1. Food safety and food law enforcement in Switzerland

2. Organization Food law enforcement in Switzerland
Federal Department of Economic
Affairs,
Education and Research
Federal Department of Home Affairs
Federal Food Safety and
Veterinary Office (CCA)
Federal Office for Agriculture (CCA)
Cantonal food
chemist (RCA)
Cantonal official veterinarian (RCA)
Cantonal office for agriculture (RCA)
Legislation
Enforcement

3. Food control at the cantonal level
Cantonal official veterinarian (RCA)
SLAUGHTER-HOUSE DOOR
Cantonal food
control authority
(RCA)
Animal health and welfare
Control of food production,
HACCP and own-check
systems at factories,
stores, restaurants, etc.
Control of animal breeding
Zoonoses prevention
Control of milk production
Control of animals before
and after slaughtering
Control of slaughter-houses
hygiene
Control of food products
(including meat, meat
products and water)

4. Food law enforcement in Switzerland
Federal Food Safety and
Veterinary Office
Federal office
for agriculture
Customs
Federal office
of environment
Zoonoses
prevention
Prevention of contamination of meat and animal products
Food safety
Food authenticity
Primary production
Organic foods
Geographic labels
Specific labels
Imported
goods
Water pollution
Soil contamination
Association of Swiss Cantonal Chemists
(Board of directors of cantonal food control authorities)
point of contact for many items with many institutions

5. Proximity of food businesses
Food law enforcement in Switzerland The advantages of a decentralized system
Proximity of food businesses
Think global, act local!
Small reaction time in
case of emergency
Good knowledge of regional
food trade
2 federal offices
(regulation)
Easy access to regional
courts of justice for prosecution
20 cantonal food
control authorities
(enforcement)
Sharing of scientific competences through networking

6. Cantonal food control authorities: resources
Product controls: ~ 310 Full Time Equivalents
Process controls: ~ 220 Full Time Equivalents
Costs: ~ 80 Mio EUR
~ 100 Mio CHF
ISO 17020
All laboratories and almost all inspection bodies are accredited
ISO 17025

7. Resources central control authority
Risk assessment: ~ 30 Full Time Equivalents
Risk management: ~ 27 Full Time Equivalents
Support (law, IT etc): ~ 25 Full Time Equivalents
costs: ~ 20 Mio CHF
~ 17 Mio EUR

8. Resources food control CH
~ 100 Mio EUR
~ 610 Vollzeitstellen
100 Mio EUR / 8.4 Mio inhabitants results in 12 EUR / head

9. Product controls (analyses) 2016
Overview official controls

11. Product controls (analyses) reasons for objections
others
residues
fraud
hygiene

12. Inspection of the production
Process controls (inspections)
Inspection of the production
HACCP concepts and own-check systems
Quality control documents
Traceability
Alert and withdrawal procedures
Training of staff
Handling and processing
Environment
Buildings
Equipment and devices
Inspection of the facilities
Inspection of the products
Storage
Labelling
Sampling for analyses

13. Process controls (inspections) 2016

14. Process controls (inspections)

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