The aim of the research was to analyze current trends in standardization in the field of specifications for food products and of the methods for determining indicators of their safety and quality, as well as to draw up a comparative description of the current course of harmonization of national standards of Ukraine with international and EU standards. As research methods, a systematic approach to the study of factual materials, in particular scientific and scientific-practical literature, regulatory legal acts, regulatory documents, etc. as well as abstract-logical approach to the synthesis of research results and the formulation of conclusions were used. It was found that in the conditions of Ukraine’s WTO membership and the Agreement with the European Union being in force, it is important that national standards were consistent with international standards, that is, their proper harmonization were made. A detailed analysis of the state of harmonization of national standards has been carried out, the scope of which is the specifications for food products, methods for determining their quality indicators, as well as technological equipment for their production. Estimates showed that the share of harmonized standards according to classification code 67 “Food Technology” is 35,8 %. The analysis makes it possible to conclude that this rather low value is due to the different focus of national and international standards. If the former normalize mainly technological conditions for certain food products, for the latter, the scope of use is methods for determining various parameters of these food products. The possibility and expediency of further increasing the pace and quality of harmonization of the National Standards of Ukraine with international ones are analyzed. 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