No explicit ban on raw milk retail; as an EAEU founding member, TR CU 033/2013 governs dairy products on paper. Raw milk is widely sold at informal bazaars with minimal enforcement outside licensed commercial operations.
Kazakhstan has no explicit national prohibition on raw milk retail or farm-direct sales. As a founding member of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the Technical Regulation TR CU 033/2013 "On the Safety of Milk and Dairy Products" is the primary applicable framework, setting microbiological and quality standards and recognizing categories of raw milk sale. The national Law on Safety of Food Products (No. 301-III, 2007) establishes the overarching food safety framework and requires veterinary-sanitary inspection for commercial trade in animal products.
In practice, raw milk is extensively sold at informal bazaars and street markets throughout Kazakhstan. FAO assessments have found that street milk and milk products marketed in informal markets are outside all formal control, with no accredited laboratories for routine market surveillance, inspections carried out only on demand or when a problem is suspected, and only licensed dairies subject to regular oversight. The informal raw milk sector is large and operates largely outside the regulatory framework.
Official government documents and legal resources for Kazakhstan
EAEU Technical Regulation governing the safety of milk and dairy products across member states. Defines raw milk, sets microbiological and quality standards, and establishes permitted categories of sale including direct farm-to-consumer raw milk.
View Official Resource →Primary national food safety legislation establishing requirements for food product safety and consumer protection, including veterinary-sanitary inspection requirements for commercial trade in animal-origin products.
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