Provisions on Quality Control of Domestically Produced Food Products

Lao People's Oemocra~lc ke~uol iC Peace Independence Democracy Unity Prosperity Council of Ministers Food and Medicine Control Committee Proy.is·ions:~on:~.qua.lity contr:ol o f'~ do,ITt ~~~·iE~~.1,li.~pr.o~uc.ed . :.f.ooa....:products ~ "'- f .... No. GJ.8/FMC Based on Decree No. 4~/CCMJ dated 3/6/91 Hinisters on the Establ ishment Medicine Control Committee. of the Council of of the Food and Article 2 Article '3: Article ~ The Food and Medicine Control Committee issues the follbwin9 "provisions Part I General Princioles ~lrSst:4t1.~iiSfii'fl'M'BWi!egtm'·'aWnS'-f'~J~l~"g~~eHf~jr~~ the consumers" health, 'promoting' and encouraging increasing domestic production and the conversion into good quality commodities. In view of such purpose, such products' quality mus~ ensure' the consumers' safety I rema 'in close to the inter-national standard and be accepted by the society. Part II Rights and obligations of authorizing oarty Rights of the Food and Medic~ne Con~roltCom~i~tee: the FMCC is the sole au~horitaaive sta~s c r can i z a't i cn ...f.:::r the manage!ilent 3:1G ce r t i t i c a t.vc.. of domestically producec food products'. q~ai ity. Obligations 0f the ·F6odand.~ed..i c i ne Con'Croi] Committee. ] It has the obl igation to con t r o i rood production sites, s t e r t i n; with the pr-ocuc t t on l cca l i t t e s , factcries, processing tools and ~.:.:erials. pack in; mater i 201. f ood st.ora~e sites I anc C'...n e r s of the f ooc proauc~s must ensure documents and samples of by the authorities. f ac i 1 i t i e s and provide food products as required Article 5: Article 6: Article 7: Article 8: Part III Structure, riohts and oblioations of producers As the perm it to cons t r uc t a f ac tory is o o t.e i ned from the relevant sector, the rood produc~s require th~'following conditions: Individuals producing foodstuff must be ln possession of a heal~h certificate delivered by the hea 1th s ac t o r ; All food.production units, both pub1ic and private, must be ·,lega 11 y respons i b 1e f or the qua 1 i ty and safety of their products. Finished food products must be provided a quality certificate from the relevant· factory, which each product ion set has been reg i stered. by the FHCC, namely labels and trade marks. ~~IiWl'(.~g.i.s..t~at.ton.,.Ofu"food·'p.r.-oducts I Part IV Service fees Ar1!.icle 9 All organizations production must pay the quality control the food pr-oduc t s I tota 1 expenses" conduct i ng . bus 1 ness on food professional ser-vice fees for of each set of food products; owner is respons i b 1e for the Art i c 1e 10: (Aspe r her e b y a t t a c h e G r e S u 1 at. ions No' . 0 9 8/ F i'1C , dated 23/10/91 on professional service fees). Part V Restricted food aroduction It is forbidden to use sooilec foodst~ff synthetic fo~a5::'~~7 foodstuff with ina;propriate quality. (Seoarate recommendatio~s ~ili bs ~ublished). Article , 1: Colorings are f o r o i dc e n .e:<c3Pt for food color-ins; au::.:1C' r i z c: c c >: ::.;: = :=. u 'C:... 0 r .. :. i e s ( s a ;J a r 2. ::. ,:; recommenda::.ions ~~:1 :e ~ubi isned;. Article :13: Article 14: Article 15:· · Article 16: Article 19:' 6c:..,,-,-t.c..t i i. n. i ,,6C iii I 'Wv ...... ":'i1~ ...,:;. I l'r-....,;, • ~ : ' . • •••• Preservatives are forbidden to be mixed with food and .d rinks, except for those author i zed by the authorities. It is forbidden to use narcotic drugs and psychOLic substances in food and dririks (such as: marijuana, caffeine, etc ... ) Poisonous material are forbidden in drinks (such as: formanderite, flint, insecticide ... i: Part VI Measures aaainst oroducers Any organization, individual transgressing these provisions will be criticized, warned, penal i~ed or prosecuted as prqvided by the laws. Part VIr Or.gan;zation and imolementation All food production units must strictly abide by these provisions. .. ~ .: . ~ l· ~ •. ".. t· •. Vientiane, October 26, 1991 Chairman of the Food and Medicine Control Committee Dr. Khamphay LaLsamy