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Need for food inspection as part of National Control System and case-study
NAME: PRANABESH GURU
STUDENT ID: 000710812
It is the investigation of complaints about food or a food establishment which requires inspection or audit of some aspect of the food business.
Regular inspection results are compared with the requirements and standards issued in order to build specified target for inspection food.
The National Control System recognizes that inspection is an important means of holding industry for their responsibility to produce safe food products.
Need of food inspection Many challenges of Food Control System are
need to be overcome through food inspection.Such as,Increasing burden of food borne illness and
emerging food borne hazards.Rapidly changing technologies in food
production, processing and marketing.Developing science- based control systems with
a focus on consumer protection.Growing consumer awareness and demand for
better information.
Role of Inspection service in NCSs
The administration of food control systems require qualified, trained, efficient and transparent food inspection service.
Inspecting premises and processes for compliance with hygiene.
Evaluating HACCP plans and their implementation.
Identification of food which are unfit for human consumption and take remedial action on it.
Carrying out inspection, sampling and certification of food for import/export purpose when so required.
Meat and meat productsPopular varieties of meats Poultry meat Beef Ham
Poultry Meat
It includes Chickens, ducks, geese, pheasants, and turkey.
Major microbes that are responsible for food-borne illness are
E.coli, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Orthomyxovirus, Avulavirus, Mycobacterium, Birnavirus
Inspection Includes
Detection and destruction of diseased or contaminated meat.
Assurance of clean, sanitary handling and preparation.
Minimization of microbial contamination.Prevention of false labeling.Application of inspection stamps.
Inspectors responsibilityFacilities construction and operation
sanitation.Assurance that all plants adopt HACCP.Assurance that SSOPs are practiced.Ante mortem inspection.Post mortem inspection.Verification of HACCP system effectiveness.AREASProduct inspection, Laboratory
determination.Marking, labeling and inspection.
Case Study: Chicken wrapsListeria associated with Australian airline
chicken wraps
Queensland govt. received information that some airline had received customer complaints from passengers who reported gastrointestinal illness after consuming chicken wraps on their flights.
Inspection carried out in July 2009.
Product Flow
Trace-back inspectionNew South Wales food Authority investigated
the Business A.Queens land Health investigated the food
Business B.
Inspection resultsBoth inspection shows positive results of
presence of Listeria species.36 outbreaks associated cases 13 invasive listeriosis 23 gastroenteritisIt shows that improper hygiene practice in
processing department in Business A leads to bacterial contamination in chicken.
On Aug 2009, Enforcement action was taken by NSW food authority on stop production by Business A.
References http://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/
capacity/en/Englsih_Guidelines_Food_control.pdfhttp://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/media/pdf/2/e/
Food_Law_Interventions_Strategy_V1.0.pdfhttp://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/
adnanmalik-274649-meat-inspection-poultry-diseases-inventory-viral-bacterial-fungal-parasitic-education-ppt-powerpoint
http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/_Documents/listeria_summit_2010/Listeria_case_studies_Dr_David_Miles.pdf