1. National Food Control Systems
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2. National Food Control Systems
There are 5 key components involved in a national food control systems
Food control management
Food legislation
Food inspection
Food control laboratories
Food safety and quality information, education and communications

3. National Food Control Systems
Parts of the government play a role in ensuring safe and quality food is provided within a country.
E.g. Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of health
Trade etc.

4. National Food Control Systems
Creation of a legal basis for food control is vital if it is to be effective in protecting the consumers.
Legislation provides a deterrent to minimize the number who are prepared to take the risk.

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Food Inspection
Inspection at all levels in the food supply is necessary to provide the public with assurance that those who fail to meet the legal requirements are detected and prevented from continuing in such a manner.

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Examples of key components of the food inspection system are:
Documented policies and procedures for risk based inspection
Database of food premises categorized by risk
Adequate professional food officers with appropriate training, qualifications and experience
Access to resources including facilities, equipment, transport and communications
Procedures for the collection and handling of food samples
Procedures for handling food emergencies, out breaks of food disease and consumer complaints

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Food Control Laboratories
Samples are tested by food safety officers
Requires an official lab
Physical, chemical and microbial tests
Method should be of an international and national standard

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Food safety and quality information, education and communications
Consumers play a key role in the maintenance and enhancement of food safety standards.
All consumers and food companies must be educated and trained in food safety

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International Food Standards
Legislative requirements of different countries can hinder trade.
International Food standards programme – FAO, WHO, CAC

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The World Trade Organization
1995, provides a new set of rules for the operation of world trade
Put in placed international trade rules:
GATT – General agreement to tariffs and trade
Food standards – SPS and TBT agreement

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SPS – sanitary and phytosanitary agreement – considers with all respect to food, issues affecting human health.
TBT – technical barriers to trade – barriers to trade caused by differences in other matters.

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SPS – sanitary and phytosanitary agreement
SPS agreement covers issues relating to human food, animal feed and plant health.
For food, the agreement stipulates that the standards guidelines and recommendations of the CAC shall be used as the basis for judging compliance with the requirements of the agreement.

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SPS measure is any measure applied:
To protect animal or plant life or health within the territory of the member from risks arising from the entry, establishment or spread of pests, diseases, disease carrying organisms or disease-causing organisms.

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SPS measure is any measure applied:
To protect human or animal life or health within the territory of the member from risks arising from additives, contaminants, toxins or disease –causing organisms in foods, beverages or feed stuffs.

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Sanitary or phytosanitary measures include all relevant laws, decrees, regulations, requirements and procedures including inter alia, end product criteria, processes and production methods, testing, inspection, certification and approval procedures,
quarantine treatments including relevant requirements associated with the transport of animals or plants or with the materials necessary for their survival during transport.

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Sanitary or phytosanitary measures include
Provisions on relevant statistical methods, sampling procedures and methods of risk assessment and packaging and labeling requirements directly related to food safety.

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TBT – Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement
Covers technical requirements in national legislation which are not covered by SPS.
Countries may have different requirements based on their own specific level of development or environmental situation.
This may lead to countries adopting different regulations or standards.

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Tutorial
Identify a few key components involved in the food control system.
Identify some parts of the government that play a role in ensuring safe and quality food in Fiji and describe how they ensure this.
Describe the role of a food control lab and discuss the tests that may be carried out.
What does the following acronym stand for: WTO, GATT, SPS, TBT
Describe the SPS measure with its applications.
What is the purpose of TBT? Describe using an example.