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Czech Republic and Food Safety

Learn about the Food Authority's role in ensuring food safety and its collaboration with various ministries and organizations. Discover the monitoring of contaminants, GMO regulations, and consumer communication initiatives.

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Czech Republic and Food Safety

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  1. Czech Republic and Food Safety Milena VicenováMinistry of Agriculture Food Authority Food Safety Department

  2. Ministry of Agriculture Central State Authority in the field of: • agriculture • water management • food industry • forestry • hunting and gamekeeping • fisheries

  3. Food Authority • Established 1 April 2005 within the MoA • Headed by Director General • Concentration of all activities of the state administration in the field of foodstuffs production and food and feed safety

  4. Why to put emphasis on food safety? It concerns everyone. 91% of EU population express interest in it. Has direct impact on the quality and length of life, population health.

  5. Inter-ministerial co-operation Ministry of Agriculture • co-ordination of the food safety system • official control of food and feed production Ministry of Health • assessment of health risks • official control of catering

  6. 1.onFood 2.Veterinary SC 3.on Animal Nutrition 4.on Phytosanitary and Env. FoodSafety Co-ordination in the Czech Republic Government Minister of Health Minister of Agriculture Section of Chief Hygienic Officer Secretariat of CU (Ministry of Agriculture) Bodies of Public Health Protection Co-ordination unit State Veterinary Administration Ministry of Industry and Trade RASFF - Czech Agriculture and FoodInspection Authority Ministry of the Environment State Phytosanitary Administration Ministry of Interior Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture Ministry of Transport Ministry of Defense Scientific Committees Information Centre Ministry of Justice State Office for Nuclear Safety

  7. Co-ordination Unit - functions • Advisory body of the Minister of Agriculture • Co-ordinates activities in the food safety area • Provides for co-operation among state • Supervisory bodies, scientific committees, • Consumers and state administration • Co-operates with the EFSA and national food • Safety institutions in EU Member States

  8. Scientific committees • established in 2002 • members are leading experts • provide risk assessment

  9. Scientific Committees • Veterinary Scientific Committee (MoA) • Scientific Committee on Phytosanitary and Environment (MoA) • Scientific Committee on Animal Nutrition (MoA) • Scientific Committee on Food (MoH)

  10. Co-operation between CR and the EFSA • ensure and co-ordinate Food Safety Co-ordination Unit • co-operation from 3/2003 in the capacity of an observer At present: • participation in the meetings of the EFSA Advisory Forum, • working group for communication, • working group for IT, • access to Extranet. Future communication: • video-conferences

  11. Participation of the CR in the RASFF • participation since 2004 • Members: • SAFIA, SVA, CISTA, BPHP, SONS, • MoA, MoH • Co-operating - MoD, MoS, MoI, MoF-GDC, IAFI Act on Foodstuffs No. 110/1997 Coll. Act on Feedingstuffs No. 91/1996 Coll. Government Decree – in effect from 3/2005

  12. Monitoring of contaminants in food chains • launched at the MoA in 1992 • done by departmental competent authorities performing official control and research institutes • MoA ensures monitoring of: • raw materials and foodstuffs • feedstuff and feeding water • farmland • farmland fallouts • surface water(small water courses) • water and forest ecosystems

  13. GM food and feed and novel food Ministry of Agriculture,Food Safety and Technology of the Living Environment Dept.,is responsible for the adminstration of applications for puting on the market of GM food and feed and the novel food.

  14. Communication with consumers‘ organisations • close co-operation of the MoA with non-government organisations • participation of representatives of “consumers” in - the Food Safety Co-ordination Unit, - the Working Group for communication with consumers.

  15. Working Group for communication with consumers • representatives of Ministries, Scientific Committees, consumers‘ organisations and the IAFI • objectives: • Informing the public and raising its awareness • Promotion of appropriate dietary habits among consumers • Raising consumers‘ awareness and promotion of domestic produce • information flows for general public

  16. Food Safety Information Centre www.bezpecnostpotravin.cz • news • information on Food Safety Co-ordination Unit • information on Scientific Committees • reports from the monitoring of contaminants • supervision over foodstuffs • legislation (CR, EU, Codex Alimentarius, Standards) • links to food safety websites

  17. Basic strategic document Strategy to Assure Food Safety in the CR after Accessionto the EU • adopted in December 2004 • review in 2006 • emphasis on improving of communication within theCR,EU Member States,EU bodies and third countries

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