Technical Regulations TR CU 027/2012

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In accordance with Article 3 of the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Commission dated 18 November 2011, the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission decided:
1. To adopt the Customs Union Technical Regulation “On the Safety of Certain Types of Specialized Food Products, Including Dietary Therapeutic and Dietary Preventive Nutrition” (TR CU 027/2012) (attached).
2. To establish that the Customs Union Technical Regulation specified in Clause 1 of this Decision shall enter into force on 1 July 2013.
3. This Decision shall enter into force upon the expiry of 30 calendar days from the date of its official publication.

Members of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission:

For the Republic of
Belarus

For the Republic of
Kazakhstan

For the Russian
Federation

S. Rumas

K. Kelimbetov

I. Shuvalov

ADOPTED
by the Decision of the Council of the Eurasian
Economic Commission 
dated 15 June 2012 No. 34

TECHNICAL REGULATION
OF THE CUSTOMS UNION

TR CU 027/2012
ON THE SAFETY OF CERTAIN TYPES OF SPECIALIZED FOOD
PRODUCTS, INCLUDING DIETARY THERAPEUTIC AND DIETARY
PREVENTIVE NUTRITION

Contents

Foreword
Article 1 Scope of Application
Article 2 Objects of Technical Regulation
Article 3 Identification Rules
Article 4 Definitions
Article 5 Rules for Placing on the Market
Article 6 Safety Requirements for Certain Types of Specialized Food Products, Including Dietary Therapeutic and Dietary  Preventive Nutrition
Article 7 Requirements for the Packaging and Marking of Certain Types of Specialized Food Products, Including Dietary Therapeutic and Dietary Preventive Nutrition
Article 8 Safety Requirements for the Processes of Production, Storage, Conveyance (Transportation), Sale and Disposal of Certain Types of Specialized Food Products, Including Dietary Therapeutic and Dietary Preventive Nutrition
Article 9 Ensuring Compliance with Safety Requirements
Article 10 Conformity Assessment
Article 11 Marking with the Single Mark of Product Circulation on the Market of the Member States of the Customs Union
Article 12 Safeguard Clause
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3

Chapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

FOREWORD

1. This Customs Union Technical Regulation “On the Safety of Certain Types of Specialized Food Products, Including Dietary Therapeutic and Dietary Preventive Nutrition” (hereinafter referred to as the Technical Regulation) was developed in accordance with the Agreement on Common Principles and Rules of Technical Regulation in the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation dated 18 November 2010.
2. This Technical Regulation was developed for the purpose of establishing, within the single customs territory of the Customs Union, uniform mandatory requirements for application and compliance to certain types of specialized food products, including dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition, and ensuring the free movement of products placed on the market within the single customs territory of the Customs Union.
3. If other Customs Union Technical Regulations establishing requirements for certain types of specialized food products, including dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition, are adopted, such certain types of specialized food products, including dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition, shall comply with the requirements of all Customs Union Technical Regulations applicable to them.

Article 1
SCOPE OF APPLICATION 

1. This Technical Regulation establishes:
1) objects of technical regulation;
2) safety requirements (including sanitary and epidemiological and hygienic requirements) for objects of technical regulation;
3) identification rules for objects of technical regulation;
4) forms and rules for conformity assessment of objects of technical regulation against the requirements of this Technical Regulation.
2. The purposes of adopting this Technical Regulation are:
protection of human life and/or health;
prevention of actions that mislead purchasers (consumers).
3. When applying this Technical Regulation, the requirements for food products concerning their marking, materials in contact with food products, including packaging, and the food raw materials used, established by the relevant Customs Union Technical Regulations, shall be taken into account.
4. When applying this Technical Regulation, the requirements of the Customs Union Technical Regulations establishing mandatory requirements for food products and certain types thereof shall be taken into account.

Article 2
OBJECTS OF TECHNICAL REGULATION 

1. The objects of technical regulation under this Technical Regulation are specialized food products placed on the market and in circulation within the single customs territory of the Member States of the Customs Union:
specialized food products for sports nutrition and for pregnant and breastfeeding women;
food products for dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition, including food products for infants and children.
2. The requirements of this Technical Regulation do not apply to:
food products for infants and children, except for food products for dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition for infants and children;
food products manufactured by catering establishments (public catering establishments, organized groups);
natural mineral water, medicinal table water, medicinal mineral water with a mineral content exceeding 1 mg/dm3 or, at a lower mineral content, containing biologically active components in quantities not lower than the balneological standards;
food supplements.

Article 3
IDENTIFICATION RULES

1. For the purposes of classifying certain types of specialized food products, including dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition, as objects of technical regulation to which this Technical Regulation applies, interested parties shall carry out identification of the food products.
2. Identification of certain types of specialized food products, including dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition, shall be carried out in accordance with the procedure established by the Customs Union Technical Regulation “On the Safety of Food Products”.

