Risk associated with foreign bodies in food in the Czech Republic

Authors

  • Pavla Svrcinova University of Ostrava, Faculty of Medicine, Department of epidemiology and public health, Syllabova 19, 703 00 Ostrava - Zábřeh, The Czech Republic, Tel.: +420 553 46 1799 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9431-1552
  • Hana Tomášková University of Ostrava, Faculty of Medicine, Department of epidemiology and public health, Syllabova 19, 703 00 Ostrava - Zábřeh, The Czech Republic, Tel.: +420 553 46 1788 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9608-1276
  • Vladimí­r Janout Palacky University Olomouc, Faculty of health science, Science and research center, Hněvotí­nská 976/3 775 15 Olomouc, The Czech Republic, Tel.: +420 58 563 2803 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1163-0361

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5219/1069

Keywords:

physical hazards, foreign bodies, hazard analysis, health risk, HACCP

Abstract

The food safety is the main concern of the politicians and inhabitants in whole Europe. According the currently valid legislation the food should be save. The food should be safe from all aspects: chemical, microbiological, physical and radiological. Physical hazard/foreign body in food is perceived by public as something to be very simply solved by food business operators. However, foreign body is the biggest single source of customer complaints received by food business operators, retailers and enforcement authorities. In even the best-managed processes, the accidental presence of unwanted items could occasionally occur. Foreign body in food is believed to be a matter of concern to all food business operators. However, the level of inclusion of physical hazards by Czech food business operators in the hazard analysis is still low. Consumers experience with foreign bodies in food or even health problems caused by foreign bodies is continuing high level. Consumer complaints regarding foreign bodies reported from food products should be an important question for the food industry that should implement corrective actions to prevent such unwanted events.

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Published

2019-05-28

How to Cite

Svrcinova, P. ., Tomášková, H. ., & Janout, V. . (2019). Risk associated with foreign bodies in food in the Czech Republic. Potravinarstvo Slovak Journal of Food Sciences, 13(1), 301-307. https://doi.org/10.5219/1069

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Vol. 13 No. 1 (2019): Potravinarstvo Slovak Journal of Food Sciences

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