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A shared responsibility «from the field to the plate»
It is the will and collective effort of the French authorities, professionals and consumer associations which guarantees assurance about the quality and safety of French products consumed within the national territory or those exported. Representatives of each of the stages in the food chain are responsible for the safety of the products that they put on the market. Each of the stages is monitored : production, processing, storage, transport, distribution, import, export. Who are the players in the food chain ?
Professionals who must conform to the regulations, identify critical points (HACCP, Good practice guides) and carry out automatic controls :
The authorities who directly monitor food, production control and their sale.
The authorities establish and enforce, on a national basis, for exports and imports, the regulations relative to hygiene and safety throughout the different stages of production, processing and distribution of foodstuffs. Five guiding principles
Finally it is the end-consumers who should respect the cold chain all the way to their kitchen, and, be vigilant in the handling and appropriate use of products.
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