Food safety

In this section we will collect over time additional material that might be of interest to you. Please contact us if you have material you would like to provide us with. Happy reading!

 
 
 

FURTHER READING

Presentations

  • Emergency preparedness test in Norwegian fish distribution chains (2005) Download
  • Simulated recalls of fish products in five Nordic countries (2008) Download
  • Traceability drivers in the fish supply chain (2002) Download

Legislation

If you want to read more about the regulations regarding traceability that exist currently you might want to take a look at the following sources,

  • EU. EC General Food Law Regulation 178/2002. European Community ed. 178/2002, 2002.
  • EU. EC General Food Law Regulation 178/2002 : Guidance Notes on the Food Safety Act 1990 (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and the General Food Regulations 2004. European Community ed. 178/2002, 2004.
  • Sørensen, Carl-Fredrik, Bjørnson, Finn Olav and Forås, Eskil. Practical and technological challenges for introduction of electronic traceability systems related to IUU, SINTEF Fisheries and aquaculture, Trondheim, 2008. [Download]

What other public authority initiatives exist around the world?

Around the world many public authorities are taking stance on traceability. In some countries they have attempted traceability across all food sectors and in other the aims are to cover individual sectors which are particularly important for export, the beef industry for example.

A good place to read some more about traceability initiatives from many different perspective is the book 'Food Traceability Around the World' edited by I.G. Smith and A Furness.

We have included a list of links with a short description regarding the web pages. Many countries are beginning or improving cross sector traceability initiatives and there are still many differences, including how much is legally enforced and how much is voluntary, what type of identifications are used and how much is kept internally and how much is made available to public authorities. If you want to read more about these in detail you can follow some of the links below

  • In Norway there is a national initiative to implement electronic traceability throughout all food supply chains by 2010. You can read more about this at eSporing
  • In Canada they have also attempted to implement a cross sector traceability system, more information can be found at, [1]

In many countries cattle and other live stock have been the primary focus of identification systems for the public authorities this is due to the emphasis on food safety rather than competitive advantage. Some examples and information regarding this come from the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia and the USA.

  • United Kingdom [2]
  • Australia [5]