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EU reviews dairy safety controls in Poland and Netherlands

Dairy
Netherlands
Poland
Publicado 20 de jul. de 2022

Resumen de Tridge

Two audits by the European Commission’s health and safety unit have looked at milk and dairy products in Poland and the Netherlands. A remote DG Sante audit, in March 2021 in Poland found the system was well-designed but a lack of training and internal audits weaken the effectiveness. Dairy products with traditional characteristics are sold at national level and made in non-approved establishments, which is in breach of EU legislation.

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Procedures for approving, registering and listing facilities part of the dairy product supply chain are also not fully in line with EU rules, said auditors. Summary of issues foundThe audit team noted gaps in understanding or knowledge for some inspectors interviewed in areas such as assessment of microbiological criteria for Listeria monocytogenes in dairy products, and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)-based procedures. They said this has a negative impact on the level of staff competence for official controls in the sector. Official tests of dairy products for microbial criteria in 2018 and 2019, detected Listeria monocytogenes in 32 batches of 1,973 sampled and Salmonella in two batches out of 695 tested. Sampling for process hygiene criteria found Coagulase positive Staphylococci in 33 of 1,146 batches and E. coli in 22 batches out of 757 tested. Steps taken in cases of alerts for dairy products were not fully satisfactory and not in line with instructions, ...
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