As a result of interaction between the Department of the Committee for Technical Regulation and Metrology for the West Kazakhstan Region and the sanitary and epidemiological control authorities, a fact of so-called «grey» certification of food products was revealed.

The basis for carrying out the relevant work was the materials received following the results of a control purchase of frozen meat-containing semi-finished products. The products were accompanied by a declaration of conformity of the EAEU, issued by a certification body of the Republic of Belarus.

During the study of the conformity assessment materials, it was established that the declaration was adopted on the basis of a test report allegedly issued by an accredited testing laboratory in the city of Almaty.

To verify the authenticity of the document, the Department sent an official request to the specified laboratory. According to the received response, the tests of this product were not conducted by the laboratory, and the corresponding test report was not drawn up or issued.

Thus, the declaration of conformity was registered on the basis of unreliable evidentiary material, which did not actually confirm the testing of the products and their compliance with the mandatory requirements of the technical regulations of the Eurasian Economic Union.

Based on the results of the review of the materials, a decision was made to cancel the validity of the declaration of conformity on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The information was sent to the authorized body and state bodies exercising control and supervision in the field of technical regulation.

For violation of the rules for conducting conformity confirmation and assessment procedures, the product manufacturer was brought to administrative responsibility.

This case shows that the formal presence of a declaration in the register does not always mean the actual completion of the tests provided for by law. Verification of the authenticity of test reports and the traceability of evidentiary materials is one of the key tools for countering «grey» certification and protecting the market from products with unconfirmed safety.

The Department will continue interdepartmental work to identify unreliable conformity assessment documents and suppress the practice of registering declarations without actually conducting the necessary tests.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mti/press/news/details/1271202?lang=ru