The foods that we can find in any supermarket or family store could be suffering a minor lately food control in Europe. This is what the European Consumers Organization (BEUC), after publishing a recent report that analyzes the measures that are being taken. As they conclude, countries allocate fewer financial and human resources to food inspections, something that could have an impact on the food safety. In addition, they give little importance to labeled and they even reduce controls to products more likely to cause a health problem. Learn more here.
Worrying trend in food control in Europe
The report makes it clear that we are facing a worrying trend that puts food safety at risk while facilitating fraud of products. All because there is a fewer inspections that even reach food with a higher risk of causing a toxicity infection. Eggs, meat or dairy They are included in this group, something that does not seem to concern the European community. Not even taking into account that the scandals for products in poor condition or with a problem. This has been reflected in the press.
That fact only justifies that the food control in Europe has weaknesses, from the aspect legislativo until the purely practical. What steps do the governments of each country take to comply with these laws and with those inspections? This is what consumers are wondering, according to the report of the BEUC, although they do not care too much about the food safety. Because a survey conducted by the European Union Food Safety Agency (EFSA) so he revealed it.
But that there is a least worry society cannot exempt countries from watch well that companies comply with the measures established for the sector, in this regard. Invest in a better food control in Europe is betting on the health of millions of people. Although scientific and technological advances have helped raise safety standards and hygienic practices, remains to be done.
Something that can improve all that could be the new EU rules to harmonize information from Member States on food controls. This would make it easier to compare the work of the different countries to know if they take it seriously or not so much. Also in the aspect of labeling control, to which they give little or no priority. The truth is that few states decide to publish the results of their inspections.
