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Art. 18 of Regulation (EC) 178/2002 Laying down the general principles and requirements of Food Law - Traceability Zagreb, Croatia 6.-7.6.2011 Jaana Elo. Finland. Evira employs some 7 45 experts , 530 of them in Helsin k i and 2 15 in other locations .

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  1. Art. 18 of Regulation (EC) 178/2002Laying down the general principles and requirements of Food Law - TraceabilityZagreb, Croatia 6.-7.6.2011 Jaana Elo

  2. Finland Evira employs some 745experts, 530 of them in Helsinki and 215 in other locations.

  3. Food Safety Organisation

  4. White Paper Food Safety 2000 • Food scares • BSE • Dioxin • Loss of consumers confidence in supply • Necessary to improve transparency • Avoid misleading consumers • By sufficient and clear labelling • Need for coherent policy on food safety

  5. General Specific

  6. The Idea of Regulation (EC) 178 / 2002 • Risk-based • Measures adopted by Member States • Should generally be based on risk analysis • Operator responsibility • A food business operator is best placed to devise a safe system for supplying food and ensuring that the food it supplies is safe • Whole chain – from farm to fork – approach • In order to ensure the safety of food, It’s necessary to consider all aspects of the food production chain as a continuum from and including primary production

  7. Traceability – Risk management tool Traceability does not itself make food safe Traceability is always a part of the business operators risk-management The system of traceability must show one step back, and one step ahead Business operator Supplier Customer

  8. Covered operators • Producers, fishermen… • Transporting • Storing • Processing / manufacturing • Catering • Retailers • Do not concern operators on Third countries and consumers

  9. Covered products • The traceability of food and feed, food-producing animals, and any other substances intended to be or expected to be incorporated into a food or feed shall be established at all stages of production, processing and distribution. • ”Food and Feed”

  10. Not covered • Pesticides, fertilizers… • Medicines for animals / veterinary medicines • Packing materials • Plant substances, sowing seeds…

  11. Demands of Traceability and Labelling

  12. Demands of Traceability and Labelling • Do not give more information to consumers • Do not demand more from labelling • Do not prevent mistakes but can effect on recalls – less and easier to do – Internal traceability? • BUT demands more from operators / companies to find the mistake!

  13. What are those Traceability systems and Methods?EDI - Electronic Data Interchange

  14. RFID and EPC • RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) • Tag (microchip with radiofrequency antenna) • Complementary to barcodes • EPC (Electronic Product Code) • Integrated system • RFID-tag on every item in the supply chain • EPC Network (Internet)

  15. … Traceability systems / Methods? • No answers from the regulation • Can be different; “paper and pen” – data system • Business operators must include traceability in their HACCP-system, to secure the identity from whom, and to whom products has been delivered. • The information have to be given to authority when demanded • Demands of systematic bookkeeping of the information • Necessary information of traceability

  16. Necessary information of traceability • Minimum level of information – the first category: • Suppliers name, address and the description of products delivered • Buyers name, address and the description of products sold • Date of delivery • Additional information – the second category: • Quantity and volume (weight and/or numbers of cartons/cans/bags) • Lot number (if used) • More detailed description of the product (pre-packed / bulk) Supplier Customer Business operator Supplier

  17. Time of records keeping • 5 years • General rule for products without self life • sugar, salt, vinegar • The other products • flours, spices, drinks • Shelf-life + 6 month • Fresh products with a use by date destined directly to final consumer • -packed meat of chicken • 6 months • Products without specified use by date and destined directly to final consumer • -fruits, vegetables and non-packed products

  18. Operation from the field to the table ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔

  19. Transparent traceability of Food and Feed can be your Argument for selling better! Thank You!

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