Transcript Overview EU Food Hygiene Legislation 14 May 2007 Food Hygiene → until 2004: 17 Directives handling food hygiene → simplification and harmonization: - 4 Regulations - “Farm.

Overview
EU Food Hygiene Legislation
14 May 2007
Food Hygiene
→ until 2004:
17 Directives handling food hygiene
→ simplification and harmonization:
- 4 Regulations
- “Farm to Fork” approach (traceability)
- “precautionary principle”
- applicable from 1 January 2006
Hygiene Package =
3 new Regulations
H1:
(EC) 852/2004 Regulation on the hygiene of foodstuff
H2:
(EC) 853/2004 Regulation on specific hygiene rules for food
of animal origin
H3:
(EC) 854/2004 Regulation on official controls on foods of
animal origin
H4:
H5:
(EC) Council Directive 2002/99 on animal health; Certificates
(EC) Council Directive 2004/41/EC repealing 17 Directives
Hygiene Package (H1-H3)
underpinned by:
(EC) 178/2002 Regulation on General principles and requirements
of food law, establishing EFSA* and laying down
procedures in matters of food safety
(EC) 882/2004 Regulation on official controls for feed and food,
animal health and animal welfare rules
(EC) 2073/2005 Regulation on microbiological criteria
for foodstuffs and feed production
*EFSA = European Food Safety Authority
Hygiene 1
(EC) 852/2004 Regulation on the hygiene
of foodstuff:
 applies to all stages of food and feed chain
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food business operators obligations
general requirements primary production
technical requirements
temperature control requirements
HACCP – all non primary producers
registration/approval of food businesses
national guides to good practice
product recall
Hygiene 2
(EC) 853/2004 Regulation on specific hygiene rules
for food of animal origin
 spec. hygiene rules for food of animal origin
 processed and unprocessed, except food consisting partly of
products of plant origin
 approval of establishments
 health and identification marking
 imports
 Food Chain Information
 does not apply to retail (certain exemptions)
Amended by Regulation (EC) 1662/2006
Hygiene 3
(EC) 854/2004 Regulation on official controls
on foods of animal origin
 organisation of official controls
 Audit - Inspection
 methods to verify compliance with H1 and H2
Amended by Regulation (EC) 1663/2006
Hygiene 4
(EC) Council Directive 2002/99 on animal health rules
governing the production, processing, distribution and
introduction of products of animal origin for human
consumption
 covers all production stages
 veterinary certification
 compliance with EU rules
Subsequent Regulations
- not all details covered by food hygiene package
- additional measures adopted by MS since 2004
(EC) 2073/2005 Regulation on microbiological criteria
for foodstuffs and feed production:
 food safety criteria for: foodborne bacteria, their toxins
and metabolites (e.g. salmonella, listeria, enterobacter)
 process hygiene criteria during production process
Implementation
measures/Amendments
 Regulation (EC) 2074/2005 amongst other things laying
down implementing measures for 853, 854 and 882 (already
amended by 1664/2006; SANCO/2696/2006):
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provisions for food chain information
fishery products
testing methods for marine biotoxins
list of approved establishments
model health certificates for certain products
derogation for foods with traditional characteristics
 derogations for traditional foods + specific rules for the
control of the parasite Trichinella in certain types of meat
(EC 2074/2005 and 2075/2005 -> amended by EC
1665/2006)
 transitional arrangements until 31.12.2009 (EC) 2076/2005
Guidance documents
- Guidance document on the implementation of articles 11, 12,
16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 of Regulation (EC) 178/2002
- Guidance document on the implementation of certain
provisions of Regulation (EC) 852/2004
- Guidance document on the implementation of certain
provisions of Regulation (EC) 853/2004
- Guidance document on the implementation of procedures
based on the HACCP principles, and on the facilitation of
the implementation of HACCP principles in certain food
businesses
Thank you
for your attention!