Fertilizer safety requirements
Fertilizers are substances used to improve plant nutrition, soil properties, and increase yields. With the correct use of fertilizers, the yield of agricultural crops increases, and the quality of products improves. Along with other agrotechnical measures in obtaining abundant, stable and high-quality yields of various agricultural crops grown in the country, the correct organization of top dressing is of great importance. In agricultural practice, the chemization of agriculture has convincingly proved that it is an important factor in its accelerated development.
Mineral, organomineral, organic fertilizers and soil-improving substances (hereinafter referred to as fertilizers), as well as the processes of their life cycle, are subject to the requirements of the Technical Regulations of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Requirements for the safety of fertilizers" (hereinafter referred to as the Technical Regulations).
Fertilizers are put into circulation on the market of the Republic of Kazakhstan if the following conditions are met:
- if they comply with this Technical Regulation;
- if you have a safety data sheet.
Requirements for the safety of fertilizer sales:
the sale of fertilizers should be carried out in specialized outlets.
it is not allowed to sell fertilizers in the same sales department together with food, medical medicines and children's goods.
the sale of fertilizers in retail trade is allowed only in packaged form.
It is not allowed to sell fertilizers in retail with broken packaging and labeling that does not meet the requirements of the Technical Regulations.
Fertilizers must be labeled with the following mandatory information:
1) name and purpose of the fertilizer;
2) the designation of the regulatory document according to which the fertilizer is produced;
3) mass fraction of the main nutrients, macronutrients and trace elements as a percentage;
4) elements of the hazard description (hazard sign, signal word and hazard summary);
5) net weight (for solid fertilizers), nominal volume in the container (for liquid fertilizers);
6) name and location (legal address, including country) of the manufacturer;
7) production date and batch number;
8) guaranteed shelf life or shelf life;
9) storage conditions;
10) instructions for use, as well as measures for safe use, storage and first aid (for fertilizers intended for retail trade);
11) additional instructions for the safe handling of liquid fertilizers.
The marking must be strong and not lose its consumer properties as a result of environmental factors. For fertilizers supplied in bulk, the marking is indicated in the accompanying documents. The marking must be done in the state and Russian languages.
Packaging materials for fertilizers are made of materials that ensure their safety and eliminate the possibility of contamination of the environment during their storage, transportation and use.
Confirmation of the conformity of fertilizers can be carried out on a voluntary basis, in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of technical regulation.
On November 30, 2016, at a meeting of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission, the Technical Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) 039/2016 "On Requirements for Mineral Fertilizers" was adopted, which comes into force on June 2, 2021. This technical regulation establishes mandatory safety requirements for mineral fertilizers produced in the EAEU.
Chief Specialist of the Department of the Committee of Technical Regulation and Metrology of the MTI RK for the Zhambyl region-A. Beisenbayev