Global harmonisation of food safety regulations – Putting science first

Author(s): 
Lucien Joppen
Journal: 
Food Engineering and Ingredients, December 2005, pages 22 and 26

Food safety has evolved from a non-competitive to a competitive issue. All too often, countries use food safety as a protectionist tool, with science as a "dependable" sidekick...

Global harmonization of food regulations and legislation - the Global Harmonization Initiative

Author(s): 
Huub Lelieveld and Larry Keener
Journal: 
EHEDG Yearbook 2007 – Trends in Food Science & Technology 18, No. S1, pages 15-19

It is generally assumed around the world that food is safe. Food must be safe, for its intended use for human consumption...

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Harmonisation: a green light for food safety?

Author(s): 
Julie Larson Bricher
Journal: 
International Food Ingredients No. 5, 2005, pages 107-109

The road to healthy food for all can be built on scientific consensus, says a new global working group...

Progress with the global harmonization initiative

Author(s): 
Huub Lelieveld
Journal: 
Trends in Food Science & Technology 20 (2009) S82-S84

The need for global harmonization of food safety regulations is growing with every new food safety incident.

Reconciling food law to competitiveness - Report on the regulatory environment of the European food and dairy sector

Author(s): 
Bernd van der Meulen

From a food sector competitiveness point of view several major shortcomings in EU food legislation present themselves.

Remove the difference

Author(s): 
Huub Lelieveld
Journal: 
Food Engineering and Ingredients, September 2004, page 51

Food scares need not lead to regulations that require the destruction of perfectly safe food....

The Global Harmonization Initiative

Author(s): 
Huub Lelieveld
Journal: 
IFT International Division Newsletter Issue 77, January 2006, page 6

Global harmonization of regulations is a wish, high on the agenda of many organizations, industries and regulators...

WHO presentation during the IUFoST Congress in Shanghai, 20 October 2008

Author(s): 
Jørgen Schlundt

Courtesy of WHO. The presentation does not imply any specific WHO policy direction in these areas.
http://www.who.int/foodsafety

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