Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed Training Workshop: Food recall and traceability - Application in National food safety control 15 -17 February 2013, Chiang Mai , Thailand “The EU Rapid Alert for Food and Feed (RASFF)” Patrick Deboyser Advisor - Health & Consumers DG, European Commission Professor - European College of Parma
Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed Key facts The EU Rapid Alert System for Food (RASF) was created in the EU in 1979. It is essentially a network to circulate rapidly, amongst food safety regulators, information about food-borne risks. Over the years, the RASF has proved its usefulness in disseminating key information and mitigating the impact of food safety crisis. In 2002, the RASF was: enshrined in legislation (Regulation 178/2002) 2 extended to the feed sector, and became: the RASFF.
Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed Objective To provide a rapid exchange of information among European countries and the European Commission about direct or indirect risks detected in relation to food or feed To provide an overview of hazards and risks related to food and feed on the EU market, at a given time or ovedr a certain period: By product category By hazard category By country of origin 3
Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed Structure Clearly identified national contact points (NCPs) Organized way of information exchange by means of template (now: online information system) In case of an urgent notification outside of office hours all members have out-of-hours arrangements (24/7) 4
Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed Trigers Usually triggered by a: A control on the EU market A control at the EU border In a minority of the cases: Consumer complaint Food poisoning Third country EU or third country Media 5
Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed Famous past cases Antifreeze and methanol in wine in Italy - 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident - 1986 BSE: “mad cow disease” - 1997 Dioxins in feed and meat in Belgium - 1999 Illegal use of dyes in spices - 2004 Melamine in feed and in food - 2008 Dioxins in pork from Ireland – 2008 Escherichia coli in fenugreek sprouts from Egypt – 2011 Methanol in spirits from Czech Republic - 2012 6
Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed Exchanges of info with third countries If the product originates from or is distributed to a third country, the third country is informed without undue delay. Notifications are sent to a single designated contact point in the third country for attention or for follow-up based on the seriousness of the risk. RASFF Window for third countries (presently: 90) Information published within 24 hours Restricted access provided to a single contact point responsible for further coordination of information in its country Engaged towards observing confidentiality and providing feedback on actions taken 7
Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed RASFF portal database Through the Portal anyone can search RASFF notifications based on a set of parameters. Information given on notification, product type, hazards found, measures taken, country of origin and distribution of the product. In a second phase it may link through to public recalls. 8
Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed RASFF portal database 9
Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed iRASFF In June 2011 the first six countries were ready and trained to implement the new online RASFF application baptised ‘iRASFF’. In contrast with the RASFF, which is e-mail based, in the iRASFF, member countries enter the notification directly online in iRASFF. More specifically regarding follow-up, the system provides very new possibilities. 10
Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed iRASFF notification screen 11
Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed Contact point in each Member Country Austria Greece Poland Iceland Belgium Hungary Portugal Norway Cyprus Ireland Slovakia Liechstenstein Czech Republic Italy Slovenia (Switzerland) Denmark Latvia Sweden Estonia Lithuania Spain Finland Luxembourg United Kingdom France Malta Bulgaria Germany Netherlands Rumania European Food Safety Authority European Commission 12
Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed 13
Market Control Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed MEMBER COUNTRY NOTIFICATION Media Border Control Third country / Media RASFF Business / Consumer ASSESSMENT ANNUAL WEB PORTAL REPORT RASFF FEEDBACK FEEDBACK FROM TRANSMISSION FROM THIRD COUNTRY MEMBER COUNTRIES CONCERNED MEMBER THIRD COUNTRY CONCERNED COUNTRIES 14
Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed WEB PORTAL https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/ ANNUAL REPORT 15
RASFF database Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed 16
Notifications by: Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed type control (2009) 17
Notifications on: Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed Salmonella by category of food (2009) 18
Notifications on: Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed veterinary drug residues by category of food (2009) 19
Notifications by: Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed - hazard category - classification - notification basis (2011) 20
Notifications by: Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed - product category - classification (2011-2008) 21
Notifications by: Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed composition of food (2011) 22
Notifications on: Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed heavy metals (2011) 23
Pathogenic micro-organisms in food and feed Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed 24
Notifications on: Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed mycotoxins (2002-2011) 25
Notifications on: Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed aflatoxins by product category (2011) 26
Notifications Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed by country (2011) 27
Notifications by: Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed World region of origin (2000-2011) 28
Notifications by: Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed country (top 25) (2009-2011) 29
Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed Exchanges of info with third countries If the product originates from or is distributed to a third country, the third country is informed without undue delay. Notifications are sent to a single designated contact point in the third country for attention or for follow-up based on the seriousness of the risk. RASFF Window for third countries (presently: 90) Information published within 24 hours Restricted access provided to a single contact point responsible for further coordination of information in its country Engaged towards observing confidentiality and providing feedback on actions taken 30
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Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed Thank you!
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