FAO ToT Course on GMP & HACCP

Opening Session

Welcome address General introduction Objectives Introducing ourselves

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Introduction

Strengthening Food Safety Systems in new and candidate Member States of the European Union; Part of TCP/RER/3002 SEE regional project; Under the general supervision of the Office of the Regional Representative for Europe (REUD) and the technical supervision of the Chief of the Food Quality and Standards Service (ESNS), and in close cooperation with the Subregional Office for Central and Eastern Europe (SEUR),the Development Law Service (LEGN), and the BIH Ministry of Foreign Trade & Economic Relations; Facilitated by Richard Merx, PT Merkadi Management Consulting
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EU & Food Safety in Historical perspective

1951 - the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) Six members: Belgium, West Germany, Luxembourg, France, Italy and the Netherlands. The "High Authority:

Independent supranational body Decides about the coal and steel industry in these countries

ECSC was success and within a few years same countries decided to go further and integrate other sectors of their economies
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European Economic Community

1957 - Treaties of Rome, creating the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) and the European Economic Community (EEC). The member states set about removing trade barriers between them and forming a "common market". 1967 - the institutions of the three European communities were merged.

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Objectives of the EEC

Article 2 (ex Article 2):
The Community shall have as its task, by establishing a common market and an economic and monetary union and by implementing common policies or activities referred to in Articles 3 and 4, to promote throughout the Community:

a harmonious, balanced and sustainable development of economic activities a high level of employment and of social protection equality between men and women, sustainable and non-inflationary growth a high degree of competitiveness and convergence of economic performance a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment the raising of the standard of living and quality of life economic and social cohesion and solidarity among Member States.
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Treaty of Rome
Article 3 (ex Article 3)
For the purposes set out in Article 2, the activities of the Community shall include, as provided in this Treaty and in accordance with the timetable set out therein:

the prohibition, as between Member States, of customs duties and quantitative restrictions on the import and export of goods, and of all other measures having equivalent effect an internal market characterised by the abolition, as between Member States, of obstacles to the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital the approximation of the laws of Member States to the extent required for the functioning of the common market a contribution to the attainment of a high level of health protection a contribution to the strengthening of consumer protection.
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Enlargement of EU

1973: Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom 1981: Greece 1986: Spain and Portugal 1995: Austria, Finland and Sweden 2004: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia 2008: Bulgaria, Romania, Candidate countries: Turkey, Croatia and Macedonia Future perspective: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Moldova, Servia, Montenegro, Kosovo
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Enlargement coinciding with integration

1962 - EEC Directive on control food colourings; additives followed in 1964 1969 Programme for the Elimination of the Technical Obstacles to Trade:

Aimed to remove substantial trade barriers caused by differences in legislation 43 areas for harmonising legislation including butter, pasta, ice-cream, soft drinks, beer, cheese, etc.

It failed: Countries were in practice unwilling to abandon their national food standards Programme was suspended in 1976 with only a few standards having been agreed
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Cassis de Dijon
Quantitative

restrictions (tariff barriers, quotas, etc) were already eliminated soon after the formation of the EEC;

Cassis

de Dijon judgement, the European Court stated that member states could not refuse entry to products;
recognition' if a product is safe for sale in one country, it should also be available in other countries; the programme to create the internal market was formally adopted and led to the adoption of new foodstuffs controls.
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Mutual

1983

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Regulation EC/178/2002 General Food Law

General principles

Risk analysis Precautionary principle Protection of consumers interests

Principles of transparency

Public consultation and information

General obligations of food trade

Food and feed imported and exported International standards

General requirements of food law

Food safety requirements Responsibilities Traceability

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Objectives consultant

Train the participants on Food Hygiene, GMP and HACCP principles and techniques based on international standards and guidelines; Elaborate and use selected working group exercises during the training course; Elaborate and use specific issues related to Food Hygiene, GMP/HACCP that are particularly relevant to food control and food industry in the recipient countries; Check if all necessary arrangements for conducting the training course have been made; Support good team work among the trainees; Prepare a mission report of activities carried out and recommendations.
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Course programme

Day 1 Monday 7 May 2007

Opening & acquaintance Application of food safety systems in Romania Principles of food hygiene and PRP Principles of HACCP Principles of Auditing Principles of Traceability Case study on HACCP Case study on HACCP (continued) On-site visits to selected food processing industries Development of HACCP plans
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Day 2 Tuesday 8 May 2007

Day 3 Wednesday 9 May 2007

Day 4 Thursday 10 May 2007

Day 5 Friday Saturday 11 May 2007

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Course programme

Day 6 Saturday Monday 12 May 2007

Development of HACCP plans (continued) Free day Return on-site visits to selected food processing industries Finalization of HACCP plans Preparation presentations Presentations of the HACCP plans (group 1+2) Presentations of the HACCP plans (group 3+4) Course evaluation Closing and presenting certificates
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Day 7 Sunday 13 May 2007

Day 8 Monday 14 May 2007

Day 9 Tuesday 15 May 2007

Day 10 Wednesday 16 May 2007

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Acquaintance

Name: Organisation: Position: Training needs

Expectations:

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Acquaintance
Richard Merx (1946)

MBA for the Food Industry & Agribusiness, Wageningen University, NL (2000)
BSc in Food Technology, Den Bosch University of Professional Education (1973)
Worked in projects in 50 countries in Africa (12), Asia (4), L-America (5), Middle-East (2), W-Europe (11) & E-Europe (Albania, Belarus, BiH, Bulgaria, Czech Rep, Croatia, DDR, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine) and USA

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Acquaintance

2005 to date: Director PT Merkadi Management Consulting, Bali, IND 1991 2004: Programme Coordinator Food Industry & Agribusiness, WI, Wageningen University & Research, NL 1991 2004: Consultant in food fortification for (UN & MI) 1989 1991: Project Leader/Postharvest Technologist, Agricultural Research Institute, Malang, IND 1980 1988: Project Leader/Food technologist, Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Amsterdam, NL 1976 1977: Production Manager, de Jager Fish Preserves, The Hague, NL 1973 1976 & 1978 1979: Poultry Technologist, Stork PMT (poultry machinery technology), Boxmeer, NL
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We wish you a fruitful and pleasant course

What is said, is not necessarily heard What is heard, is not necessarily understood What is understood, is not necessarily accepted What is accepted, is not necessarily applied What is applied, is not necessarily maintained What is maintained, is not necessarily appreciated
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