184855 Polish system for ensuring food and feed safety taken in the context of EU policy

Monday, October 27, 2008

Przemyslaw Bilinski , Chief Sanitary Inspectorate, Warsaw, Poland
Andrzej Wojtyla, MD PhD , Chief Sanitary Inspectorate, Warsaw, Poland
Barbara Jaworska-Luczak, MSc , Chief Sanitary Inspectorate, Warsaw, Poland
Waldemar Wierzba , Agency for Health Technology Assessment, Warsaw, Poland
Piotr Holownia, PhD , Chief Specialist, Chief Sanitary Inspectorate, Warsaw, Poland
The current status of Polish legislation on food and feed safety is presented as well as the scheme adopted to ensure public food safety. This system of safety supervision covers the entire food chain. In Poland the crucial national food and feed control authorities that are responsible for safety are the State Sanitary Inspectorate and the State Veterinary Inspectorate, which act according to the regulations of authorities designated by the State as being competent. The foremost aim of food legislation is to ensure a high level of human health care and protection through appropriate laws. This is dependent on many factors and one of the most significant being food safety, which specifically includes the quality of food produced, and that which is then sold. Also discussed are how the RASFF system functions and its current experiences in Poland.

Learning Objectives:
Current and preventive supervision overhealth conditions of food and nutrition.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Education 1976 -1980 W. Broniewski High School in Belchatow, completed with final exams, 1980-1986 Medical University of Lodz, M.D. medical diploma, 1987-1988 Medical University of Lodz – Training Centre for Academic Personnel 1990 II Clinic of Internal Medicine at the Medical University of Lodz; 1st degree specialization in internal medicine, 1995 Institute of Endocrinology at the Medical University of Lodz; 2nd degree specialization in internal medicine; PhD in Endocrinology, 1995 European Federation of Endocrine Societies, Switzerland, Geneva 2nd EFES Postgraduate Clinical Endocrinology Course, 1996 European Federation of Endocrine Societies, Italy, Turin 3rd EFES Postgraduate Clinical Endocrinology Course, 1997 European Federation of Endocrine Societies, Poland, Pultusk 4th EFES Postgraduate Clinical Endocrinology Course, 1998- Project HOPE Poland, Cracow 1999 Managerial Personnel for Health Protection in Poland, 1999 Institute of Endocrinology at the Medical University of Lodz; 2nd degree specialization in endocrinology, 2001 National School of Public Administration in Warsaw; Strategic Management, Negotiations, Macroeconomics, 2002 National Defence University, Warsaw Advanced Defence Course, 2004 National Institute of Hygiene – National Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Warsaw; 2nd degree specialization in public health. Professional experience 2006 Deputy Chief Sanitary Inspector, 1997-2006 Ministry of Health, Warsaw Deputy Director and Director of the Department of Science and Higher Education, 2004-2005 Institute of Hemathology and Transfusiology in Warsaw, Head of Daycare Unit and Consultant in Endocrinology, 2002-2004 National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw Deputy Director of the National Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, 1997-2003 Teaching Hospital N°3 of Medical University of Lodz, Deputy Head of the Regional Centre for Osteoporosis and Menopause, 1990-1997 Teaching Hospital N°3 of Medical University of Lodz, Assistant in the Department of Thyroidology in the Institute of Endocrinology at the Medical University of Lodz, 1992-2001 Teaching Hospital N°3 of Medical University of Lodz, Director of the Prof. T. Pawlikowski Endocrine Research Foundation, 1986-1990 M. Kopernik Regional Specialist Hospital in Lodz Assistant in the II Clinic of Internal Medicine at the Medical University of Lodz. Membership in professional organizations Polish Society for Endocrinology, Polish Society of Haematology and Transfusion Medicine, Polish Society of Internal Medicine, International Menopause Society. Awards Polish Silver Cross of Merit, Award for “Exemplary involvement in the area of Health Services”, Bronze Medal for Merit for Country Defence, An order of merit awarded by Medical University of Lodz, Jagiellonian University Medal issued at the occasion of 600 anniversary of the University. Golden Award of the Student’s Scientific Society.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

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