1. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 1 of 28 Towards food safety statistics at EU level Ana Martinez Palou - Eurostat

2. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 2 of 28 Index è I. Introduction: objective, scope è II. Approach è III. Priority areas Y Products with distinctive marks Y Controls and monitoring activities Y Food consumption statistics è IV. FOOD database è V. Current and mid-term developments

3. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 3 of 28 I. Food safety statistics è Quantitative evaluation of data on the safety of products Y Food + feed Y Production intra-EU + imports Y across time and space Y access to population: physical and financial

4. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 4 of 28 I. Scope: From farm to fork Animals Packaging Crops Fishing Manufacture of food products and beverages Water Transport Distributive trade Feed Pesticides, fertilisers, seeds Traceability and labels Consumer

5. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 5 of 28 II. Agreed orientations è Building from existing information è Priority areas identified: YStatistics on Products “with distinctive marks” YControls and monitoring activities YFood consumption YTraceability and labelling è Creation of a database with all relevant data

6. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 6 of 28 II. Approach building from existing information è Make an inventory of data already available è Analysis of available data before launching new surveys è Do not ask Member States to provide twice the same information è Avoid double work

7. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 7 of 28 è Products issued from organic farming è GMO è Products with “quality” labels: YProtected Designation of Origin (PDO) YProtected Geographical Indication (PGI) YTraditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) III. Products “with distinctive marks” What are they?

8. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 8 of 28 III. Control and monitoring activities Task Force set up in 2004 è Objective: Analyse if data already available from feed and food control and monitoring activities could be used for statistical purposes è Data available at DG SANCO and/or European Food Safety Authority (EFSA): YAdministrative sources YResults based on chemical and microbiological analysis YSampling methodology defined in EU legislation

9. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 9 of 28 III. Control and monitoring activities Proposed indicators è Monitoring intensity YNumber of samples analysed, by food product YNumber of establishments visited YNumber of inspection visits  On which domains countries concentrate their efforts?  On which steps of the food chain: slaughterhouses, retailers, etc. ?  On which food products?

10. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 10 of 28 III. Monitoring intensity – Illustrative tables ….. CZ BE Retail traders Manuf. of feedingstuffs Manuf. of foodstuffs Slaughter- houses Farms Number of inspections carried on, per 100 establishments

11. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 11 of 28 III. Monitoring intensity – Illustrative tables Samples analysed, by domain (number and % of all samples) … DK CK BE EU BSEZoonosesResidues of hormones + vet. drugs Pesticide residues All controls HygieneriskBiologicalriskChemical

12. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 12 of 28 III. Control and monitoring activities Proposed indicators è Results of controls YNumber of complying samples, by food product and hazard YNumber of non-complying samples, by food product and hazard YNumber of establishments with infringements  Conformity with Food safety legislation

13. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 13 of 28 III. Control and monitoring activities Proposed indicators è Actions, consequence of controls YWithdrawals (in volume) from the supply chain, by food product and by reason YNumber of penalties, by monitored hazard  Complementary to information on controls: which measures are taken if positive results of controls?

14. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 14 of 28 III. Control and monitoring activities Proposed indicators è Costs YNumber of persons involved in official control and monitoring activities YPublic expenditure in control and monitoring activities  Cost/effectiveness analysis

15. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 15 of 28 III. Control and monitoring activities Comments on proposed indicators  Costs  Actions (   )    Results of controls Monitoring intensity Monitoring of zoonoses Monitoring of residues in animals and animal products Monitoring of pesticide residues

16. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 16 of 28 III. Control and monitoring activities è Very complex area: many organisations involved with different responsibilities è Knowledge: scattered è Results obtained from representative sampling should not be combined with those from “targeted sampling” è Data on monitoring intensity should be put in relation with reference figures: livestock numbers, production, etc. Task Force - Lessons - I

17. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 17 of 28 III. Control and monitoring activities è “Complying samples” / “Non-complying samples”: definitions not always comparable across countries è Efforts of harmonisation already made: pesticide residues (DG SANCO) è Efforts of harmonisation under way: residues in animals and products of animal origin (DG SANCO), zoonoses (EFSA) Task Force - Lessons - II

18. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 18 of 28 III. Control and monitoring activities Conclusions of 2004 Task Force è Need for a common terminology Y Glossary Y Classification of food and feed control activities è Focus on data already provided based on EU legislation è Attention when publishing the data! Danger of misinterpretation!

19. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 19 of 28 IV. FOOD Data base - Approach Single and unique access to data already available in Eurostat and other DGs of the European Commission Y Give visibility Y Facilitate the access: u Statistics available in more than 75 tables, from 18 different statistical domains, from 9 production units u Food and feed controls scattered from different Commission reports

20. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 20 of 28 Food: From farm to fork IV. FOOD database - Detailed structure From consumption to health From production to consumption Controls and monitoring Inputs in the food chain Food consumption Consumers’ health Products with distinctive marks Manufacture and sales of food Price levels, price trends Primary production and inputs Extra-EU imports: main partners Actors involved Ancillary activities: R&D, transport

21. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 21 of 28 Extra-EU imports: main EU partners in 2003

22. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 22 of 28 IV. Database - Publicly available www.europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/ Select: Data / Agriculture and fisheries / FOOD Separate entry for “organic farming” data FOOD

23. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 23 of 28 V. Current and mid-term developments Work programme 2005 è Reflection group: what is “food safety”? è Task forces on identified priority areas: Y Control and monitoring activities Y Food consumption è Prototype of internal database with data on control and monitoring activities è Products with distinctive marks: YConsolidate data on organic production and farming YData collection on PDO/GPI

24. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 24 of 28 V. Control and monitoring activities Working programme 2005 è Common terminology Y Glossary Y Classification of control activities è Incorporate data on control and monitoring activities in an internal database YMonitoring intensity: areas where EU reporting obligation already exist YResults of controls: Some selected areas (pesticide residues, TSE, official food and feed controls)

25. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 25 of 28 V. Classification of control activities, by hazard Food safety controls Food chain controls Chemical risk Other food chain controls Biological risk Physical risk Environmental Prohibited subs. Other animal diseases Plant health Consumer’s info. Product certification Zoonoses Anim. dis. BSE

26. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 26 of 28 V. Food consumption statistics Task Force 2005 è To develop a mixed data collection strategy : YSupply Balance Sheets: to keep annual data availability YHousehold Surveys: to collect data on food purchases in a systematic and harmonised way. YDietary surveys. There are several initiatives to harmonise the data collection techniques and food items classifications. It is crucial to follow with work already done.

27. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 27 of 28 V. Reflection group short-term, mid-term developments è Meeting 16-17 June 2005 è Identified “gaps”: Y Impact of food safety in humans: human health Y Consumers’ awareness è Priority areas confirmed: Y Indicators of control intensity Y Indicators of results of controls Y Focus on biological hazards Y Exposure assessment Y Food production and distribution process

28. ES S Eurostat / Food safety statistics Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe - Roma, 29 June-1 July 2005 Slide 28 of 28 Thank you for your attention