The Ministry of Health
of the Russian Federation

THE STATE SANITARY-AND-EPIDEMIOLOGIC SERVICE
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
THE STATE CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR

The Astrakhan Regional Centre of the Sanitary Inspection; 138 N. Ostrovsky St., Astrakhan, Russia

SANITARY-AND-EPIDEMIOLOGIC CERTIFICATE

No. 30 АЦ 06 970 П 001542.07.02	Issued on: 01.07.2002

This is to certify that the production, application and selling of the new product kinds; the product imported into the territory of the Russian Federation

	Desiccated animal sponge-thistle. Production date: 2002. Consignment: 5.000 kg.

produced in compliance with

	the sanitary rules and regulations of "The Hygienic Quality and Safety Requirements for Food Stuff and Food Products". SanPin 2.3.2.560-96.

COMPLIES with the State sanitary rules and regulations of "The Hygienic Quality and Safety Requirements for Food Stuff and Food Products". SanPin 2.3.2.560-96.

Manufacturer:

	Harvested and desiccated in Astrakhan Region by "Gosokhotkhozyaistvo 'Astrakhanskoye'"; 15 Sovetskaya St., Astrakhan, Russia (14 Naberezhnaya Privolzhskogo Zatona St.).

The Certificate issued for:

	The "Don Hospital Co. Ltd."; 211 Sholokhov Av., Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

The certification is based on:

	The spectrometry record by "The Astrakhan Regional Centre of the Sanitary Inspection", No. 326, dd. 01.07.2002. (Accreditation Certificate ИЛЦ No. ГСЭН.RU.ЦОА.044 valid till 20.11.2002; 138 N. Ostrovsky St., Astrakhan, Russia.) The Permission No. 8 for "The production of thistle in 2002" issued by "SEVKASPRYBVODA". Waybill No. 7, dd. 24.05.2002. Invoices No. 7, dd. 23.05.2002, and No. 9, dd. 24.05.2002.

No. 0235896
The hygienic specification of the product

		Substances,						Hygienic Regulation
		indices (factors)

		Caesium-137, Bq/kg					not exceeding 200,0
		Strontium-90, Bq/kg					not exceeding 100,0

Field of application:

	Crude drug

The required usage, storage and transportation conditions, and the safety measures:

	Transportation on any kind of transport, in compliance with the regulations in use on this particular kind of transport. Storage in dry, clean, and well-ventilated rooms.

The information to appear on the label:

	Manufacturer, Address.

The Certificate valid till:
	
	01.07.2003.

The State Chief Sanitary Inspector
(The State Deputy Chief Sanitary Inspector)					A. Kovtunov

THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
THE ASTRAKHAN REGIONAL CENTRE OF THE SANITARY INSPECTION
ACCREDITATION CERTIFICATE POCC.RU.0001.510453, valid on 20.11.1998 – 20.11.2002.

TEST RECORD SHEET No. 326, dd. 01.07.2002

Samples of the food and agricultural products

The test laboratory certifies that the product tests of:

	Desiccated animal sponge-thistle.

Production origin		Harvested in Astrakhan Region

Accompanying forms	The Act of Sampling, dd. 18.06.2002

Sampled			18.06.2002; 10:00

Quantity			1,00 kg	from the consignment of		5.000,00 kg

Production date		2002

Received			18.06.2002; 10:00

Tested from			18.06.2002		till		01.07.2002

Certified			SanPiN 2.3.2.560-96

Product owner	The "Don Hospital Co. Ltd."; 211 Sholokhov Av., Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Quality indices	Test methods	Actual value	Legitimate value	
Caesium-137, Bq/kg		under 21,5	not exceeding 200,00	
Strontium-90, Bq/kg		under 42,0	not exceeding 100,00	

This test record covers only the tested samples. Neither part of this record can be reproduced or transmitted via any kind of communication facilities, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and magnetic carrying, without the authorization of the Test Laboratory.

The test results are certified by:
The Deputy Chief Inspector of 
"The Astrakhan Regional Centre of the Sanitary Inspection"			A. Kovtunov

The Test Record Sheet preparation						A. Erdniyeva

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