Terezia Sinkova The Slovak Republic Experience on Food

Terezia Sinkova The Slovak Republic Experience on Food Law Development WHO, Almaty 2002 Slovak Republic experience on food law development 1

Composition of the previous food legislation n n n n State standards Departmental standards Plant standards Technical-economical standards Other internal prescriptions of plants Obligatory intimation of the Ministry of Health Law on State Agriculture and Food Inspection Decisions of the Ministry of Health Decisiosn of the Ministry of Agriculture WHO, Almaty 2002 Slovak Republic experience on food law development 2

Character of the previous food legislation Lack of n transparency /many duplications/ n general rules for all food plants n complex general requirements on food safety n clear rules for food inspection/independency n responsibility for food safety WHO, Almaty 2002 Slovak Republic experience on food law development 3

Procedure of modern food legislation development n n n n Decision Draft document Verification Juristic adjustment Comments Final adjustment Final approval Publication WHO, Almaty 2002 n n n n SFCC Scientists/contract WGs Lawyers/contract SFCC Ministry Agric. Government Digest of legislative provisions Slovak Republic experience on food law development 4

Contents of the Food Act 1 st Part n n Basic terms/Definitions: food, safe food, nutrition value, food additives, dietary supplements, . . . / Defining the executive provisions – Food Codex of the Slovak Republic WHO, Almaty 2002 Slovak Republic experience on food law development 5

Contents of the Food Act 2 nd Part n n General requirements on food handling to ensure food safety Obligations of food producers /registration of all produced and imported foods, documentation on disinfection, disinsection etc. , education of personnel, . . . / WHO, Almaty 2002 Slovak Republic experience on food law development 6

Contents of the Food Act 3 rd Part n Obligations and restrictions at production of cosmetics and tobacco products /Omited since 2002/ WHO, Almaty 2002 Slovak Republic experience on food law development 7

Contents of the Food Act 4 th Part Food inspection n n What is food inspection What should be inspected /meeting the Food Codex requirements = hygienic rules, food handling, GMP, food labelling, production areas, dissinfection means, methods of preservation, . . . / How should be inspected /reviewing of documents related to food production, sampling and analyses of food products, results of internal control system, . . . / Other provisions /how to behave at inspection/ WHO, Almaty 2002 Slovak Republic experience on food law development 8

Contents of the Food Act 5 th Part Food inspection organisation n Food inspection authorities n Responsibilities n Qualification requirements n Competencies related to sampling and control analyses /accreditation is an inevitable provision/ WHO, Almaty 2002 Slovak Republic experience on food law development 9

Contents of the Food Act 6 th Part Penalties n What should be penalized /individual offends upon the Food Act and Food Codex are listed/ n How /time limit, degree of penalty in individual cases/ WHO, Almaty 2002 Slovak Republic experience on food law development 10

Contents of the Food Act 7 th Part Transient and closing provisions n Time exceptions n Which previous acts, rules, provisions etc. are abrogated WHO, Almaty 2002 Slovak Republic experience on food law development 11

Food Codex Horizontal part Vertical part Relates to all food products and procedures Individual chapters relate to individual groups of food products WHO, Almaty 2002 Slovak Republic experience on food law development 12

Food Codex/Horizontal part I I/1 – Definitions I/2 – General requirements for testing the food products WHO, Almaty 2002 Slovak Republic experience on food law development 13

Food Codex/Horizontal part II/1 – General hygienic requirements II/2 – Food labelling II/3 – Food additives and contaminants II/4 – Microbiological requirements II/5 – Materials coming in contact with foodstuffs WHO, Almaty 2002 Slovak Republic experience on food law development 14

Food Codex/Horizontal part II/6 – Irradiated foodstuffs II/7 – Nutrition and foods for special dietary uses II/8 – GMP rules /incl. HACCP/ II/9 - Sampling WHO, Almaty 2002 Slovak Republic experience on food law development 15

Food Codex/Vertical part III/1 III/2 III/3 III/4 III/5 III/6 III/7 – – – – Meat Venisons Poultry and rabbit meat Fish meat and fish products Meat products Milk and milk products Ice creams WHO, Almaty 2002 Slovak Republic experience on food law development 16

Food Codex/Vertical part III/8 – Eggs, egg products and mayonnaise III/9 – Honey and honey products III/10 – Edible fats and oils III/11 – Oil seeds and nuts III/12 – Pulses and products III/13 – Cereals III/14 – Confectionery products WHO, Almaty 2002 Slovak Republic experience on food law development 17

Food Codex/Vertical part III/15 III/16 III/17 III/18 III/19 III/20 III/21 – – – – Edible potatoes Starch for food production Sweeteners Candies Fresh fruits and vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables Edible mushrooms and their products WHO, Almaty 2002 Slovak Republic experience on food law development 18

Food Codex/Vertical part III/22 – Yeast and dried brewery barm III/23 – Edible salts III/24 – Condiments, coffee, tea, cocoa, mustard III/25 – Soft drinks III/26 – Dehydrated preparations III/27 – Sterilized dishes WHO, Almaty 2002 Slovak Republic experience on food law development 19

Food Codex/Vertical part III/28 – Cosmetics III/29 – Tobacco products III/30 – Spirits WHO, Almaty 2002 Slovak Republic experience on food law development 20

Other related acts and provisions refered in Food Act and Food Codex n n n n n environment drinking water consumer protection advertising health protection technical requirements on products legitimate measuring units metrology control chemical preparations etc. WHO, Almaty 2002 Slovak Republic experience on food law development 21

Conclusions To guarantee health protection of consumers food legislation should be n scientifically based n complex and transparent n equivalent to legislation of exporting/importing countries n watched in the course of events and improved in the light of new scientific knowledge WHO, Almaty 2002 Slovak Republic experience on food law development 22