Principles of food control

History of food control

• Food control is an old issue
• Holy Quran & Sonah talk us about food
control
 Definition of food control
• Is a system or a group of systems through
which we get food quality so as we protect
food consumers
 Reasons of food control
• Spread of diseases
• Food quality
• Bad habits in food hygiene
• Raise awareness
• Development of food safety
• By the new century & development in food
safety it realize that to get a complete and
effectiveness of food control we need 4
services or factors so as to protect food
consumers:
 Food analysis
• Food control does not do without a
complete food analysis
• Food analysis are important to confirm
food safety & quality
• It is necessary to take a correct dictions in
violation (expiry of food, food
ingridients,..etc )
 Laboratory equipments
• Chemicals, glass ware, instruments
• library, references,
• Manuals
• Buildings needs
 Responsibility of food lab
• Analysis of exported & national food
• Analysis of drinking water
• Test food ingredients
• Analysis of food & water according to a
planed programme made by food
inspector
• Studies & researches in food safety
• Training
 Food inspection
• Food inspector plays a vital role in food
control
• His a contributor between consumer &
food producers or manufacturers
• Food inspector must be aware of all
concepts in food science ()
• Have a knowledge in chemical & microbial
contamination
• Know regulations in food trade
• Talk in a polite way with all food dealers
• Must know his not a policeman
• Full training to detect all food
• Have equipments for simple field analysis
• Be able to inspect all food premises
• Be able to advise food handlers
• To confirm offences & how show an
evidences in court
• Must have a complete manuals & trianing
• Numbers of inspectors must be according
to ()
• Available of transportation & samples
equipments
Food law
• Food law is a part of food control
• Development in food manufacturing
• The presence of chemical pollutants and
their residuals effects
• Bad practices()
• Radiological problems
• Consumer awareness
• The result of these problems is the
presence of a separate part of law
concerning food
 Need of food law
• To ensure healthy food
• Develop of world trade
• Need of law mainly in developing countries
 Must be able to
• Protect human health
• Decrease amount of food wastes
• Limiting the non-nutrient imported food
 Food law divided into:
• The act: it give the general principles of
control ()
• The regulations: adapted to meet the
frequent changes ()
 General aspects
• Food law must be written in a simple way
• Complete regulations for all types of food
• Cover food exportation
• Regulations about consumer rights
• Determination conditions of food
production
• Licences for food premises & food
handlers
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