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The Agency contributed significantly as a scientific evaluator to the development of this regulatory reform and is heavily involved in its implementation. She intervenes at several levels on this issue.
The evolution of national regulations
The entry into force of the Hygiene Package has led to a revision of French regulations. The Agency was notably responsible for evaluating national provisions complementary to or derogating from those of the hygiene package regulations (e.g. traditional products). The Agency is also involved in the development of health inspection in slaughterhouses.
Guides to good hygiene practices
The use of guides to good hygiene practices (GBPH) is strongly encouraged by the regulations of the Hygiene Package. A guide to good hygiene practices and the application of HACCP principles (GBPH) is a reference document designed by a professional branch for professionals in its sector. The guides aim to help professionals master food safety and comply with their regulatory obligations.
The Agency is involved in the validation process at the national level through the scientific evaluation of the guides. In particular, it evaluates the relevance of the analysis of biological, physical and chemical dangers proposed by professionals. In order to help professionals in the drafting of guides, the Agency produces a certain number of documents including description sheets of biological hazards transmissible through food and tool sheets to help in the drafting of guides to good professional practices. .
ANSES laboratories also play an important role thanks to the research work and scientific support provided to the administration for the validation of industrial processes. For example, the Maisons-Alfort Food Safety Laboratory provided scientific and technical support on defrosting protocols or food storage temperatures which might ultimately be integrated into the guides.
Microbiological criteria
Regulation (EC) No. 2073/2005 is an implementing text for the “Hygiene Package”. It distinguishes between safety criteria which indicate “the acceptability of a product or batch of foodstuffs, applicable to products placed on the market” and process hygiene criteria which indicate “acceptability of the operation of a manufacturing process. Failure to comply with a process hygiene criterion results in corrective actions intended to maintain process hygiene.
In 2005, the Agency became interested in security criteria. In 2006, the Agency began its expertise on microbial flora that can be used as process hygiene indicators. This work resulted in the publication of two opinions:
The Agency subsequently took action within the framework of the Committee of specialized experts “Microbiology” to draft recommendations for the development of microbiological process hygiene criteria. This 3th expertise product presents the principles and methodology for establishing process hygiene indicator criteria and aims to help operators in the selection and use of these criteria.
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