Importance of traceability in Food and Feed Production –

Responciples of FBO and CA By Regulation 178/2002 Art. 19

Zagreb, Croatia6.-7.6.2011

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 – 39

• 2010 – 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• 100.000s food businesses• By far the biggest importer and exporter of food worldwide

• Risks must be managed!

Thank You for Your Attention!