with the National Reference Center in Veterinary Medicine, carries out state monitoring of the provision of food products, as well as monitoring the safety of veterinary drugs, feed and feed additives. This type of monitoring is a system of measures aimed at identifying, preventing and suppressing the import, production, use and sale of products subject to veterinary control and not meeting the requirements of regulatory legal acts in the field of veterinary medicine and technical regulations