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- Title
30 Years of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed.
- Authors
Bánáti, Diána; Klaus, Barbara
- Abstract
In 2009, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (in short: RASFF) celebrated 30 years of existence within the European Union. This European Alert Network has evolved to one of the most important safety tools in the Food and Feed sector and it is therefore often presented as one of the great success stories of the EU's integrated approach to food safety. Having the significance of this mechanism in mind, in order to ensure a high level of Health Protection, this Article provides an overview of the legal basis of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed and shows how this System functions in the practice; it also traces the history of this System from its beginnings and gives a vision how it may develop over the coming years. Moreover, is demonstrated that in the melamine poisoning case, where a plastic substance had been added to milk and milk powder by a Chinese producer in order to imitate a higher protein level, the European Rapid Alert System had proven how efficient it was; just as the safety measures that have been undertaken in this case, it started with a news flash from the RASFF. Hence, a case study on melamine contaminated foods has been incorporated into the present Article.
- Subjects
EUROPEAN Union; FOOD safety; FOOD handling safety measures; CASE studies; MELAMINE
- Publication
European Food & Feed Law Review, 2010, Vol 5, Issue 1, p10
- ISSN
1862-2720
- Publication type
Article