Importance of traceability in Food and Feed Production – Responciples of FBO and CA By Regulation 178/2002 Art. 19 Zagreb, Croatia Jaana Elo

EU FOOD SAFETY POLICY Must be based on a comprehensive, integrated approach FBO have the primary responsibility for safety Precautionary principle; –If reason to suspect unsafe food: FBO needs to withdraw products from market / recall from consumers CA monitor and enforce this responsibility Covering food chain ”Farm to table” Must be Risk-based, Scientific Evidence

When something goes wrong… Risk for humans health Allergy risk Misleading consumer Wrong labelling… Worst case scenario

Notify Competent Authority Competent authority What product –Name, origin, packeting information… –Domestic market / EU area…how large Mistake –When, how… –Marketing time, still on market… –Result of testing Recall and actions –Who, what, when… –Destroy…other actions –Press, inform consumers… Consumers feed back –How many, when, what kind…

Information to consumers What product What kind of mistake Press / STT ”Recall” 90 mm x 100 mm

Recall, Return the products and Destroy Operators responsibility – Authority order Depending on mistake: –Correct mistake – labelling the allergen –Use another way – food -> feed –Destroy

Responsibilities - Authorities Recall – Large enought? Inform operator and municipal authorities Evira: Information to our homepage RASFF if necessary

Animal Cuts –nutrition Includes medicine (RASFF) Metal pieces in coffee bread Venicon-nutrition for men including Epimedium grandiflorum Functional food

Recalls and enforcements 2009 – –67 –Salmonella –Labelling –Pesticides –Allergy 2011 –17 Evira’s homepage National food law –Enforcements –Penalties

Importance of traceability in EU Market Single Market with 500 Million citizens Economic stability, 70% of trade intra-EU Harmonisation of rules and Standard 27 countries, 21 Languages Diverse traditions expectations and economies s food businesses By far the biggest importer and exporter of food worldwide Risks must be managed!

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