Article 4
DEFINITIONS

This Technical Regulation uses the definitions established by the Customs Union Technical Regulation “On the Safety of Food Products”, as well as the following terms and definitions:
1) food products for dietary therapeutic nutrition – specialized food products with specified nutritional and energy value and physical and organoleptic properties, intended for use as part of therapeutic diets;
2) food products for dietary preventive nutrition – specialized food products intended to correct carbohydrate, fat, protein, vitamin and other types of metabolism, in which the content and/or ratio of certain substances has been changed relative to their natural content, and/or which contain substances or components not originally present, as well as food products intended to reduce the risk of disease development;
3) food products for sports nutrition – specialized food products of a specified chemical composition, increased nutritional value and/or targeted effectiveness, consisting of a complex of products or represented by individual types thereof, which have a specific effect on increasing the human body's adaptive capacity to physical and neuro-emotional loads;
4) food products for pregnant and breastfeeding women – specialized food products in which the content and/or ratio of certain substances has been changed relative to their natural content, and/or which contain substances or components not originally present, intended to satisfy the physiological needs of the body of a pregnant or breastfeeding woman;
5) food products for enteral nutrition – liquid or dry food products for dietary therapeutic or dietary preventive nutrition (reconstituted to a ready-to-use form), intended for oral consumption directly or administration through a tube when it is impossible to provide the body with nutrients and energy by conventional means;
6) food products for diabetic nutrition – food products for dietary therapeutic or dietary preventive nutrition in which easily digestible carbohydrates (monosaccharides – glucose, fructose, galactose, and disaccharides – sucrose, lactose) are absent or present in reduced amounts relative to their content in similar food products and/or whose carbohydrate composition has been changed;
7) anti-reflux formulas – formulas containing a thickener (thickeners) and intended to prevent regurgitation of food in infants;
8) formulas for preterm and/or low-birth-weight infants – food products for infants and children produced on the basis of cow's milk or the milk of other productive animals and/or milk-processing products and intended to satisfy the physiological needs of preterm and/or low-birth-weight infants;
9) low-lactose (lactose-free) food products – food products for dietary therapeutic or dietary preventive nutrition produced on the basis of cow's milk or the milk of other productive animals and/or milk-processing products, in which the lactose content is reduced compared with similar food products;
10) food products free from specific amino acids (or with a low content thereof) – food products for dietary therapeutic or dietary preventive nutrition obtained on the basis of protein hydrolysates free from specific amino acids (or with a low content thereof) and/or from a mixture of amino acids free from phenylalanine, and/or using components with a reduced phenylalanine content.

Article 5
RULES FOR PLACING ON THE MARKET

1. Specialized food products, including dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition, specified in Clause 1 of Article 2 of this Technical Regulation, shall be placed on the market if they comply with this Technical Regulation and with other Customs Union Technical Regulations applicable to them.
2. Specialized food products, including dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition, specified in Clause 1 of Article 2 of this Technical Regulation, which comply with the requirements of this Technical Regulation and other Customs Union Technical Regulations applicable to them and have undergone conformity assessment (confirmation), shall bear the single mark of product circulation on the market of the Member States of the Customs Union.

Chapter 2
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR FOOD PRODUCTS

Article 6
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF SPECIALIZED
FOOD PRODUCTS, INCLUDING DIETARY THERAPEUTIC AND
DIETARY PREVENTIVE NUTRITION

