Title:	Traceability in the Dairy Industry in Europe
Authors:	Mania, Ignazio Amélia Martins Delgado Caterina Barone Salvatore Parisi
Keywords:	Industry
Issue Date:	2018
Publisher:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Description:	The role of food traceability systems is critical because of required high standards for foods and beverages. With relation to the industry of cheeses, trace- ability tools have to take into account the existing regulatory framework, and the European Union has provided a significant contribution in this ambit concerning cheese products and dedicated food-contact materials for cheeses. The aim of this chapter is to provide a detailed overview of the current European regulatory frame- work. The approach to the European food legislation, regulated on multiple levels, seems to be very intricate because of the enormous amount of technical and very detailed provisions. This legislation can be analysed on two different levels. The first level concerns powers for public authorities and consequently the power of imple- menting and enforcing food law (information and risk communication, scientific risk assessment and emergency measures). The second one regards the requirements for food business operators. These requirements can be grouped into three different sub-categories: legislation concerning the product, legislation concerning the pro- cess (including withdrawal and recall procedures) and legislation with relation to the presentation of food products (labelling, publicity, risk communication). The last point is essential for the final consumer. The above-mentioned requirements, listed in the Regulation (CE) No 178/2002 (the backbone of the whole food secu- rity discipline in the EU), are critically discussed with concern to different topics: protection of consumers’ health, alerts at the European level, labelling requirements and traceability.
URI:	http://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/75986
ISBN:	978-3-030-00445-3
Appears in Collections:	Chemistry

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