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cost, consistency and modernisation at heart of uk food inspection review
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the uk has confirmed it is to review the way official food safety controls are carried out in a bid to simplify the system, ensure consistency across sectors and centralise responsibility under four national bodies. the food standards agency (fsa) said at its board meeting this week it is to undertake a far-reaching rethink on the system for charging for inspections at food business operations (fbo). its recommendations are scheduled to be considered by the body as early as this summer. agency chiefs made the decision to launch the review after considering a report that said the current charging arrangements are inconsistently applied across sectors and there is no strong link between the fees paid and compliance with food safety legislation. it added the present system actually discourages greater responsibility by fbo for delivery of official controls. cost recovery and centralisation the food watchdog’s chair, jeff rooker, said the reassessment would seek to modernise the uk’s current system. “the uk food sector is one of the most sophisticated and developed in the world,” he said. “the current official control delivery arrangements do not mirror the modern food supply chain with food businesses ranging from multinationals and global brands to single artisan producers operating across local authority boundaries.” but the report also fully acknowledged that a “ key principle” of the review was to make the inspection regime cost effective, the fsa aiming for full recovery of its costs. rooker echoed this yesterday when he said: “the heart of the fsa’s role is protecting public health from risks, which may arise in eating food, including the way it is produced or supplied. in the current climate of financial pressures it is timely to consider how best we can secure consistency and sustainability in this fundamental public health protection function.” in effect, this is likely to result in an extension of the number of fbos subject to inspection charges. under the current regime, fee for official inspections apply at slaughterhouses, meat cutting sites and fish processing plants - but not at registered food and feed establishments, nor dairy processors or fish cutting facilities. the fsa has anticipated that any changes to the fees system could trigger industry opposition but said changing the present system could result in a failure to improve food safety and compliance by businesses. it would also run the risk of not being able to influence eu policy, which is currently being re-examined. objective rook pledged the review would be “ objective with no pre-determined outcome”. it would look at a range of options, including a more centralised model with one body in england, scotland, wales and northern ireland responsible for carrying out scrutiny of fbos in their countries. ”the review will be undertaken by fsa staff but overseen by an independent representative. it will be done in partnership and seek the co-operation and involvement of other public health organisations, individuals, other government departments, professional bodies and consumers across the uk,” explained the fsa chair. the agency board to scheduled to consider the progress of the review and any proposals for action at its july 2011 meeting.
Source :foodqualitynews.com
Date :
27
January
2011
Category :
Rest
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worried about where your food comes from and whether it’s safe to eat? well, if you take a big ‘bite’ of the agency’s quarterly magazine we hope you’ll find some reassurance about how much is being done to safeguard your food from the time it enters the uk until it is on your dinner plates. the latest issue of bite will take you on a step-by-step journey through the food chain, highlighting the food safety checks carried out by staff at port health authorities, by food manufacturers supplying shops throughout the uk and by the retailers on our high streets.
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lord jeff rooker, the chair of the food standards agency, has announced four new appointments to the advisory committee on the microbiological safety of food (acmsf). the acmsf provides the agency with independent advice on the microbiological safety of food.
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the food standards agency has published its report of a recent focused audit on the food law enforcement services of blaenau gwent county borough council. you can find this report at the link below. blaenau gwent was one of three local authorities in wales selected for the first part of the focused audit programme, and this audit was undertaken in december 2010.
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