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Role of the Role of the Turkish Veterinary Turkish Veterinary Services in Food Safety Services in Food Safety Animal Health Services Department Animal Health Services Department General Directorate of Protection and Control General Directorate of Protection and Control Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs OIE Food Safety Seminar OIE Food Safety Seminar 22 22 - - 24 April 2009, Sofia 24 April 2009, Sofia - - BULGARIA BULGARIA

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Role of the Role of the Turkish Veterinary Turkish Veterinary Services in Food SafetyServices in Food Safety

Animal Health Services DepartmentAnimal Health Services DepartmentGeneral Directorate of Protection and ControlGeneral Directorate of Protection and ControlMinistry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

OIE Food Safety SeminarOIE Food Safety Seminar2222--24 April 2009, Sofia24 April 2009, Sofia--BULGARIABULGARIA

FOOD INDUSTRYFOOD INDUSTRY

Flour and Flour Products69.21%

Meat Industry2.10%

Oil and Margarine

2.79%

Sugary Products3.65%

Dairy Industry7.77%

Processed Fruits and Vegetables

3.95%

Fisheries and Aquaculture 1%

Other5.53%

In total 27,703 establishments

FOOD OF ANIMAL ORIGINFOOD OF ANIMAL ORIGIN

•• Bovine HoldingsBovine Holdings :: 591,055591,055

•• Ovine and Ovine and CaprineCaprine HoldingsHoldings :: 57,09457,094

•• Poultry HoldingsPoultry Holdings : : 10,39610,396

•• Red Meat SlaughterhousesRed Meat Slaughterhouses : : 965965

•• Poultry SlaughterhousesPoultry Slaughterhouses :: 9595

OBJECTIVES OF OBJECTIVES OF FOOD SAFETY POLICYFOOD SAFETY POLICY

•• To ensure the supply of safe foodTo ensure the supply of safe food

•• To protect human healthTo protect human health

•• To accommodate consumer concernsTo accommodate consumer concerns

•• To integrate food safety related services To integrate food safety related services within a single competent authoritywithin a single competent authority

•• To implement rules effectivelyTo implement rules effectively

INTEGRATED FOOD SAFETY APPROACHINTEGRATED FOOD SAFETY APPROACH

Turkey has adopted the EU integrated food safety Turkey has adopted the EU integrated food safety approach approach ““from the farm to the forkfrom the farm to the fork””, which includes:, which includes:

Animal HealthAnimal Health

Animal WelfareAnimal Welfare

Plant HealthPlant Health

Food SafetyFood Safety

RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES AND COMPETENCIES (I)AND COMPETENCIES (I)

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA)Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA)General Directorate of Protection and Control (GDPC)General Directorate of Protection and Control (GDPC)

Food safety, veterinary, Food safety, veterinary, phytosanitaryphytosanitary policiespoliciesPrimary productionPrimary productionApproval and registration of establishments Approval and registration of establishments producing food of animal originproducing food of animal originIssuance of production licences for foodstuffs Issuance of production licences for foodstuffs and food contact materialsand food contact materialsRegistration of retails and consumption placesRegistration of retails and consumption placesOfficial food controls Official food controls Inspection, monitoring, surveillance and traceability of foodstuInspection, monitoring, surveillance and traceability of foodstuffsffsExport and import controlsExport and import controls

RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES AND COMPETENCIES (II)AND COMPETENCIES (II)Ministry of Health (Ministry of Health (MoHMoH))

Natural spring and mineral water Natural spring and mineral water and foods for special medical purposesand foods for special medical purposesMoHMoH reserves the right to intervene in emergency reserves the right to intervene in emergency public health situationspublic health situations

Municipalities and Private Provincial AdministrationsMunicipalities and Private Provincial Administrations

Issuance of working licences Issuance of working licences and food register numbers for food establishmentsand food register numbers for food establishmentsIssuance of licences for the establishment and Issuance of licences for the establishment and operation of food analysis laboratoriesoperation of food analysis laboratories

GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL

CONTROL LABS. SEC.CONTROL LABS. SEC.PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DEPT.SERVICES DEPT.PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DEPT.SERVICES DEPT.

COORDINATION COORDINATION SERVICES DEPT.SERVICES DEPT.

ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT AND DISASTERS AND DISASTERS

DEPT.DEPT.

PLANT PLANT PROTECTION PROTECTION

SERVICES DEPT.SERVICES DEPT.

ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT AND DISASTERS AND DISASTERS

DEPT.DEPT.

ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT AND DISASTERS AND DISASTERS

DEPT.DEPT.

PLANT PLANT PROTECTION PROTECTION

SERVICES DEPT.SERVICES DEPT.

FISHERY FISHERY SERVICES DEPT.SERVICES DEPT.

FISHERY FISHERY SERVICES DEPT.SERVICES DEPT.

AGRICULTURAL AGRICULTURAL QUARANTINE AND QUARANTINE AND SEED SERVICES SEED SERVICES

DEPT.DEPT.

ANIMAL ANIMAL MOVEMENT AND MOVEMENT AND

QUARANTINE QUARANTINE SERVICES DEPT.SERVICES DEPT.

SEED AND FOOD SEED AND FOOD REGISTRATION REGISTRATION

SERVICES DEPT.SERVICES DEPT.

ANIMAL HEALTH ANIMAL HEALTH SERVICES DEPT.SERVICES DEPT.

FOOD CONTROL FOOD CONTROL SERVICES DEPT.SERVICES DEPT.

PESTICIDE, PESTICIDE, EQUIPMENT & VET EQUIPMENT & VET

MEDICINE MEDICINE SERVICESSERVICES

PESTICIDE, PESTICIDE, EQUIPMENT & VET EQUIPMENT & VET

MEDICINE MEDICINE SERVICESSERVICES

ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCIAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES DIVS.SERVICES DIVS.

