Chemistry and Food Safety in the EU The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) /

• Main Authors: Parisi, Salvatore (Author), Barone, Caterina (Author), Sharma, Ramesh Kumar (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Communication in chemistry.; Food > Biotechnology.; Nutrition.; International law.; Food Science.; European Law.; Documentation and Information in Chemistry.

This Brief provides a general description of the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF). It describes the RASFF approach on the legal level and with reference to notification procedures, including also new tools, which were launched in 2014: iRASFF and the RASFF Consumer Portal. In an...

Table of Contents:

• The RASFF: Legal Bases, Aims and Procedures for Notifications
• RASFF Alert and Information Notifications: A Statistical Review
• EU Border Rejection Cases: Reasons and RASFF Notifications
• Conclusions and the Future of the RASFF.