REPUBLIC OF SERBIA Negotiating Group 12 - Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Policy. Bilateral Screening. Hygiene Rules

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1 Bilateral Screening Hygiene Rules Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Veterinary Directorate Brussels October 2014

2 Content Serbian legal framework Current Hygiene Regulations - Implementing rules General and specific hygiene requirements Official controls of foodstuffs Guidance documents Trainings Legislation - planning and implementation

3 Overall Food & Feed Control Systems in Serbia MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MINISTRY OF HEALTH Veterinary Directorate Plant Health Directorate Sector for Agricultural Inspection Sector for public health Veterinary Inspection Animal health Use of VMPs Animal welfare Feed Food/Animal Origin Composite Food Phytosanitary Inspection Plant/primary prod Plant prot.products Food/plant origin Composite food Agricultural Inspection Food/plant origin Composite food Wines Spirits Sanitary Inspection Infant formula Dietary products Novel food Salt Additives Water Food contact mats Veterinary Institutes Laboratories Faculties Veterinary Practice Plant Health Institutes Agriculture institutes Laboratories Laboratories Public Health Institutes Laboratories Faculties FBOs Holdings FBOs Primary production FBOs FBOs

4 Serbian legal framework Hygiene rules Law on Food Safety (OG RS No 41/09) Law on Veterinary Matters (OG RS No 91/05, 30/10, 93/12) CAs Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 General rules for Official Conrol Rulebook on official controls of food of animal origin (OG RS No 99/10) FBOs Rulebook on food hygiene requirements (OG RS, No 73/10) Rulebook on general and special hygiene conditions of food of animal origin (OG RS, No 25/11) Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 Trichinella Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 Other impl. rules Rulebook on microb. criteria (OG RS, No 72/10)

5 Implemented hygiene rules Compliance with the EU text: EU TEXT Regulation (EC) No 852/2004: Hygiene of foodstuffs Regulation (EC) No 853/2004: Specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin Regulation (EC) No 854/2004: Official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 ADOPTED TEXTS Rulebook on food hygiene requirements (OG RS, No 73/10) Rulebook on general and specific hygiene conditions of food of animal origin (OG RS, No 25/11) Rulebook on the shape and contents of health mark and procedure for marking of food of animal origin (OG RS, No 44/07) Rulebook on official controls on food of animal origin and on animals before and after slaughter (OG RS, No 99/10) LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE Partially Partially Partially

6 Implemented hygiene rules Compliance with the EU text: EU TEXT Reg (EC) 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs ADOPTED TEXTS Rulebook on general and specific food hygiene at any stage of production, processing and trade (OG RS, No 72/10) Rulebook on health safety of dietary products (OG RS, No 45/10, 27/11, 50/12) LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE Partially Partially Dir (EC) No2000/13 Reg(EU) No1169/11 Food information to consumers Rulebook on labeling, marketing and advertising of foodstuffs (OG RS, No 85/13, 101/13) Partially Reg (EC) No: 852/ / /2004 Rulebook on hygiene requirements for game (OG RS, No 68/10) Partially

7 Implemented hygiene rules Compliance with the EU text: EU TEXT Reg (EC) 1333/2008 on food additives Reg (EC) 1935/2004: Reg (EC) 2023/2006: Food contact materials ADOPTED TEXTS Rulebook on food additives (OG RS, No 63/13) Rulebook on the conditions in terms of health safety of products for general use that can be put on the market (OJ SFRY, No 26/83, 61/84, 56/86, 50/89, 18/91) LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE Partially Partially

8 Regulation (EC) No 852/2004: Hygiene of foodstuffs Rulebook on food hygiene requirements (OG RS, No 73/10) in force from June 1, 2011 All food/foodstuffs Integrated approach ( stable to table / farm to fork ) Responsibility: FBOs All stages of production, processing, distribution, export Not apply: primary production for private use preparation, handling or storage for private consumption direct supply small quantities of primary products

9 Regulation (EC) No 852/2004: Hygiene of foodstuffs Rulebook on food hygiene requirements (OG RS, No 73/10) General and specific hygiene requirements: Primary production and associated operations Requirements: protection against contamination animal health and animal welfare rules facilities - cleaning and desinfection equipment - cleaning and disinfection cleanliness of animals water supply - potable pest control waste handling feedstuffs use of additives and VMPs record-keeping)

10 Regulation (EC) No 852/2004: Hygiene of foodstuffs Rulebook on food hygiene requirements (OG RS, No 73/10) General requirements for food premises Layout, design, construction, siting and size: permit adequate working space, maintenance, cleaning good practices - avoid or minimise contamination accumulation of dirt, condensation temperature-controlled handling storage conditions of sufficient capacity adequate conditions for personal hygiene

11 Regulation (EC) No 852/2004: Hygiene of foodstuffs Rulebook on food hygiene requirements (OG RS, No 73/10) Requirements for: Movable and/or temporary premises Transport Equipment Food waste Water supply Personal hygiene Provisions applicable to foodstuffs Wrapping and packaging of foodstuffs Heat treatment hermetically sealed containers

