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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

This brief topical article will examine the standards, regulations, and other factors globally influencing not only the demand for food and beverage laboratories, but also how they conduct their activities.

Globally recognized food safety standards

British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standard for Food Safety (GSFS)

British Retail Consortium

• BRCGS: https://www.pjfsc.com/Downloads/BRC-Overview.pdf and https://cdn.scsglobalservices.com/files/program_documents/brc_food_standard_8_0.pdf

Codex Alimentarius

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)

Global Food Safety Initiative

• 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

• https://www.ifs-certification.com/index.php/en/

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 22000

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)

• https://www.sqfi.com/

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

Food Safety Law

• 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

Food Safety Modernization Act

• 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/
• LAAF: LII:FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Final Rule on Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods: Considerations for Labs and Informatics Vendors

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)

Good manufacturing practice

Conclusion

This brief topical article sought to answer "what standards and regulations affect a food and beverage laboratory?" It notes that