News Release
David Byrne
No. 129/04
September 15, 2004
SEMINAR BEING HELD IN IRELAND TO DEEPEN EU-US COOPERATION
ON FOOD SAFETY
The EU (Member States
and European Commission) and the United States (US) are holding a technical seminar
at the FVO (Food and
Veterinary Office) in Ireland on 16-17 September to discuss the practical
implementation of the HACCP principles. HACCP stands for Hazard Analysis Critical
Control Points and the general purpose of using HACCP is to determine potential
food safety risks (hazards), identify critical control points to prevent or eliminate
such hazards or to reduce them to acceptable levels and ensure that corrective
actions are taken in cases where something does go wrong. A mutual understanding
on how to apply these principles is very useful to facilitate trade in food products
between the EU and the US. The seminar is a follow-up to
Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner David
Byrne's constructive visit to the US in March of this year and will allow
a first technical exchange of views on how HACCP is operated in the EU and in
the US and to explore where there may be any differences that might need further
discussion and cooperation.
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Press Contacts:
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Anthony Gooch
202-862-9523
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Maeve O'Beirne
202-862-9549
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