Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 44 views

    RASFF - Food and Feed Safety Alerts

    Uploaded by

    tv
    The RASFF (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) was created in 1979 and enables the efficient sharing of information between EU countries about risks detected in the food chain. It allows for urgent notifications and coordinated responses to protect consumers. Through RASFF, many food safety risks have been prevented from harming EU citizens. The system provides transparent access to notification information for authorities, businesses and consumers while balancing openness and economic impacts.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    RASFF - Food and Feed Safety Alerts

    Uploaded by

    tv
    44 views3 pages
    The RASFF (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) was created in 1979 and enables the efficient sharing of information between EU countries about risks detected in the food chain. It allows for urgent notifications and coordinated responses to protect consumers. Through RASFF, many food safety risks have been prevented from harming EU citizens. The system provides transparent access to notification information for authorities, businesses and consumers while balancing openness and economic impacts.

    Original Title

    RASFF - food and feed safety alerts

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    The RASFF (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) was created in 1979 and enables the efficient sharing of information between EU countries about risks detected in the food chain. It allows for urgent notifications and coordinated responses to protect consumers. Through RASFF, many food safety risks have been prevented from harming EU citizens. The system provides transparent access to notification information for authorities, businesses and consumers while balancing openness and economic impacts.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    44 views3 pages

    RASFF - Food and Feed Safety Alerts

    Uploaded by

    tv
    The RASFF (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) was created in 1979 and enables the efficient sharing of information between EU countries about risks detected in the food chain. It allows for urgent notifications and coordinated responses to protect consumers. Through RASFF, many food safety risks have been prevented from harming EU citizens. The system provides transparent access to notification information for authorities, businesses and consumers while balancing openness and economic impacts.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 3

    30/10/2022, 17:28 RASFF - food and feed safety alerts

    Food Safety

    RASFF - food and feed safety alerts

    About RASFF
    The EU has one of the highest food safety standards in the world – largely thanks to the solid set of EU
    legislation in place, which ensures that food is safe for consumers. A key tool to ensure the flow of
    information to enabling swift reaction when risks to public health are detected in the food chain is RASFF –
    the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed.

    Created in 1979, RASFF enables information to be shared efficiently between its members (EU Member
    State national food safety authorities, Commission, EFSA, ESA, Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland and
    Switzerland) and provides a round-the-clock service to ensure that urgent notifications are sent, received and
    responded to collectively and efficiently. Thanks to RASFF, many food safety risks had been averted before
    they could have been harmful to European consumers.

    Vital information exchanged through RASFF can lead to products being recalled from the market. A robust
    system, which has matured over the years, RASFF continues to show its value to ensure food safety in the
    EU and beyond.

    New publication: ACN Annual Report 2021 (/document/download/e8b14245-1f30-4f2b-bf5c-


    5e70e525e753_en?filename=acn_annual-report_2021-final.pdf) EN •••

    RASFF portal
    The RASFF portal features an interactive searchable online database. It gives public access to summary
    information about the most recently transmitted RASFF notifications as well as the ability to search for
    information on any notification issued in the past. Access the RASFF portal

    RASFF consumers' portal


    The RASFF consumers' portal has been available for consumers to use since June 2014. The portal
    provides the latest information on food recalls and public health warnings in all EU countries. Access the
    RASFF Consumers' Portal
    https://food.ec.europa.eu/safety/rasff-food-and-feed-safety-alerts_en 1/3
    30/10/2022, 17:28 RASFF - food and feed safety alerts

    The European Commission created the RASFF database to keep its information as transparent as possible to
    the consumers, business operators and authorities around the world. In doing so, however, it needs to strike a
    balance between openness and protection of information that could lead to disproportionate economic
    damage.

    Related links
    Information note on EU measures concerning the illegal use of fipronil on some poultry farms (10
    August 2017) EN •••
    Access the RASFF portal
    Access the RASFF Consumers' Portal
    RASFF video presentation
    RASFF annual reports and infographics EN •••
    Country fact sheets EN •••
    Q&A Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed EN •••
    History of RASFF as a timeline EN •••
    How does RASFF work EN •••
    RASFF Portal user manual
    Regulation (EC) No 178/2002

    Further information

    Country fact sheets (/safety/rasff-food-and-feed-safety-


    alerts/country-fact-sheets_en)
    The country fact sheets available for RASFF member countries give a picture of their activity in the
    RASFF.

    Ethylene oxide incident / food additive (/safety/rasff-food-and-


    feed-safety-alerts/ethylene-oxide-incident-food-additive_en)
    In 2021 food and feed crisis coordinators meetings took place regarding the presence of ethylene
    oxide above the limit of quantification in locust bean gum (food additive E410).

    Ethylene oxide incident / sesame seeds (/safety/rasff-food-and-


    feed-safety-alerts/ethylene-oxide-incident-sesame-seeds_en)
    In 2020, a food and feed crisis coordinators meeting took place regarding the detection of ethylene
    oxide residues in sesame seeds from India.

    How does RASFF work (/safety/rasff-food-and-feed-safety-


    alerts/how-does-rasff-work_en)

    How are notifications made (/safety/rasff-food-and-feed-safety-alerts/how-does-rasff-


    work/how-are-notifications-made_en)
    Types of RASFF notifications (/safety/rasff-food-and-feed-safety-alerts/how-does-
    rasff-work/types-rasff-notifications_en)

    Implementing regulation and guidance (/safety/rasff-food-and-


    feed-safety-alerts/implementing-regulation-and-guidance_en)
    Commission Regulation (EU) No. 16/2011 lays down the implementing measures for the Rapid Alert
    System for Food and Feed. It stipulates the duties of the RASFF network members and defines the
    different types of notifications.
    https://food.ec.europa.eu/safety/rasff-food-and-feed-safety-alerts_en 2/3
    30/10/2022, 17:28 RASFF - food and feed safety alerts

    Members of RASFF network (/safety/rasff-food-and-feed-safety-


    alerts/members-rasff-network_en)
    Contact points in the Commission, EFSA, EFTA surveillance authority and at national level in
    member countries.

    RASFF consumers' portal (/safety/rasff-food-and-feed-safety-


    alerts/rasff-consumers-portal_en)
    The RASFF consumers' portal is a consumer-friendly internet tool providing latest information on
    food recall notices.

    RASFF portal (/safety/rasff-food-and-feed-safety-alerts/rasff-


    portal_en)
    Notifications shown in the RASFF portal are so-called "original notifications". Find out what they
    mean.

    Reports and publications (/safety/rasff-food-and-feed-safety-


    alerts/reports-and-publications_en)
    A gallery of our publications.

    https://food.ec.europa.eu/safety/rasff-food-and-feed-safety-alerts_en 3/3

    You might also like