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FSAI and Supplements

FSAI and Supplements. Dr. Wayne Anderson Chief Specialist Food Science F.S.A.I. Food Safety Authority of Ireland Mission Statement. “ To protect consumers’ health by ensuring that food consumed, distributed, marketed or produced in the State meets

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FSAI and Supplements

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  1. FSAI and Supplements Dr. Wayne Anderson Chief Specialist Food Science F.S.A.I.

  2. Food Safety Authority of Ireland Mission Statement “To protect consumers’ health by ensuring that food consumed, distributed, marketed or produced in the State meets the highest standards of food safety and hygiene.”

  3. Food Safety Authority of Ireland • Putting responsibility on industry to produce Safe Food • Independent, Science Based Consumer Protection Body • Developing a “Seamless” inspection service from “Farm gate to Fork” • Food standards based on risk analysis and sound science

  4. Definition of “food” as stated in the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act, 1998 “food” includes – • Any substance used, available to be used or intended to be used, for food or drink by human persons, and • Any substance which enters into or is used in the production, composition or preparation of these substances and references to food include, as the context may require, reference to a particular food or class of food

  5. Dioxins Fish Oil Capsules

  6. C1 C1 C1 meta ortho ortho meta 3 2 2’ 3’ para para 1 4 1’ 4’ 5 6 6’ 5’ meta ortho ortho meta The following figure shows the formula of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, the most toxic compound of PCDD’s/PCDFs. C1 The following figure shows the general structure of a biphenyl:

  7. Sources of Dioxin • Environment • Pollution • Food • Animal • Plant • Oils

  8. Contamination Pathway

  9. Dioxins and PCB’s • Carcinogenic • TWI 14 pg/kg b.w./week • EC three prong strategy • Environment • Food • Feed

  10. European Food Legislation and testing

  11. COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2375/2001 of November 2001 Amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs Fish Liver Oils Legislation The legislation comes into effect 1st July 2002

  12. FSAI FINDINGS

  13. Messages • 1st July 2002 – • fish oil >2ng/kg dioxin = illegal • Must source ‘clean oil’ • Low levels of dioxins (<2 ng/kg) • Low levels of PCB’s • Low Levels of PAH’s • Must have certs of analysis for oil • Must test periodically to ensure certs are valid

  14. FSAI ACT Section 12 You are responsible for the safety of the products you put on the Irish market

  15. You are Required to Have • A recall system • A traceability system • Records of tests

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