1. Food raw materials and Food Additives used in the production of certain types of specialized food products, including dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition, shall comply with the safety requirements established by the Technical Regulation of the Customs Union "On Safety of Food Products".
In the production of certain types of specialized food products, including dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition, it is permitted to use Food Additives that comply with the requirements of this Technical Regulation and of the Technical Regulation of the Customs Union "Safety Requirements for Food Additives, Flavourings and Processing Aids".
2. Food products for dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition shall meet the physiological needs of the human body for essential nutrients and energy, taking into account the risk factors and pathogenesis of diseases. They shall comply with the established hygienic requirements for the permissible content of contaminants, biologically active substances and compounds, microorganisms and other biological organisms that pose a danger to the health of present and future generations.
3. The following is not permitted:
1) the use of poultry meat, except chilled poultry meat, as well as mechanically deboned poultry meat and collagen-containing raw materials from poultry meat, for the production of food products for dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition and of food products for pregnant and breastfeeding women;
2) the use of food raw materials containing GMOs and (or) components derived from GMOs for the production of food products for pregnant and breastfeeding women and of food products for dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition intended for infants and children.
4. Food products for pregnant and breastfeeding women shall comply with the requirements established in Annexes 1 and 2 to this Technical Regulation.
5. Certain types of products for children's dietary therapeutic and children's dietary preventive nutrition for young children shall comply with the requirements established in Annex 3 to this Technical Regulation.
6. The composition of salt substitutes shall comply with the requirements established in Annex 2 to this Technical Regulation.
The sodium content of salt substitutes shall not exceed 120 mg/100 g of the weight of the salt substitute mixture.
7. The addition of iodine-containing compounds to salt and salt substitutes shall comply with the national legislation of the Member State of the Customs Union in which the products are sold.
8. Certain types of specialized food products, including products for sports nutrition, shall not contain psychotropic substances, narcotic drugs, poisonous or potent substances, doping agents and/or their metabolites, or other prohibited substances included in the WADA list (World Anti-Doping Agency).
9. Certain types of gluten-free specialized food products shall consist of, or be made from, one or more ingredients that do not contain wheat, rye, barley, oats or their crossbred varieties (obtained by crossing them), and (or) shall consist of, or be specially processed (to reduce the gluten level) from, one or more ingredients obtained from wheat, rye, barley, oats or their crossbred varieties, in which the gluten level in the ready-to-eat product does not exceed 20 mg/kg.
10. Certain types of specialized food products with a low gluten content shall consist of, or be specially processed (to reduce the gluten level) from, one or more ingredients obtained from wheat, rye, barley, oats or their crossbred varieties, in which the gluten level in the ready-to-eat product is more than 20 mg/kg but not more than 100 mg/kg.

Chapter 3. LABELLING OF FOOD PRODUCTS

Article 7
REQUIREMENTS FOR PACKAGING AND LABELLING OF CERTAIN TYPES OF SPECIALIZED FOOD PRODUCTS, INCLUDING DIETARY THERAPEUTIC AND DIETARY PREVENTIVE NUTRITION 

1. The packaging and labelling of certain types of specialized food products, including dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition, shall comply with the requirements of the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union "Food Products in Terms of Their Labelling" and "On Safety of Packaging".
2. Certain types of specialized food products, including dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition, shall be portioned and packaged in a manner that ensures their safety and the consumer properties declared in the labelling throughout the shelf life, provided that the conditions of their transportation and storage are observed.
3. Materials and articles used for packaging certain types of specialized food products, including dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition, shall comply with the safety requirements for materials and articles in contact with food products established by the relevant Technical Regulation of the Customs Union.
4. Perishable food products for dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition shall be released only in pre-packaged form, in small single-serving packages.
5. The labelling of certain types of specialized food products, including dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition, shall contain information on the intended purpose of the products in accordance with the definitions established in Article 4 of this Technical Regulation, the category of persons for whom they are intended and (or) information on changes in the composition of such products, and recommendations for their use.
6. Instructions for storing food products for dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition after opening the package shall be given in the labelling if this is necessary to preserve the full properties and nutritional value of the products. If the products cannot be stored after opening the package, or cannot be stored in the package after opening, an appropriate warning shall be provided.
7. In addition to all labelling indications relating to low-sodium dietary products (except salt substitutes as such), the following special labelling indications shall be complied with:
1) where salt substitutes are present, the presence of the salt substitutes listed in Annex 4 to this Technical Regulation shall be indicated;
2) where a salt substitute consisting wholly or partly of a potassium salt is added, the total potassium content, expressed in milligrams of cation per 100 grams of product, shall be indicated in the labelling.
8. Salt substitutes shall be designated as "low-sodium salt substitute" or "low-sodium dietary salt". The labelling of salt substitutes shall contain a complete list of ingredients, as well as the content of cations (sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, ammonium and choline) per 100 grams of the weight of the substitute mixture.
9. The labelling of food products for sports nutrition shall include the following additional information:
- for products with a specified nutritional and energy value and targeted effectiveness, consisting of a set of nutrients or represented by individual types of nutrients, the following information shall be indicated: "specialized food product for sports nutrition";
- the following information shall additionally be placed on the consumer packaging: information on the nutritional and energy value of the product and the proportion of the physiological requirement; recommended dosages, methods of preparation (where necessary), and conditions and duration of use.

