[Health Polish foods as the chance for Polish agriculture in the united Europe].
This paper discuss the matter of food quality and safety which is available for whole population in Poland in 2001. The results of the nation wide control survey of food safety in 2001 conducted by the State Sanitary Inspection, where used as the source of data. Those results concerned 233.249 samples of foodstuffs taken from the market to assess. Based on the results of laboratory analysis of microbiological, chemical and physical contaminations in food and regarding organoleptic quality and labelling, the samples of foodstuffs were assessed. There were 24 of foodstuffs assortment in the survey distinguished. The result of this survey were discussed in the background of the changes in food industry in Poland during the last decade of XX century. The results show that over 88% of whole examined samples of food available for consumers in 2001 came from the health safety food. Generally the reason of the call in question of food safety were microbiological contaminations. It concerned 11% of examined samples. Chemical contaminants were detected in 3.48% of food samples and biological contaminants--in 1.77%. More over 1.13% samples because of inappropriate organoleptic food features where the reason of withdrawal them from the trade. Incorrect labelling was the reason of disqualification in 1.5% samples. Appearance of extraneous elements detected in 0.5% of samples. As result from gathering dates many of contaminated food samples were disqualified from a few reasons. From among 24 of foodstuffs assortment the samples of meat processing products were most often disqualified. The smallest percentage of disqualified food samples was observed in the group of foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses for infants. Strengthening of internal control system in production and processing establishment, rapid implement of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) in establishment and improve official control of foodstuffs system are the most important directions of activities in order to improve food safety in our country.
Szponar
Lucjan
L
Instytut Zywności i Zywienia w Warszawie.
Grabowski
Marek Ludwik
ML
D000383:Agriculture / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005062:European Union; D058870:Food, Organic / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011044:Poland