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Title: What standards and regulations affect a food and beverage laboratory?
Author for citation: Shawn E. Douglas
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Introduction
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Globally recognized food safety standards
British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standard for Food Safety (GSFS)
Codex Alimentarius
- Codex Alimentarius: https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/en/
- Food Safety and Quality FAO: https://www.fao.org/food-safety/food-control-systems/policy-and-legal-frameworks/food-laws-and-regulations/en/
- General Principles of Food Hygiene: https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/codes-of-practice/en/
- General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed -and- General Methods of Analysis for Contaminants: https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/thematic-areas/contaminants/en/
Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)
- GFSI Benchmarking Requirements: https://mygfsi.com/news-and-resources/?_news_topics=benchmarking&_type=publications&_date=2022%2C2021 and https://mygfsi.com/press_releases/gfsi-releases-new-edition-of-benchmarking-requirements/
Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP)
Hazard analysis and critical control points
International Featured Standards (IFS)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 22000
- Food Technology at ISO: https://www.iso.org/ics/67/x/ includes https://www.iso.org/standard/44001.html, https://www.iso.org/standard/60969.html, and https://www.iso.org/standard/66126.html
Safe Quality Food (SQF)
Regulations and laws around the world
Food Safety Act 1990 and Food Standards Act 1999 - United Kingdom
Food Safety Act 1990 and Food Standards Act 1999
- https://www.scarborough.gov.uk/home/business-licensing-and-grants/food-hygeine/food-safety-regulations
- https://www.food.gov.uk/about-us/key-regulations
Food Safety and Standards Act of 2006 - India
- https://prsindia.org/policy/report-summaries/implementation-food-safety-and-standards-act-2006
- https://fssai.gov.in/cms/food-safety-and-standards-act-2006.php
Food Safety Law - China
- https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/report/downloadreportbyfilename?filename=Amended%20Food%20Safety%20Law%20of%20China_Beijing_China%20-%20Peoples%20Republic%20of_5-18-2015.pdf
- https://leap.unep.org/countries/cn/national-legislation/food-safety-law-2015
Food Sanitation Act and Food Safety Basic Act - Japan
- https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3687/en
- https://www.fsc.go.jp/english/basic_act/fs_basic_act.pdf
- https://resourcehub.bakermckenzie.com/en/resources/asia-pacific-food-law-guide/asia-pacific/japan/topics/food-product-and-safety-regulation
Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) - United States
- FDA FSMA rules: https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/fsma-rules-guidance-industry#rules
- USDA Sanitation and Quality Standards: https://www.nal.usda.gov/legacy/fsrio/sanitation-and-quality-standards-0
- The current US food safety system: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK209121/
General Food Law Regulation (GFLR) - European Union
https://food.ec.europa.eu/horizontal-topics/general-food-law_en
Safe Foods for Canadians Act (SFCA) - Canada
- https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/s-1.1/index.html
- https://inspection.canada.ca/food-safety-for-industry/toolkit-for-food-businesses/sfcr-handbook-for-food-businesses/eng/1481560206153/1481560532540?chap=0
- https://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/food-safety/at-the-food-processor/safe-food-for-canadians-act.html
Other influencing factors
Good manufacturing practice (GMP)
Conclusion
This brief topical article sought to answer "what standards and regulations affect a food and beverage laboratory?" It notes that