Chapter 4. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROCESSES OF PRODUCTION
(MANUFACTURE), STORAGE, CARRIAGE (TRANSPORTATION),
SALE AND DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN TYPES OF SPECIALIZED
FOOD PRODUCTS, INCLUDING DIETARY THERAPEUTIC AND
DIETARY PREVENTIVE NUTRITION 

Article 8
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROCESSES OF PRODUCTION, STORAGE,
CARRIAGE (TRANSPORTATION), SALE AND DISPOSAL
OF CERTAIN TYPES OF SPECIALIZED FOOD PRODUCTS,
INCLUDING DIETARY THERAPEUTIC AND DIETARY PREVENTIVE
NUTRITION

1. The processes of production (manufacture), storage, carriage, sale and disposal of certain types of specialized food products, including dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition, that ensure their safety shall comply with the requirements established by this Technical Regulation and by the Technical Regulation of the Customs Union "On Safety of Food Products".
2. All free-flowing ingredients shall be passed through magnetic separators before use.
3. Separate premises shall be allocated for work with live microorganisms.

Chapter 5. CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT (CONFIRMATION)

Article 9
ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH SAFETY REQUIREMENTS 

1. The conformity of certain types of specialized food products, including dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition, with this Technical Regulation is ensured by fulfilling its safety requirements.
2. The methods for research (testing) and measurement of certain types of specialized food products, including dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition, are established in the standards included in the List of standards containing rules and methods for research (testing) and measurement, including sampling rules, necessary for the application and fulfilment of the requirements of this Technical Regulation and for the conformity assessment (confirmation) of products.

Article 10
CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT

1. The conformity assessment of certain types of specialized food products, including dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition, for compliance with the requirements of this Technical Regulation is carried out in the form of State Registration in accordance with the procedure established by the Technical Regulation of the Customs Union "On Safety of Food Products".
2. For the State Registration of products for dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition, a document (documents) confirming the declared therapeutic and (or) preventive properties shall be submitted.
3. The conformity assessment of the processes of production, storage, sale, carriage and disposal of certain types of specialized food products, including dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition, is carried out in the form of state supervision (control) of compliance with the requirements for food products established by this Technical Regulation and by other Technical Regulations in the field of food product safety.

Article 11
MARKING WITH THE SINGLE MARK OF PRODUCT CIRCULATION ON THE MARKET
OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE CUSTOMS UNION 

1. Certain types of specialized food products, including dietary therapeutic nutrition and dietary preventive nutrition, that comply with the safety requirements of this Technical Regulation and have undergone the conformity assessment procedure must be marked with the single mark of product circulation on the market of the Member States of the Customs Union.
2. Marking with the single mark of product circulation on the market of the Member States of the Customs Union is performed before certain types of specialized food products, including dietary therapeutic nutrition and dietary preventive nutrition, are placed on the market.
3. The single mark of product circulation on the market of the Member States of the Customs Union is applied to each unit of product (consumer container and/or tag and/or label) and/or to the shipping documentation. The single mark of product circulation on the market of the Member States of the Customs Union is applied by any method that ensures a clear and legible image throughout the entire shelf life of the product.

Chapter 6. SAFEGUARD CLAUSE

Article 12
SAFEGUARD CLAUSE 

1. The Member States of the Customs Union shall take measures to prevent the placing on the market within the single customs territory of the Customs Union of certain types of specialized food products, including dietary therapeutic nutrition and dietary preventive nutrition, that do not comply with the requirements of this Technical Regulation, and to withdraw such products from circulation.
2. The authorized body of a Member State of the Customs Union shall notify the Eurasian Economic Commission and the authorized bodies of the other Member States of the Customs Union of the decision taken. The notification shall state the reasons for the decision and provide evidence explaining the need for this measure.
3. The following cases may constitute grounds for applying this Article:
non-compliance with the requirements of this Technical Regulation;
incorrect application of standards interrelated with this Technical Regulation, if these standards were applied.

Annex 1
to the Technical Regulation of the Customs Union
“On the Safety of Certain Types
of Specialized Food Products,
Including Dietary Therapeutic and Dietary
Preventive Nutrition”

Microbiological safety standards (opportunistic pathogens) 

In certain types of specialized food products manufactured using technological and/or probiotic microflora, the content and species composition of lactic acid and probiotic microorganisms are regulated - Table 1.

In certain types of specialized non-preserved food products that are processed before sale, the following are regulated: opportunistic pathogens, sanitary indicator microorganisms and spoilage microorganisms. These characterize the safety, the sanitary and hygienic condition of production and the storage stability of the products - Table 2.

Compliance with these indicators is assessed at the circulation stage of certain types of specialized food products throughout their entire shelf life.

