The Ministry of Health of Ukraine adopted Order #1613 approving the Rules on adding vitamins, minerals, and certain other substances to food products, which should be followed by producers to ensure efficient protection of consumers’ health and interests.
This document is an essential part of the harmonization of Ukrainian legislation in the field of food safety with respective EU regulations. The Order complies with provisions of the EU Regulation #1925/2006 and introduces clear requirements and terms on adding vitamins and minerals to food products, peculiarities for labeling and advertisement of such products. Also, the requirements for the content of transfat acids are regulated separately. The annexes to this Order provide the list and forms of vitamins and minerals permitted for the addition, permissible deviations of energy value, and the number of nutrients specified in the food product’s information.
The Order entered into force on October 2, 2020, excluding provisions on transfat acids, for which a 3-year transition period is settled.
The Chamber member companies’ experts were engaged in drafting the Order and welcome its adoption. We are grateful to the Ministry of Health for continuous cooperation to adopt national regulation on food safety with the best EU practices.
