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Level of implementation of new meat inspection systems in 26 European countries (2020)

Art

Vortrag

Autoren

Antunovic, Boris

Blagojevic, Bojan

Vågsholm, Ivar

Georgiev, Milen

Meemken, Diana (WE 8)

Alvseike, Ole

Johler, Sophia

Vieira-Pinto, Madalena

Guldimann, Claudia

Alban, Lis

Kongress

RIBMINS Conference + MC Meeting : risk-based meat inspection and integrated meat safety assurance

online, 15. – 16.10.2020

Quelle

RIBMINS Scientific Conference of COST Action 18105 "Risk-based meat inspection and integrated meat safety assurance" : 15-16 October 2020 - online : book of abstracts — Sophia Johler, Lis Alban & Bojan Blagojevic (Hrsg.)

— S. 13

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

URL (Volltext): https://ribmins.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/RIBMINS-Conference-2020-Book-of-Abstracts.pdf

Kontakt

Institut für Lebensmittelsicherheit und -hygiene

Königsweg 69
14163 Berlin
+49 30 838 62551 / 52790
lebensmittelhygiene@vetmed.fu-berlin.de / fleischhygiene@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

Meat inspection in the European Union (EU) is currently undergoing modernisation to reflect the improvement of livestock health and the advancement of science in microbiology and meat safety. The switch follows EFSA’s recommendations and the resulting changes in the EU legislation adopted between 2014 and 2019. The switch partially replaces the traditional meat inspection with elements of meat safety assurance. However, the practical implementation of the new system is a complex process that involves fine tuning, feasibility and impact testing followed by development of individual guidelines by the EU Member
States and other countries following the updated EU legislation. A comprehensive survey using an in-depth questionnaire was conducted in May-June 2020. Relevant stakeholders in 19 EU member countries and 7 other European countries addressed questions related to the status for the modernisation of meat inspection. The results reveal the European-wide state-of-the-art and challenges for the implementation. The results show substantial variation in status between countries and that the transition process is still ongoing in the different sectors. Indoor raised pigs were identified as the animal population for which the new inspection system appears to be most comprehensively implemented. The level of stakeholders’ (central competent authorities, meat inspectors and food business operators) personal confidence with the new meat inspection system varies substantially between the countries. Depending on the country, the new system was reported to require more, the same, or less workload related to inspection of the individual animal compared to the traditional system. However, only few of the surveyed countries had evaluated the efficiency of the new meat inspection system. Trade agreements, inadequate food chain information system, resistance from meat inspectors and costs of implementation constituted the main barriers to implementation of the new meat inspection system. The survey presents a SWOT analysis of the new and the traditional inspection systems, as well as reported challenges related to the current COVID-19 pandemic. The presentation will, furthermore, discuss the limitations of the data and the implications of the findings.