Table 1

Requirements for the content of biotechnological and
probiotic microorganisms in certain types
of specialized food products

Indicators


Bifidobacteria and/or
other probiotic
microorganisms (genera
Lactobacillus,
Propionibacterium)

Permissible
levels


1х106

Product groups


Milk-based products
and products based on soy
protein isolate: liquid
fermented milk products and
products on a fermented soy
basis for pregnant and
breastfeeding women

Table 2

Requirements for opportunistic pathogens and sanitary indicator
microorganisms in food products

2.1 Meat and meat products, poultry, and products of their processing

Indicators

Permissible
levels

Product groups

Number of mesophilic
aerobic and facultative
anaerobic
microorganisms, CFU/g

1х103 

Meat (all animal species):
chilled – for dietary
therapeutic and
dietary
preventive nutrition products

Coliform group bacteria
(coliforms) not
permitted in product
mass, g

0,1

Meat (all animal species):
chilled – for dietary
therapeutic and
dietary
preventive nutrition products

Bacteria of the genus Proteus,
not permitted in product
mass, g

1,0

Meat (all animal species):
chilled - for dietary
therapeutic and
dietary
preventive nutrition products

2.2. Other products

Indicators

Permissible levels

Product groups

Number of
mesophilic aerobic and
facultative anaerobic
microorganisms, CFU/g,
not more than


5х102

Pectin for dietary
nutrition products

5х103

Dry products for
dietary
preventive
nutrition – cereal,
milk and meat
mixtures (extrusion
technology)


1х104

Edible gelatin for
dietary nutrition
products

Coliform group bacteria
(coliforms) not
permitted in product
mass, g


0,1

Dry products for
dietary
preventive
nutrition - cereal,
milk and meat
mixtures (extrusion
technology)


1,0

Pectin for dietary
nutrition products;
Edible gelatin for
dietary
nutrition products

S.aureus, not permitted
in product mass, g

1

Dry products for
dietary
preventive
nutrition – cereal,
milk and meat
mixtures (extrusion
technology)

B.sereus, CFU/g, not more than

10

Dry products for
dietary
preventive
nutrition - cereal,
milk and meat
mixtures (extrusion
technology)

Yeasts, CFU/g, not more than



10

Dry products for
dietary
preventive
nutrition - cereal,
milk and meat
mixtures (extrusion
technology)


50

Pectin (for dietary
nutrition products

Moulds, CFU/g, not more than

50

Pectin (for dietary
nutrition products)

100

Dry products for
dietary
preventive
nutrition - cereal,
milk and meat
mixtures (extrusion
technology).

2.3. Products for the Nutrition of Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women

Indicators

Permissible levels

Product groups

Count of mesophilic
aerobic and facultatively
anaerobic
microorganisms, CFU/g

5x103 

Herbal instant
teas (plant-
based)

2,5x104

Milk-based
products and
soy protein
isolate-based products: dry
products
for instant
preparation (in the
ready-to-eat
product)

5x104 

Porridges
based on milk and cereals
(for instant
preparation)

Coliform bacteria
(coliforms) are not permitted in
a product mass of, g

3,0 g

Milk-based
products and
soy protein isolate-based products:
liquid fermented milk
products and products based on
fermented soy

1,0 g

Milk-based
products and
soy protein isolate-based products:
dry products
for instant preparation
(in the ready-to-eat
product); herbal
instant teas

0,1 g

Porridges based on milk and cereals
(for instant
preparation)

E.coli are not permitted in a product
mass of, g

10 g

Milk-based
products and
soy protein isolate-based products:
dry products
for instant preparation
(in the ready-to-eat
product)

S.aureus are not permitted in a product
mass of, g

10 g

Milk-based
products and
soy protein isolate-based products:
liquid fermented milk
products and products based on
fermented soy



1,0 g

Milk-based
products and
soy protein isolate-based products:
dry products
for instant preparation
(in the ready-to-eat
product)

Moulds, CFU/g, not more than

10

Milk-based
products and
soy protein isolate-based products:
liquid fermented milk
products and products based on
fermented soy

50

Herbal instant teas

100

Milk-based
products and
soy protein isolate-based products:
dry products
for instant preparation
(in the ready-to-eat
product)

200

Porridges based on milk and cereals
(for instant
preparation)

Yeasts, CFU/g, not more than

10

Milk-based
products and
soy protein isolate-based products:
liquid fermented milk
products and products based on
fermented soy

50

Milk-based
products and
soy protein isolate-based products
dry products
for instant preparation
(in the ready-to-eat
product); herbal
instant teas (plant-
based)

100

Porridges based on milk and cereals
(for instant
preparation)

B.cereus are not permitted in a product volume of, cm3 

1,0

Milk-based
products and
soy protein isolate-based products:
liquid products,
fermented milk products and products based on
fermented soy

B.cereus, CFU/g, not more than

Not permitted in 1,0 g

Milk-based
products and
soy protein isolate-based products:
liquid fermented milk
products and products based on
fermented soy

100

Herbal instant teas
(plant-based)

2x102

Milk-based
products and
soy protein isolate-based products:
dry products
for instant preparation
(in the ready-to-eat
product)

2.4. Specialized products for therapeutic nutrition of children,
for preterm and (or) low‑birth‑weight infants 

Count of mesophilic aerobic
and facultative anaerobic
microorganisms, CFU/g

1х102

Sterilized adapted
milk formulas,
sterilized milk and
cream, non-aseptically
filled,
calcium-enriched cottage cheese,
produced at dairy
kitchens

2х102

Pasteurized meat-based sausages

5х102

Reconstituted pasteurized
formulas,
produced at dairy
kitchens.

