Food Legislation
30. The Delegation of Poland informed the Committee of the current harmonization process leading to changes in its national food legislation to bring it in line with the latest European directives in view of Poland’s application for accession into the European Union. It indicated that cooperation with Nordic countries and countries of the EU had been carried out in order to assist the country in training food inspectors as well as modernizing its food control system. In this regard, preparation of projects of regulations on food hygiene, inspection of sanitary conditions for imported food products and veterinary requirements for animal products had been prepared. The process of harmonization was supported by countries from the European Community.
31. The Polish Delegation also informed the Committee about the current work on the introduction of accreditation systems in laboratories and equivalent systems of inspection. Ministry of Agriculture and Food Economy Regulation No 402 from 1994 for packaged food labelling was one of the first legislative texts based on the directives of European Union and the Codex General Standard for the Labelling of Packaged Foods. Consumers needs relating to special information on the labels concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients as well as potential allergens had also been taken into account in Polish legislation.
Cooperation Activities in Food Control and Training
32. The Committee had before it the above referenced documents containing information provided by member countries on cooperation activities in food control and training in the Region. No additional comments were made by the delegations during the Session.
