WORKING PARTY: "CO-OPERATION BETWEEN LABORATORY EXPERTS
AND INSPECTORS"
Aim: to make proposals for improving the transfer of knowledge
from the laboratory to the inspectors taking into account the
Scoop report on the relationship between analytical results,
the measurement uncertainty, recovery factors and the provisions
in EU Food and Feed legislation.
Participants: Switzerland, Chair: Mr. N. Jaeggi; Czech Republic;
Denmark; Joint Research Centre Geel (observer only); United Kingdom;
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OFFICIAL LABORATORIES FOR FOOD CONTROL
Introduction - within the European Union there are a number of administrative
structures and arrangements in relation to food control inspectorates and laboratories.
These differences in systems for food control reflect historical, cultural,
social, geographical and climatological identities of the Member States.
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Procedures for managing crisis
Introduction – scope – aims:
Management of these alerts and crises calls for effective coordination
between everybody involved in order to meet essential safety requirements
and legitimate consumer demands by circumscribing the adverse or
prejudicial effects on a given sector as far as possible. How
such coordination should be organised is the subject of this document. Read on ... Download PDF pdf [134 kb]
Operational criteria for Food Inspections
Introduction:
The White Paper on Food Safety from the European Commission (COM(1999) 719 def.) describes
how the EC aims to guarantee safe food. The White Paper focuses on the need for more effective
and harmonised control within the community. Read on ... Download PDF pdf [23 kb]
The Enforcement of Mycotoxin Legislation in Europe
Background:
Mycotoxin contamination of foods has gained much global attention in recent times owing to adverse
health and economic effects. Apart from aflatoxin, considerable attention has focused on tricothecenes
(DON) and fumonisin. Read on ... Download PDF pdf [184 kb]
The Enforcement of Pesticides Residues in Europe
Background:
Food practitioners involved in the enforcement of the legislation on 'pesticide residues' have
raised a number of questions. The legislation is being harmonised more and more. Read on ...
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E.coli O157: enforcement in slaughterhouses
Background:
E coli 0157 is known to be carried by a proportion of food animals, in particular by cattle.
What is not entirely clear is the source of this infection. It is anticipated that infection could
originate from direct contact between infected and non infected animals, from feedstuffs and
from environmental sources. The principle area of concern of this report is contamination
through environmental sources. Read on ... Download PDF pdf [18 kb]
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