2х103

Products based on
soy protein isolate.
Products based on
full or partial
protein hydrolysates;
products free from
phenylalanine or with a low
phenylalanine content;
products for
preterm and (or)
low-birth-weight infants,
reconstituted at
37-50оС

3х103 

Low-protein products
(starches, cereals and
pasta and
other products),
products for
preterm and (or)
low-birth-weight infants,
reconstituted at
70-85оС

1х104

Freeze-dried meat-based
products for
children under 2 years.

1,5х104

Freeze-dried meat-based
products for
children over 2 years

2,5х104

Low-lactose and
lactose-free products,
dry dairy
high-protein products

Coliform bacteria (coliforms are not permitted in the product mass, g)

1,0

Low-lactose and
lactose-free products.
Products based on
soy protein isolate.
Low-protein products
(starches, cereals and
pasta and
other products).
Products based on
full or partial
protein hydrolysates.
Products free from
phenylalanine or with a low
phenylalanine content.
Freeze-dried products
based on meat.
Products for
preterm and (or)
low-birth-weight infants

0,3

Dry dairy
high-protein products.
Freeze-dried products
based on milk
(cottage cheese, etc.)

E.coli are not permitted in the product mass, g

10

Products for
preterm and (or)
low-birth-weight infants

S.aureus are not permitted in the product mass, g

10

Products for
preterm and (or)
low-birth-weight infants

1,0

Low-lactose and
lactose-free products.
Dry dairy
high-protein products.
Products based on
soy protein isolate.
Products based on
full or partial
protein hydrolysates.
Products free from
phenylalanine or with a low
phenylalanine content.
Freeze-dried products
based on meat and milk
(cottage cheese, etc.)

0,1

Low-protein products
(starches, cereals and
pasta and
other products)

Sulphite-reducing clostridia
are not permitted in the product mass, g

0,1

Freeze-dried products
based on meat

Moulds, CFU/g
 



10

Low-protein products (starches, cereals and pasta).

50

Products based on soy protein isolate. Freeze-dried meat-based products for children under 2 years. Products for preterm and (or) low-birth-weight infants. Products based on full or partial protein hydrolysates. Products free from phenylalanine or with a low phenylalanine content. Low-protein products (except starches, cereals and pasta)

100

Low-lactose and lactose-free products. Dry dairy high-protein products. Freeze-dried meat-based products for children over 2 years. Freeze-dried milk-based products (cottage cheese, etc.)

Yeasts, CFU/g

10

Products based on soy protein isolate. Products for preterm and (or) low-birth-weight infants. Products based on full or partial protein hydrolysates. Products free from phenylalanine or with a low phenylalanine content.

50

Low-lactose and lactose-free products. Dry dairy high-protein products. Low-protein products (starches, cereals and pasta and other products). Freeze-dried products based on meat and milk (cottage cheese, etc.). Freeze-dried products based on meat
and milk (cottage cheese, etc.)

100

Freeze-dried meat-based products for children over 2 years

B.cereus, CFU/g

100

Products based on soy protein isolate. Low-protein products (starches, cereals and pasta and other products). Products based on full or partial protein hydrolysates. Products free from phenylalanine or with a low phenylalanine content. Freeze-dried meat-based products for children under 2 years. Products for preterm and (or) low-birth-weight infants


2х102 

Low-lactose and lactose-free products. Freeze-dried meat-based products for children over 2 years

Annex 2
to the Technical Regulation of the Customs Union
“On the Safety of Certain Types
of Specialized Food Products,
Including Dietary Therapeutic and Dietary
Preventive Nutrition”

Composition of Salt Substitutes

Composition of salt substitutes

Conditions of use

1

2

a) potassium sulphate; potassium,
calcium and ammonium salts
of adipic, glutamic,
carbonic, succinic, lactic,
tartaric, citric, acetic,
hydrochloric and orthophosphoric acids

Not limited; however, the content
of phosphorus in the mixture of substitutes
shall not exceed 4%, and that of NH4+ shall not exceed 3% of
the total mass of the substitutes.

b) magnesium salts of adipic,
glutamic, carbonic, citric,
succinic, acetic, tartaric,
lactic, hydrochloric and orthophosphoric
acids, in a mixture with other
substitutes that do not contain
magnesium

