ANALYSIS OF RASFF NOTIFICATIONS: 2021 FOOD AND FOOD CONTACT MATERIAL DATA REVIEW

Abstract

Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) is a system that provides rapid information exchange to ascertain food safety. The aim of the current study is to prepare a detailed report of food and food contact material notifications of the year 2021 in RASFF portal. The related data in the internet tool were extracted and analyzed for subject, notification basis, notification type, products, notifying country, risk level, distribution status and measures taken. A total of 4438 notifications were identified and the most frequent hazard was pesticides. Alert, border rejection, information notification for attention, information notification for follow-up and news notification classes contained 1455, 1433, 972, 564 and 13 notices, respectively. The most frequently notifying country was Germany, followed by Spain. The mostly notified product category was fruits and vegetables and the majority of the cases had serious risk degree.

Keywords

• Food safety
• Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF)
• RASFF notifications
• pesticide

RASFF BİLDİRİMLERİNİN ANALİZİ: 2021 YILI GIDA VE GIDA İLE TEMAS EDEN MADDE VERİLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

Gıda ve Yem için Hızlı Alarm Sistemi (RASFF), gıda güvenliğinin tespiti için hızlı bilgi alışverişi sağlayan bir sistemdir. Mevcut çalışmanın amacı, RASFF portalında yer alan 2021 yılı gıda ve gıda ile temas eden madde kaynaklı bildirimlerin ayrıntılı bir raporunun hazırlanmasıdır. İnternet ortamındaki ilgili veriler konu, bildirim kaynağı, bildirim türü, ürün kategorisi, bildirimde bulunan ülke, risk derecesi, dağıtım bilgileri ve uygulanan yaptırımlar açısından sınıflandırılarak analiz edilmiştir. Toplam 4438 bildirim tespit edilmiştir ve ürünlerde en sık görülen tehlike pestisitler olmuştur. Alarm, sınır iadesi, dikkat gerektiren bilgi, takip gerektiren bilgi ve haber bildirim türleri sırasıyla 1455, 1433, 972, 564 ve 13 bildirimden oluşmaktadır. En sık bildirimde bulunan ülke Almanya olurken, onu İspanya izlemiştir. Hakkında en çok bildirimde bulunulan ürün kategorisi meyve ve sebzeler olmuştur ve bildirimlerin büyük bir bölümü ciddi risk derecesine sahiptir.

Keywords

• Gıda güvenliği
• Gıda ve Yem için Hızlı Alarm Sistemi (RASFF)
• pestisit
• RASFF bildirimleri

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