12 Regulation (EC) No 852/2004: Hygiene of foodstuffs Rulebook on food hygiene requirements (OG RS, No 73/10) Specific hygiene requirements: Compliance with microbiological criteria Compliance with temperature control requirements Maintenance of cold chain Sampling and analysis Traceability

13 Regulation (EC) No 852/2004: Hygiene of foodstuffs Rulebook on food hygiene requirements (OG RS, No 73/10) Implementation of HACCP principles All FBOs shall: Put in place, implement and maintain a permanent procedure based on the HACCP principles (except for primary production) Provide the competent authority with evidence of compliance Ensure that docs describing procedures are up-to-date Keep records for official controls

14 Registration and approval of all food businesses Law on Food Safety (OG RS, No 41/09) Law on Veterinary Matters (OG RS, No 91/05, 30/10, 93/12) Law on Food Safety (OG RS No 41/2009): Any legal person, entrepreneur or natural person Notify the appropriate competent authority (Application) Registration of each establishment (under FBO s control) Any stage of production, processing and/or distribution of food/feed Registration, or (in accordance to the special rules) approval Entering into the Registry: Not to start the production and distribution of food and feed Before entered in the Central Registry, and/or A Registry prescribed by the special regulation

15 Regulation (EC) No 882/2004: Official feed and food controls Not adopted Principles: Verification of compliance with feed and food law, AH and AW Ensuring that official controls are objective and efficient Risk based official controls of all food, feed and live animals General audits of national control systems against control plans Documented procedures (including HACCP assessment) Training of inspection staff in food safety issues Enforcement measures Partially exist in laws and by-laws Partially implemented

16 Other implementing hygiene rules Regulation (EC) 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs Rulebook on general and specific food hygiene at any stage of production, processing and trade - microbiological criteria (OG RS No 72/10) Food safety criteria: - Food category - Micro-organisms/their toxins, metabolites - Sampling plan - Limits - Analytical reference methods - Stage where the criterion applies - Interpretation of the test results Defines: Acceptability of the product/batch Stage: products placed on the market Actions when unsatisfactory results: - Withdrawal or recall - Further processing (not yet at retail level) - Other corrective actions based on HACCP

17 Other implementing hygiene rules Regulation (EC) 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs Rulebook on general and specific food hygiene at any stage of production, processing and trade - microbiological criteria (OG RS No 72/10) Process hygiene criteria: - Food category - Micro-organisms/their toxins, metabolites - Sampling plan - Limits - Analytical reference methods - Stage where the criterion applies - Interpretation of the test results - Action in case of unsatisfactory results Indicate the acceptable functioning of production process Stage: during the process, not when placed on the market Actions when unsatisfactory results: - Corrective actions defined in HACCP - Improvement of production hygiene - Selection of raw materials

18 Regulation (EC) No 852/2004: Hygiene of foodstuffs Rulebook on food hygiene requirements (OG RS No 73/10) Guidance documents Guides to good hygiene practice Hazards and actions to control hazards/contamination: mycotoxins, heavy metals, radioactive material use of water, organic waste and fertilisers use of plant protection products use of veterinary medicinal products preparation, storage, use and traceability of feed proper disposal of dead animals, waste and litter prevent diseases transmissible to humans Notification! good practices + cleaning and pest control record keeping

19 Regulation (EC) No 852/2004: Hygiene of foodstuffs Rulebook on food hygiene requirements (OG RS No 73/10) Guidance documents Development, dissemination and use of guides CAs encourage the strenghtening of FBOs associations Note: Council for Animal production/improvement of Food Sector CAs encourage the development of national/sectorial guides to good practice for hygiene and for the application of HACCP FBOs may use these guides on a voluntary basis

20 Regulation (EC) No 852/2004: Hygiene of foodstuffs Rulebook on food hygiene requirements (OG RS No 73/10) Guidance documents Guidance on the development and aplication of prerequisite programmes and the HACCP principles in food production (2009) Guidance for implementation, self-control and official control of GMP, GHP and HACCP systems (2010) Guidance for the application of microbiological criteria for food sampling and testing of foodstuffs (2011) Guideline on good practice of sanitary surveillace (2005)

21 Trainings FBOs responsibilities food handlers - supervised and trained in food hygiene responsible for HACCP adequate training specific food sector special training programmes Note: CA s supportive activities in trainings

22 National texts planned to be adopted: EU TEXT LEGAL BASIS NATIONAL TEXTS TARGET DATE Reg (EC) No 882/2004: Official feed and food controls Law on Food Safety (OG RS No 41/09) Rulebook on conditions for the implementation of official controls 2016 Reg (EC) No 852/2004 Reg (EC) No 853/2004 Reg (EC) No 854/2004 Law on Vet. Matters (OG RS No 91/05,30/10,93/12) Rulebook on registration and approval of food establishments June 2015 Reg (EC) No 852/2004 Reg (EC) No 853/2004 Reg (EC) No 854/2004 Law on Food Safety (OG RS No 41/09) Rulebook laying down implementing rules for flexibility in food production, processing and distribution 2015 Reg (EC) No 852/2004 Reg (EC) No 853/2004 Law on Food Safety (OG RS No 41/09) Rulebook laying down implementing rules for direct supply of small quantities of primary products 2015

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