The content of Mg++ shall not exceed
20% by mass of the total content
of the cations K+, Ca , NH4 ,
present in the mixture
of substitutes, and the content of P
shall not exceed 4% of the total mass
of the substitutes.

c) choline salts of acetic,
carbonic, lactic, tartaric,
citric and hydrochloric acids, in
a mixture with other substitutes
that do not contain choline,

The content of choline shall not
exceed 3% of the mass of the mixture
of substitutes

d) free adipic,
glutamic, citric, lactic
and malonic acids


Salt substitutes may also contain:
1) colloidal silicon dioxide or calcium silicate, not more than 1% of the mass of the mixture of substitutes, individually or in combination;
2) fillers: safe and suitable food products for general consumption (for example, sugar, cereal flour).

Annex 3
to the Technical Regulation of the Customs Union
"On safety of certain types
of specialized food products,
including dietary therapeutic and dietary
preventive nutrition"

Requirements for the nutritional value of certain types
of specialized food products, including dietary
therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition
for young children

Product name

Nutritional
value
indicators per 100 g
of product
ready for
consumption

Units
of measurement

Permissible
levels

Notes

Low-lactose (lactose-free) food products
 



LOW-LACTOSE AND LACTOSE-FREE PRODUCTS FOR INFANTS IN THE 1ST YEAR OF LIFE

Protein

g/l

12-21


Taurine

mg/l, max.

80


L-carnitine

Same

20 ( if added)


Fat

g/l

30-40


Linoleic acid
 

% of total fatty acids

14-20


mg/l, max.

4000-8000


Carbohydrates

g/l

65-80


Lactose
 

g/l, max.

10

In low-lactose products

same

0,1

In lactose-free products

Minerals:

calcium

mg/l

330-700


phosphorus

Same

150-400


potassium

Same

400-800


sodium

Same

150 - 300


magnesium

Same

30-90


copper

Same

0,3-1,0


manganese

µg/l

10-300


iron

mg/l

3-14


zinc

Same

3-10


chlorides

Same

400-800


iodine

µg/l

50-150


ash

g/l

3-5


Vitamins:

retinol (A)

µg-eq/l

400-1000


tocopherol (E)

mg/l

4-12


calciferol (D)

µg/l

7,5-12,5


vitamin K

Same

25-60


thiamine (B1)

Same

400-1000


riboflavin (B2)

Same

500-1500


pyridoxine (B6)

Same

300-1000


Pantothenic
acid

Same

2700-5000


folic
acid (Bc)

Same
 

60-150


cyanocobalamin (B12)

µg/l

1,0-3,0


niacin (PP)

mg/l

2-10


Ascorbic acid (C)

mg/l

60-150


biotin

µg/l

10-40


carnitine

mg/l

10-20


inositol

mg/l

20-60


choline

Same

50-150


Low-lactose (lactose-free) food products
 



Osmolality

mOsm/kg,
max.

300


LOW-LACTOSE PROCESSED MILK PRODUCTS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

Protein

g/l

40-47


Casein/
whey
proteins

-

80:20
 


Fat

g/l

20-38


Linoleic acid

% of total fatty
acids, min.

15


mg/l

5000-6000


Carbohydrates

g/l

60-65


Glucose

Same

25-28


Galactose

Same

6-7


Lactose

g/l, max.

16


Energy
value

kcal/l

600-680


Soy protein
isolate-based
formulas
for young
children

 

Protein

g/l

15-20


Methionine

same

0,25-0,35


Fat

g/l

30-38


Linoleic acid

% of
total
fatty
acids,
min.

14


mg/l,
min.

4000


Carbohydrates
(dextrin-maltose)

g/l

65-80


Energy value

kcal/l

650-720


Minerals:

calcium

mg/l

450-750


phosphorus

Same

250-500


potassium

Same

500-800


sodium

Same

200-320


magnesium

Same

40-80


copper

Same

0,4-1,0


iron

mg/l

6-14


zinc

Same

4-10


ash

g/l

3-5


Vitamins:

retinol (A)

µg-eq/l

500-800


tocopherol (E)

mg/l

5-15


calciferol (D)

µg/l

8-12


vitamin K

Same

25-100


thiamine (B1)

Same

300-600


riboflavin (B2)

Same

600-1000


pyridoxine (B6)

Same

300-700


folic acid (Bc)

Same

60-150


cyanocobalamin (B12)

µg/l

1,5-3,0


niacin (PP)

mg/l

4-8


Ascorbic acid (C)

mg/l

60-150


Taurine

mg/l

45-55


L-carnitine

Same

10-20


Osmolality

mOsm/kg,
max.

