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Quality Assurance in the Private Sector

Quality Assurance in the Private Sector. Bärbel Jakobs 18 th – 20 th June 2007 Mojmirovce, Slovak Republic. European Legislation Private Quality Standards Implementation of Quality Standards Impact Problems Summary. Outline. General Legislation Regulation (EC) 178/ 2002

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Quality Assurance in the Private Sector

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  1. Quality Assurance in the Private Sector Bärbel Jakobs 18th – 20th June 2007 Mojmirovce, Slovak Republic

  2. European Legislation Private Quality Standards Implementation of Quality Standards Impact Problems Summary Outline

  3. General Legislation Regulation (EC) 178/ 2002 lays down general principles and requirements of food law and procedures in matters of food safety operators are held responsible for food and feed safety applies to all stages of production, processing and distribution of food and feed European Legislation

  4. - Regulation (EC) 178/ 2002 – basis: risk analysis general requirements: food safety transparency traceability responsibility and liability of business operators European Legislation

  5. - Regulation (EC) 178/ 2002 - procedures: precaution immediate measures cooperation European Legislation

  6. - General Legislation – Regulation (EC) 852/ 2004 principles in addition to Reg. No. 178/2002: specific hygiene rules application of HACCP principles European Legislation

  7. - General Legislation – Regulation (EC) 1935/ 2004 applies to materials and articles intended to come into contact with food traceability at all stages European Legislation

  8. Specific Legislation Reg. (EC) 2200/ 1996 on common organisation of the market on fruit and vegetables Reg. (EC) 1148/ 2001 on checks on conformity to the marketing standards Reg. (EC) 2092/1991 on organic production of agricultural produce European Legislation

  9. Common Aims consistency of food safety legality quality uniform formulations Private Quality Standards

  10. uniform audit procedures mutual acceptance of audits transparency throughout the supply chain Private Quality Standards

  11. BRC British Retailer Consortium created by UK Retailers scope: food processing, packaging, retail market, logistics Private Quality Standards

  12. IFS German/ French equivalent to BRC Private Quality Standards

  13. EurepGAP EUropean Retailer Produce working group for Good Agricultural Practices scope: production Private Quality Standards

  14. QS German standard scope: all stages Private Quality Standards

  15. risk analysis  HACCP quality management handbook ensuring traceability of food and materials Implementationof Standards

  16. constant documentation of all procedures and processes constant pesticide residue analysis (normally) annual audit by certification body Implementationof Standards

  17. Impacts a lot of time is required for keeping handbook up to date documentation Implementation of Standards

  18. Impacts a lot of time is required for keeping handbook up to date documentation pesticide residue analysis instruction of employees and distributors preparation of annual audit etc. Implementation of Standards

  19. Problems many different standards vs. mutual acceptance and transparency quality assurance vs. market needs/ retailer’s priorities multitudinous tasks of inspector vs. inadequate education, limited time and limited manpower low acceptance of quality assurance by operators etc. Implementation of Standards

  20. multitude of requirements result: time consuming tasks for the inspector which are not actually quality – related conflict of interest between inspector and operator Summary

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