Slide 1:SGS INSTITUT FRESENIUS GMBHQuality and Safety of Food Dr. Andreas Schlösser Project Manager - Consumer Testing Services Food Taunusstein, Germany Business Forum Food and Beverages, 15.06. – 16.06.2010 Sheraton Sofia Hotel 

Slide 2:SGS and SGS INSTITUT FRESENIUS

SGS INSTITUT FRESENIUS Founded in 1848 570 employees in 16 locations and 6 modern labs in Germany Since 2004 fully integrated in SGS Turnover 2009: 220 Mio EURO

Slide 3:SGS Bulgaria Ltd. - Laboratory Varna

Created in 1995 Accredited under EN ISO/IEC 17025 by the Bulgarian accreditation body since 2004 Certified under ISO 9001:2008 by UKAS GAFTA analyst member for grains and feeding stuffs since 2002 FOSFA associated analyst in the oilseeds section since 2005 Performs a wide range of analysis: Food, cereals and pulses, oil seeds, animal and vegetable fats and oils GMO Microbiological Undesirable substances

Slide 4: Harmful Contaminants in Food

Ochratoxin A Bacterial toxins Mercury Histamines Antibiotics Pestizides Aflatoxins Fungicides Patulin MCPD Ester DDT Insecticides Norovirus Hepatitis A Radionuclides Softening agents Fluorchinones Cadmium Bisphenol A Uranium Perchlorates Thallium Herbicides Nitrate / Nitrite Copper Acrylamide Listeria monocytogenes Lead PCB

Slide 5:International Press

Slide 6:Listeriosis emerging as a food-borne disease

Slide 7: General Principles to ensure Food Safety

1. Principle of food chain testing 2. Principle of producer responsibility 3. Principle of traceability 4. Independent and scientific risk evaluation 5. Separation of scientific risk evaluation and risk management 6. To provide for a risk 7. Transparent risk communication

Slide 8: Legal Requirements for Food Safety in the EU

Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 Article 14, food safety requirements Food must not be placed on the market if it is unsafe. Unsafe food is considered to be injurious to health or unfit for human consumption. Article 16, misleading of consumers General provision in respect of presentation of food, which should not mislead consumers. Article 17, general responsibilities Food business operators must ensure that foods satisfy food law and check that all legal requirements are met. Article 18, traceability of food, feed and food-producing animals The traceability of food, feed and food-producing animals shall be established at all stages of production, processing and distribution.

Slide 10:List of emerging risks

RASFF (Rapid Alert System Food and Feed)

Slide 11:Levels of Control

Slide 12:Business Line „from farm to fork“ in Germany

The idea: „…..who feeds animals, supports humans…. „ „……consumer protection and food safety with SGS along the economic chain of food“

Slide 14:SGS INSTITUT FRESENIUS Quality Seal for Eggs

Slide 15:Process of Placing the Quality Seal

Extent of Testing: - Formulation Raw materials Finished product Packaging Process Including: Licence contract Marketing / PR- activities Press conference Awarding of the quality seal

Slide 16:SGS IF Quality Seal for Eggs

Yearly audits on all levels of production Feed mill, Hatchery, Laying hen farms, Packing areas Analytics: Mystery shopping Direct sampling from farm Certification and Product Labelling

Slide 17:Test Parameters for Mystery Shopping Taken Samples

Pesticides Sensory properties Salmonella PCB´s and Dioxin Veterinary drugs Nicotin / Cotinin Test parameters are fixed in a routine analysis plan

Slide 18:…„The name FRESENIUS may be one of the mostly printed in Germany“ DER SPIEGEL 33/2004

Ferrero – nutella & nutella&GO!, Rügenwalder Mühle – Gesamtes Rügenwalder Mühle Wurst- & Schinkensortiment, Campbell‘s Germany – Erasco Eintöpfe & Suppen, Mapa – NUK Beruhigungssauger & NUK Babyflaschen, Coca Cola – BONAQA Tafelwasser, Reckitt Benkiser – Calgon, Ferrero – Kinder Country, Henkel – Terra Activ Reiniger, Nestlé Waters Direct – Nestlé Water Cooler, Layenberger – 3K-Eiweiß Shake – LR Health & Beauty Systems – Colostrum, Deutsche Sisi-Werke – Capri-Sonne, Procter & Gamble – Ariel, Lactalis Deutschland – Santa Lucia Galbani Mascarpone, Layenberger – Fit+Feelgood-Schlank-Diät – LR Health & Beauty Systems – Aloe Vera Life Essence, Henkel – Terra Activ Reiniger, Vitafit – Apfel- & Orangensaft, Deutsche Frühstücksei – Eier, Coca Cola – BONAQA Fruits, Sara-Lee Deutschland – natreen Feine Süsse, Henkel – Sista Schimmel Blocker, Ferrero – Kinder Schokolade, Rossmann – King´s Crown Tee, Netto – Falkenfelser Biere … Begeisterte Kunden sind das beste Marketing Beispiel rausnehmen und erzählen: Absatz, Umsatz, Bekanntheit etc.Begeisterte Kunden sind das beste Marketing Beispiel rausnehmen und erzählen: Absatz, Umsatz, Bekanntheit etc.