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In the EU there are no allowable limits for foreign bodies in food products. In the USA there are and when those limits found to have been exceed then action is taken. Which do you think is the safest policy?
Do you think there is no foreign body contamination in your EU food?
UK legislation, commencing with the Food Safety Act 1990 and continuing through the General Food Regulations 2004, introduced and maintain the concept of ‘due diligence’ which allows a manufacturer or seller to claim that, whilst the foreign body is present in the product, they have done as much as is ‘reasonably practicable’ to prevent the contamination. European legislation requires that food complies with various hygiene regulations specifying that food must be safe. All potential hazards must be eliminated or reduced to an acceptable level. In the US, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Regulations on Adulteration involving Hard or Sharp Foreign Objects legislates in this area. The FDA considers that a product is adulterated if it contains a sharp or hard foreign object that measures 7 – 25 mm in length, is ready to eat or requires minimal preparation that would not eliminate or neutralise the hazard prior to consumption. Failure to protect product may lead to prosecution by the regulatory authorities.
EU legislation: 178/2002: laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and procedures in matters of food safety 852/2004 (and associated regulations): on the hygiene of foodstuffs
UK legislation, commencing with the Food Safety Act 1990 and continuing through the General Food Regulations 2004, introduced and maintain the concept of ‘due diligence’ which allows a manufacturer or seller to claim that, whilst the foreign body is present in the product, they have done as much as is ‘reasonably practicable’ to prevent the contamination. European legislation requires that food complies with various hygiene regulations specifying that food must be safe. All potential hazards must be eliminated or reduced to an acceptable level. In the US, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Regulations on Adulteration involving Hard or Sharp Foreign Objects legislates in this area. The FDA considers that a product is adulterated if it contains a sharp or hard foreign object that measures 7 – 25 mm in length, is ready to eat or requires minimal preparation that would not eliminate or neutralise the hazard prior to consumption. Failure to protect product may lead to prosecution by the regulatory authorities.
EU legislation: 178/2002: laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and procedures in matters of food safety 852/2004 (and associated regulations): on the hygiene of foodstuffs
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