Confronting Views of Companies and Authorities on Food Safety Issues-A Cross-Country Survey.

Autor:	Djekic I; Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia., Hambardzumyan G; Veterinary Sanitary Examination, Food Safety and Hygiene Department, Armenian National Agrarian University, Yerevan 0009, Armenia., Nikolić A; Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Sarajevo, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina., Mujčinović A; Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Sarajevo, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina., Nakov D; Faculty of Agriculture, 'Goce Delčev' University in Štip, 2000 Shtip, North Macedonia., Nikolova AS; Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, SS Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, 1000 Shtip, North Macedonia., Semenova AA; V. M. Gorbatov Federal Research Center for Food Systems, Moscow 107023, Russia., Kuznetsova OA; V. M. Gorbatov Federal Research Center for Food Systems, Moscow 107023, Russia., Oz F; Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25030, Türkiye., Oz E; Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25030, Türkiye., Terjung N; DIL German Institute of Food Technology, 49610 Quakenbrück, Germany., Volker H; DIL German Institute of Food Technology, 49610 Quakenbrück, Germany., Tomasevic I; Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia.; DIL German Institute of Food Technology, 49610 Quakenbrück, Germany.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Foods (Basel, Switzerland) [Foods] 2024 Mar 01; Vol. 13 (5). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 01.
DOI:	10.3390/foods13050773
Abstrakt:	This study investigated food safety issues as perceived by food companies and food safety authorities in six countries in Europe and Central Asia. A total of 66 companies and 16 authorities participated in the survey. The results provide important insights related to what the main food safety priorities are, how they are addressed in the countries that participated in the survey, and what the role of the main stakeholders is in the food value chain. Almost 50% of food companies identified 'food fraud' as the most influential food safety attribute. One-third of food safety authorities recognized 'food safety management system' as the most influential food safety attribute. Principal component analysis separated food safety statements into two dimensions named 'food safety hazards and risks' and 'food safety system'. Although there are slight differences in food safety statements between the two stakeholders, i.e., food companies and food safety authorities, it is the country of origin that plays a more important role in understanding their views. Food companies will need to implement a systemic approach and transform the entire food value chain continuum while considering new food safety challenges. It is expected that food safety authorities will have to play a more proactive role in the future.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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