From the Treaty of Rome in 1957 to the Treaty of Lisbon entered into force in 2009 : the European Union legislative institutions and procedures -- Major foodborne illnesses and causes including Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) crisis -- The EU mandate to promote food safety and the white paper on food safety and the "farm to table" legislation -- Regulation EC 178/2002 : an integrated framework approach to support food safety -- Mandatory and voluntary consumer's information regulations -- Food and feed hygiene, official controls, and RASFF, AGRI-food fraud, and unfair commercial practices -- Intentionally and unintentionally substances present in foods -- Particular food products -- Foods for specific population groups -- Regulations on animal and plant health and on organic food and country of origin or place of provenance -- European food safety authority (EFSA) -- The new regulation (EU) 2019/1381 on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain -- Better training for safer food -- Overall conclusions.
Summary:
"It's not easy to navigate through the EU food law; this book provides a clear analysis of the relevant EU regulations, making it beneficial to food safety organizations and food industry professionals. It offers a view of all the available tools and their practical usefulness on food safety at European level and their possible integration"-- Provided by publisher.
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