Abstract: The article concerns foodstuffs policy as one of the most important elements of the social function of the state.  The author studies the foodstuffs security situation in the modern Russia.  Based upon the scientific analysis of the legislative acts the author singles out the specific features of legislative guarantees of foodstuffs security in the modern Russia. The author analyzes national interests of the Russian Federation in the sphere of foodstuffs, as well as the main threats and risks regarding foodstuffs security guarantees.  In the opinion of the author guarantees of national foodstuffs security concern overcoming the negative factors forming threats to foodstuffs security and leading to lowering of the amount, absence or worsened quality of food and energy values of the main types of foodstuffs.  In order to discuss the problem in this article the author widely used the methods of analysis of normative legal acts regulating the foodstuffs security issues, comparative, historical and other methods of scientific studies. Having analyzed the current foodstuffs security situation in the Russian Federation the author came to a conclusion that currently there is a number of serious problems in this sphere, which require adequate solutions.  In the opinion of the author the foodstuffs security problems in Russia include spread of genetically modified organisms, and smoking blends. The author makes a conclusion that foodstuffs security guarantees form an inalienable part of the social state policy.