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WHO, Almaty 2002 Slovak Republic experience on food law development
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Terezia Sinkova
The Slovak Republic Experience on Food Law Development
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Composition of the previous food legislation
State standards Departmental standards Plant standards Technical-economical standards Other internal prescriptions of plants Obligatory intimation of the Ministry of
Health Law on State Agriculture and Food
Inspection Decisions of the Ministry of Health Decisiosn of the Ministry of Agriculture
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Character of the previous food legislation
Lack of transparency /many duplications/ general rules for all food plants complex general requirements on
food safety clear rules for food
inspection/independency responsibility for food safety
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Procedure of modern food legislation development
Decision Draft document Verification Juristic adjustment Comments Final adjustment Final approval Publication
SFCC Scientists/contract WGs Lawyers/contract SFCC Ministry Agric. Government Digest of legislative
provisions
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Contents of the Food Act1st Part
Basic terms/Definitions: food, safe food, nutrition value, food additives, dietary supplements,.../
Defining the executive provisions – Food Codex of the Slovak Republic
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Contents of the Food Act 2nd Part General requirements on food
handling to ensure food safety Obligations of food producers
/registration of all produced and imported foods, documentation on disinfection, disinsection etc., education of personnel,.../
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Contents of the Food Act 3rd Part Obligations and restrictions at
production of cosmetics and tobacco products
/Omited since 2002/
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Contents of the Food Act 4th PartFood inspection What is food inspection What should be inspected /meeting the Food
Codex requirements = hygienic rules, food handling, GMP, food labelling, production areas, dissinfection means, methods of preservation,.../
How should be inspected /reviewing of documents related to food production, sampling and analyses of food products, results of internal control system,.../
Other provisions /how to behave at inspection/
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Contents of the Food Act 5th Part
Food inspection organisation Food inspection authorities Responsibilities Qualification requirements Competencies related to sampling
and control analyses /accreditation is an inevitable provision/
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Contents of the Food Act 6th Part
Penalties What should be penalized
/individual offends upon the Food Act and Food Codex are listed/
How /time limit, degree of penalty in individual cases/
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Contents of the Food Act 7th Part
Transient and closing provisions Time exceptions Which previous acts, rules,
provisions etc. are abrogated
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Food Codex
Horizontal part
Relates to all food products and procedures
Vertical part
Individual chapters relate to individual groups of food products
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Food Codex/Horizontal part
II/1 – DefinitionsI/2 – General requirements for
testing the food products
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Food Codex/Horizontal part
II/1 – General hygienic requirementsII/2 – Food labellingII/3 – Food additives and
contaminants II/4 – Microbiological requirementsII/5 – Materials coming in contact
with foodstuffs
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Food Codex/Horizontal part
II/6 – Irradiated foodstuffsII/7 – Nutrition and foods for special
dietary usesII/8 – GMP rules /incl. HACCP/II/9 - Sampling
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Food Codex/Vertical part
III/1 – MeatIII/2 – VenisonsIII/3 – Poultry and rabbit meatIII/4 – Fish meat and fish productsIII/5 – Meat productsIII/6 – Milk and milk productsIII/7 – Ice creams
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Food Codex/Vertical part
III/8 – Eggs, egg products and mayonnaiseIII/9 – Honey and honey productsIII/10 – Edible fats and oilsIII/11 – Oil seeds and nutsIII/12 – Pulses and productsIII/13 – CerealsIII/14 – Confectionery products
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Food Codex/Vertical part
III/15 – Edible potatoesIII/16 – Starch for food productionIII/17 – SweetenersIII/18 – CandiesIII/19 – Fresh fruits and vegetablesIII/20 – Processed fruits and vegetablesIII/21 – Edible mushrooms and their
products
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Food Codex/Vertical part
III/22 – Yeast and dried brewery barmIII/23 – Edible saltsIII/24 – Condiments, coffee, tea,
cocoa, mustardIII/25 – Soft drinksIII/26 – Dehydrated preparationsIII/27 – Sterilized dishes
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Food Codex/Vertical part
III/28 – CosmeticsIII/29 – Tobacco productsIII/30 – Spirits
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Other related acts and provisionsrefered in Food Act and Food Codex
environment drinking water consumer protection advertising health protection technical requirements on products legitimate measuring units metrology control chemical preparations etc.
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Conclusions
To guarantee health protection of consumers food legislation should be scientifically based complex and transparent equivalent to legislation of
exporting/importing countries watched in the course of events and
improved in the light of new scientific knowledge