300


Formulas based on
complete protein hydrolysates
for young
children

Protein (equiv.)

g/l

12-22


Taurine

mg/l

40-55


L-carnitine

Same

10-25


Fat

g/l

25-35


Linoleic acid

% of total
fatty
acids,
min.

14


mg/l,
min.

4000


Carbohydrates

g/l

70-95


Energy
value

kcal/l

650-720


Minerals:

calcium

mg/l

330-980


phosphorus

Same

150-600


potassium

Same

400-1000


sodium

Same

150-350


magnesium

Same

50-100


copper

Same

0,3-1,0


iron

mg/l

6-14 


zinc

Same

3-10


ash

g/l

4-5


Vitamins:

retinol (A)

µg-eq/l

500-800


tocopherol (E)

mg/l
 

6-14


calciferol (D)

µg/l

5-15


thiamine (B1)

Same

400-600


riboflavin (B2)

Same

600-1000
 


pyridoxine (B6)

Same

500-700


folic acid (Bc)

Same

50-100


cyanocobalamin (B12)

µg/l
 

1,5-3,0


niacin (PP)

mg/l

3-8


Ascorbic acid (C)

mg/l

50-150
 


Osmolality

mOsm/kg,
not more than

320


Phenylalanine-free formulas (low-phenylalanine formulas) for infants
in the first year of life

Protein (equiv.)

g/l

16-20


Phenylalanine

mg/l, not more than

500

In products
based on
an amino acid
mixture -
absent

Taurine

mg/l

40-55


L-carnitine

Same

10-25


Fat

g/l

30-38


Linoleic acid

% of
total
fatty
acids,
not less than

14


mg/l,
not less than

5000


Carbohydrates

g/l

65-80


Energy
value

kcal/l

570-720


Minerals:

calcium

mg/l

300-700


phosphorus

Same

300-500


potassium

Same

500-800


sodium

Same

150-300


magnesium

Same

40-60


copper

Same

0,3-1,0


iron

mg/l

3-14


zinc

Same

4-10


ash

g/l

4-5


iodine

µg/l

50-120


Vitamins:

retinol (A)

µg-eq/l

500-800


tocopherol (E)

mg/l

4-12


calciferol (D)

µg/l

8-12


thiamine (B1)

Same

350-700


riboflavin (B2)

Same

500-1000


pyridoxine (B6)

Same

300-700


folic acid (Bc)

Same

50-100


cyanocobalamin (B12)

µg/l

1,5-3,0


niacin (PP)

mg/l

3-8


Ascorbic acid (C)

mg/l

20-100


Osmolality

mOsm/kg, not more than

320


Formulas
for
preterm and
(or)
low-birth-weight
infants

Protein

g/l

19 - 31


Taurine

mg/l

Not more than 90


Fat

g/l

33 - 45


Linoleic acid

g/l

2,6 – 10,5


Alpha-linolenic
acid

mg/l

Not less than
375


Docosahexaenoic
acid

mg/l

80 – 205


Arachidonic
acid

mg/l

120 – 295
 


Eicosapentaenoic acid

%

Not more than 30
of the level
of docosa-
hexaenoic
acid


Carbohydrates

g/l

72 - 94


Energy
value

kcal/l

660 - 890


Minerals:

calcium

mg/l

800 - 1400


phosphorus

Same

400 - 700


potassium

Same

450 - 1200


sodium

Same

300 - 800


magnesium

Same

50 - 130


copper

Same

0,6 – 1,6


iron

mg/l

13 - 20


zinc

Same

7 - 13


chlorides

Same

400 - 1200


manganese

µg/l

45 - 200


iodine

Same

75 - 325


selenium

Same

13 - 70


Vitamins:

retinol (A)

µg-eq/l

1500 - 3000


tocopherol(E)

mg/l

15 - 60


calciferol (D)

µg/l

15 - 60


Vitamin K

Same

30 - 200


thiamine (B1)

Same

750 - 2000


riboflavin (B2)

Same

600 - 4000


pantothenic
acid

mg/l

2,3 – 14,0


pyridoxine (B6)

Same

200 - 2000


folic acid (Bc)

Same

225 - 600


cyanocobalamin (B12)

µg/l

0,6 – 5,3


niacin(PP)

mg/l

2,5 - 38


ascorbic acid (C)

mg/l

60 - 300


inositol

Same

30 - 350


biotin

µg/l

10 - 300


choline

mg/l

50 - 350


L-carnitine

mg/l

15 – 45
(if added)


Formulas
for
preterm and
(or)
low-birth-weight
infants

nucleotides

mg/l

Not more than 35
(if
added)


Osmolality

mOsm/kg,
not more than

310


Laboratory control of casein is carried out where a control method approved in accordance with the established procedure is available.

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