New requirements for Halal food products
9 March 2023
The new standard GOST R 70401-2022 “Halal food production processes. General requirements for Halal food products” was approved, which establishes requirements for the production, storage, transportation and sale of Halal food products. The requirements of the new standard are mandatory for legal entities and individual entrepreneurs producing and selling Halal food products.
The standard GOST R 70401-2022 establishes general requirements for halal food products related to raw materials, product quality and safety, documentation, control, identification and traceability of production processes.
The requirements for halal food products established in the new standard are designed to promote:
- promoting the principles of standardization and conformity assessment as a means of developing the Russian national economy,
- increasing the competitiveness of Russian-made products,
- protection of consumer rights,
- development of domestic and international trade, elimination of technical barriers in international trade,
- development of international cooperation in the field of Halal standardization.
The standard GOST R 70401-2022 comes into force on June 1, 2023.
The requirements for halal food products established in the new standard are designed to promote:
- promoting the principles of standardization and conformity assessment as a means of developing the Russian national economy,
- increasing the competitiveness of Russian-made products,
- protection of consumer rights,
- development of domestic and international trade, elimination of technical barriers in international trade,
- development of international cooperation in the field of Halal standardization.
The standard GOST R 70401-2022 comes into force on June 1, 2023.