I controlli sulla circolazione dei prodotti alimentari

2009 ◽  
pp. 129-136
Author(s):  
Teresa Babuscio

- Food controls are a key issue within the European food safety arena. Since 2002 the legislator is constantly improving the control system in order to better achieve the high safety principles contained in the European regulation n.178 and the network set up in it. Thus, the regulation n. 882/2004 is specifically dedicated to food safety controls: it is the main piece of legislation concerning this aspect as it has been adopted by the co-decisions procedure which involves the European Parliament and the Council. Despite that, it left some "white" spaces to be filled by the implementing measures adopted within the so called comitology procedure in which it is the Commission to act as a co-regulator. The latter is currently implementing art. 15.5. of the regulation n. 882/2004 to set up a system of increased controls for food and feed. Key words: food safety; control system; regulation n. 882/2004.

2007 ◽  
pp. 273-277
Author(s):  
Zsuzsanna Szathmáry ◽  
Zoltán Győri

Today, food safety and quality is an everyday issue. Scandals in the food industry drew attention to the role and responsibility of food producers in the food chain. The European Union has set up a new integrated approach towards food safety, to which Hungary as an EU member and export-oriented country has also joined. The new “from farm to fork” principle states that food and feed production cannot be handled separately, as only feed produced from good quality raw materials can ensure safe food products. Another important issue is the traceability of products, allowing for the localization and recall of the defected item. In Hungary, there have been different documentation systems for tracking and tracing products, such as the land register in crop production, animal register in the livestock sector and hygiene registers in the food industry. In order to meet EU requirements, there is a growing number of initiatives to include primary production in the scope of food safety standards. The study introduces and compares the various management systems used in crop production.


Food Control ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 317-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huei-Yann Joann Jeng ◽  
Tony J Fang

Author(s):  
María-del-Mar Rodríguez-González ◽  
Iñigo Marauri-Castillo ◽  
Ignacio Armentia-Vizuete ◽  
Flora Marín-Murillo

The purpose of this research is to study the main communication policies carried out by various public institutions, in accordance with national and European food safety control systems, in order to manage the growing number and severity of food crises. To this end, the outbreak of listeriosis in La Mechá tufted meat company registered in the summer of 2019 in Spain has been selected as one of the cases, together with the crisis caused by the bacteria E. coli in 2011, in which the communication policy of institutions has caused more controversy. Given the commitment of national and European authorities to strengthen the systems of alerts and health and food control, the study of this case aims to put on the table the suitability of the crisis communication management and to underline its importance as the main tool for managing food crises, so that conflicts can be controlled and alarmism caused by certain information can be reduced. In the face of a food crisis, the only instrument available to the final consumer to protect his health is information. If the competent authorities issue discrepant, ambiguous, speculative or contradictory messages, the feeling of lack of control and misinformation will increase. On the other hand, the complexity of the area in which these crises develop, food safety, requires that public authorities and those responsible for developing these communication policies know how national and European safety controls work, including the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), which allows the responsible national and European bodies to exchange information quickly and efficiently, and the relevant legislation. Resumen Esta investigación tiene como objeto el estudio de las principales políticas de comunicación llevadas a cabo por las instituciones públicas, de acuerdo con los sistemas nacionales y europeos de control en seguridad alimentaria, con el fin de gestionar las cada vez más numerosas y graves crisis alimentarias. Para ello, se ha seleccionado el brote de la listeriosis en la carne mechada La Mechá registrado el verano de 2019 en España como uno de los casos, junto con la crisis provocada por la bacteria E. coli en 2011, en los que las acciones comunicativas han generado una mayor controversia. Ante el compromiso de las autoridades nacionales y europeas de reforzar los sistemas de alertas y de control sanitario y alimentario, este artículo analiza la idoneidad en este caso de la gestión de la comunicación de esta crisis y estudia su importancia como herramienta principal para gestionar las crisis alimentarias, de manera que se puedan controlar los conflictos y reducir el alarmismo provocado por determinadas informaciones. Ante una crisis alimentaria, el único instrumento del que dispone el consumidor final para proteger su salud es la información. Si las autoridades competentes emiten mensajes discrepantes, ambiguos, especulativos o contradictorios, la sensación de descontrol y desinformación será mayor. La complejidad del ámbito en el que se desarrollan estas crisis, la seguridad alimentaria, exige que las autoridades públicas y los responsables de elaborar esas políticas de comunicación conozcan cómo funcionan los controles de seguridad nacionales y europeos, entre ellos el sistema de alerta rápida para alimentos y piensos (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, RASFF), que permite a los organismos nacionales y europeos responsables intercambiar información de manera rápida y eficaz, y la legislación pertinente.


Food Policy ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 458-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ananias Bagumire ◽  
Ewen C.D. Todd ◽  
Charles Muyanja ◽  
George W. Nasinyama

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-195
Author(s):  
Haruyo KUDO

2014 ◽  
Vol 644-650 ◽  
pp. 5995-5998
Author(s):  
Wei Fu

This paper established a food safety supervision system on the basis of foreign advanced food safety management mode and methods, combining with China's specific national conditions, and strengthen food quality and safety control system, in order to speed up the process of development with international standard is the key problem. Based on the advanced management experience of developed country, this paper put forward a scientific, efficient and dynamic supervision system of food safety.


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