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MeetingConsumer activities related to food safety and quality in central and eastern Europe 2002
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No results found.Consumers International, the global federation of 265 consumer organisations worldwide, works closely on food safety and quality issues with consumer organisations in the Central and Eastern (CEE) region. Currently Consumers International has two programmes in the CEE region, a 3-year Food Safety project and a 3-year Codex Training programme, the codex programme being the first policy training Consumers International has run for its members in this region. -
Book (stand-alone)Assuring Food Safety and Quality. Guidelines for Strengthening National Food Control Systems
Food and Nutrition Paper 76
2003Effective national food control systems are essential to protect the health and safety of domestic consumers. They are also critical in enabling countries to assure the safety and quality of their foods entering international trade and to ensure that imported foods conform to national requirements. The new global environment for food trade places considerable obligations on both importing and exporting countries to strengthen their food control systems and to implement and enforce risk-based foo d control strategies. Consumers are taking unprecedented interest in the way food is produced, processed and marketed, and are increasingly calling for their Governments to accept greater responsibility for food safety and consumer protection. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have a strong interest in promoting national food control systems that are based upon scientific principles and guidelines, and which address all sect ors of the food chain. This is particularly important for developing countries as they seek to achieve improved food safety, quality and nutrition, but will require a high level of political and policy commitment. In many countries, effective food control is undermined by the existence of fragmented legislation, multiple jurisdictions, and weaknesses in surveillance, monitoring and enforcement. These guidelines seek to provide advice to national authorities on strategies to strengthen food contr ol systems to protect public health, prevent fraud and deception, avoid food adulteration and facilitate trade. They will enable authorities to choose the most suitable options for their food control systems in terms of legislation, infrastructure and enforcement mechanisms. The document delineates the overarching principles of food control systems, and provides examples of possible infrastructures and approaches for national systems. The target users of these Guidelines are national authorities concerned with ensuring food safety and quality in the interests of public health and consumer protection. The Guidelines will also be of assistance to a range of other stakeholders including consumer groups, industry and trade organizations, farmer groups and any other groups or associations that influence national policy in this area. -
MeetingFood Safety and Quality in Europe - emerging issues and unresolved problems (France) 2002Food safety and quality issues are paramount in Europe, where bovine spongiform encephalopathy, resistance to antibiotics, dioxins, and concerns over technological innovations from biotechnology (genetically modified organisms) are often in the headlines. However, other lower-profile food safety and public health concerns are also dealt with by national, European and international officials: the control of zoonoses (salmonella, listeria), the detection of contaminants (mycotoxins, heavy metals), pesticide residues and accidental radioactive contamination.
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