3 minutes agoAlarm: There is no guarantee that market food is sufficiently controlled
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)The National Auditing Office has published the performance report “Food Safety, case study: meat and wheat products”. The report finds that the institution responsible for the Food and Veterinary Agency (AUV) still does not have fully operational security systems throughout the food chain, and therefore there is no guarantee that food on the market is [...]
The report finds that the institution responsible for the Food and Veterinary Agency (AUV) is still not fully operational in the entire food chain, and therefore there is no guarantee that food on the market is sufficiently controlled and secure for the consumer.
The auditing findings highlight shortcomings in the process of planning checks and lack of risk analysis.
The report says that the assessment of safety in food through the control lists did not include all principles of the Risk Analysis and Points of Critical Control (HACCP).
Moreover, even the Food and Veterinary Laboratory is not accredited for all the tests needed for safety in food.
Besides, even the way of taking samples at border inspection points does not provide enough security that products entering the market are properly controlled and according to established procedures.
The report stresses that the Food and Veterinary Agency has not yet completed the necessary procedures and standards to ensure that the Sanitarian and phytosanitary inspectors are conducting official checks in line with food safety standards.
The audit concludes that municipal inspectors have not been transferred to the Food and Veterinary Agency, and there is no good co-ordination of checks between the central and local levels.
The National Audition Office recommends the Food and Veterinary Agency to conduct quality checks, ensuring the application of the principles of Risk Analysis and Points of Critical Control (HACCP), which are the basis for providing safety in consumer food.
