Moldova has been working to modernize its national food safety system

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People everywhere want their food to be safe – free of harmful toxins, viruses, bacteria, veterinary drugs, or excess additives. For the past two years, Moldova has been working with FAO to modernize its national food safety system.

The effort began with a careful assessment of Moldova’s food safety system. Using an approach developed by FAO and the World Health Organization (WHO), the assessment looked at Moldova's food safety laws and regulations, infrastructure and equipment, qualification of personnel, import and export controls, surveillance of food-borne diseases, information flows, relations with the private sector, and the food control authority's capacity to collect and analyze data.
 
Veterinary and food safety control inspectors received specialized training in the use of state-of-the art testing equipment, and on how to analyze and interpret results.
 
Food service operators such as restaurants – along with small-scale milk producers – were two food sub-sectors targeted for special attention. Romanian-language guidelines published as part of the project are helping to convey food safety requirements and good practices to these groups.
 

A national food safety emergency response plan, and regulations to strengthen the food recall system, were drawn up as part of the FAO project. Risk analysis and risk-based inspections, foresight and intelligence in the food chain, and early reaction to food safety threats are essential capacities for a national food safety system.

Food safety risk is reduced by applying good practices and the principles of HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) all along the food chain – from farm to consumer.

“Improvements achieved as a result of this project will benefit Moldovan consumers, producers, processors, food service business, food safety authorities, and policy makers,” said Tudor Robu, Assistant FAO Representative in Moldova. "Safety and quality of food is an important area of work and expertise for FAO. It relates directly to nutrition, food security, responsible use of natural resources, and economic growth."

Source: FAO.

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