FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY IN THE REPUBLIC OF BASHKORTOSTAN
Today, foodborne diseases are of increasing concern worldwide due to the contamination of food raw materials with chemical and biological agents (WHO, 2015). It is known that 50% of human health is determined by lifestyle, including nutrition. The purpose of the study was to assess the quality and safety of food in the Republic of Bashkortostan for 2014-2019. The materials were data from the Rospotrebnadzor for the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Ufa Research Institute of Occupational Medicine and Human Ecology, and the Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology of the Republic of Belarus. Analytical, comparative and statistical methods were used. In the course of the analysis, the discrepancy between individual food products and the quality of microbiological and sanitary-chemical indicators was obtained. The specific weight of non-compliance with the requirements for microbiological indicators in 2018 was 4.07%, in 2019 - 4.92%. Percentage of antibiotics in food in 2015. it was 0.4%, which is more than in 2014. (0.08%) and 2013. (not identified). Positive tests for the falsification of dairy products were also found. On the part of sanitary and chemical indicators, the deviation from the established standards was 1.3%. The content of nitrates in fruit and vegetable products is also increased, but in recent years there has been a decrease in their content in food products. At the same time, pesticides, mycotoxins and nitrosamines were not detected in food products in 2014-2019, and heavy metals were not detected in 2019. Thus, at present, a certain proportion of food products in the Republic of Bashkortostan does not meet the quality and safety requirements in certain indicators.