[Comparative characteristics of state control of food quality and safety in various countries of the world. I. State control of quality and safety of food products in Germany and Denmark].
The official control of food safety and quality is the most important tool for governmental protection of public health and consumers rights in foodstuffs business sector. Although historically each country developed it's own system reflecting national culture, economy etc., tremendous efforts were made in recent decades to pursue international harmonization of national food laws and regulation. The major goal of harmonization is to ensure that food laws and regulations of various countries are based on sound science and that consumers of various countries benefit from advances of new technologies. Germany and Denmark are members of European Union. Therefore basic principles of official foodstuffs control of both countries have been harmonized with respective EU directives. In contrast to Russia, the systems in both countries are not based on pre-market product certification and are focused instead on approval of manufacturing, storage and sale facilities as well as products related business practices of foodstuff suppliers.
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D003718:Denmark; D005502:Food / Q000592:standards*; D019649:Food Industry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D005513:Food Inspection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D012426:Russia