INSPECTION AND REGISTRATIONINSPECTION AND REGISTRATION

PROTECTION ZOONOSE DISEASEPROTECTION ZOONOSE DISEASE

ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTIONENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTIONENVIRONMENT AND AGR. RELATIONSENVIRONMENT AND AGR. RELATIONS

DISASTER AND PROTECTION OF FARMERSDISASTER AND PROTECTION OF FARMERS

FISHERY CONTROL SEC.FISHERY CONTROL SEC.

HYGIENE AND DISEASE CONTROLHYGIENE AND DISEASE CONTROL

FISHING TECH. AND SRUCTUREFISHING TECH. AND SRUCTURE

QUARANTINE SEC.QUARANTINE SEC.

PRIVATE VETERINARY SERV. SEC.PRIVATE VETERINARY SERV. SEC.DOMESTIC ANIMAL MOVEMENT CONTROLDOMESTIC ANIMAL MOVEMENT CONTROL

ANIMAL DISEASE CONTROL ANIMAL DISEASE CONTROL

VETERINARY LABS. SEC.VETERINARY LABS. SEC.

EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFORMATION EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFORMATION

VETERINARY MEDICINES SEC. VETERINARY MEDICINES SEC.

PESTICIDES SEC. PESTICIDES SEC. MEDICINE AND EQUIPMENT CONTROL MEDICINE AND EQUIPMENT CONTROL

COORDINATION SEC. COORDINATION SEC.

INFORMATION TECH. AND BUDGET INFORMATION TECH. AND BUDGET

FOREIGN RELATIONS SEC. FOREIGN RELATIONS SEC.

AGRICULTURAL STRUGGLE SEC. AGRICULTURAL STRUGGLE SEC. AGRICULTURAL STRUGGLE SUPPORTAGRICULTURAL STRUGGLE SUPPORT

TRAINING AND CONTROL SEC. TRAINING AND CONTROL SEC.

EXTERNAL QUARANTINE SEC. EXTERNAL QUARANTINE SEC.

INTERNAL QUARANTINE SEC. INTERNAL QUARANTINE SEC. SEED REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATION SEED REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATION

SEED REGISTRATION AND LICENSE SEED REGISTRATION AND LICENSE

FEED CONTROL SEC. FEED CONTROL SEC. FOOD PRODUCTION AND FOOD PRODUCTION AND

REGISTRATION SEC. REGISTRATION SEC.

FOOD CODEX SEC. FOOD CODEX SEC.

FOOD TRADE AND CONTROL SEC. FOOD TRADE AND CONTROL SEC.

DOMESTIC FOOD CONTROL AND DOMESTIC FOOD CONTROL AND NUTRITION SEC. NUTRITION SEC.

CONTROL SYSTEMCONTROL SYSTEM

The GDPC is empowered with food safety, The GDPC is empowered with food safety, veterinary and veterinary and phytosanitaryphytosanitary controls through:controls through:

81 Provincial Agriculture Directorates81 Provincial Agriculture Directorates

884646 District Agriculture DirectoratesDistrict Agriculture Directorates

39 Provincial Control Laboratories39 Provincial Control Laboratories

8 Veterinary Control and Research Institutes8 Veterinary Control and Research Institutes

1 Food Control and Agricultural Research Institute1 Food Control and Agricultural Research Institute

4 Plant Protection Research Institutes4 Plant Protection Research Institutes

6 Border Inspection Posts6 Border Inspection Posts

LEGAL BASIS (I)LEGAL BASIS (I)Laws

Decree-law on the Establishment and Administrative Functions of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Animal Health Law No. 3285

Plant Health Law No. 6968

Fisheries and Aquaculture Law No. 1380

Feed Law No. 1734

Food Law No. 5179

Municipality Law No. 5393

Metropolitan Municipality Law No. 5216

Private Provincial Administration Law No. 5302

LEGAL BASIS (II)LEGAL BASIS (II)Main Implementing RegulationsMain Implementing Regulations ((IRsIRs))

IR on Animal Health Control

IR on Plant Quarantine

IR on Feed

IR on Fisheries and Aquaculture

IR on the Establishment, Operation and Inspection of Livestock Holdings

IR on Food Safety and Food Quality Inspection and Controls

IR on the Turkish Food Codex

IR on the Operation and Inspection of Production Plants for Red Meat and Red Meat Products

IR on the Operation and Inspection of Production Plants for Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products

IR on the Establishment and Functions of Control Laboratories

VETERINARY SERVICES (I) VETERINARY SERVICES (I)

Central Administration (GDPC)Central Administration (GDPC)

Animal Health Services Dept.Animal Health Services Dept.

Animal Movement and Quarantine Dept.Animal Movement and Quarantine Dept.

Public Health Dept.Public Health Dept.

Veterinary Drugs SectionVeterinary Drugs Section

52 Veterinarians52 Veterinarians

VETERINARY SERVICES (II) VETERINARY SERVICES (II)

Local Administration Local Administration

a. a. Province and District DirectoratesProvince and District Directorates

Animal Health SectionAnimal Health Section

Control SectionControl Section

2647 veterinarians and 2009 veterinary paraprofessionals2647 veterinarians and 2009 veterinary paraprofessionals

b. Veterinary Control and Research Institutes b. Veterinary Control and Research Institutes

234 veterinarians and 150 laboratory workers234 veterinarians and 150 laboratory workers

c. Municipalitiesc. Municipalities

680 veterinarians680 veterinarians

VETERINARY BUDGET VETERINARY BUDGET

20,200,00023,800,0002008

Year Turkish Liras USD2000 3,500,000 5,645,1612001 7,500,000 6,000,0002002 10,725,000 7,150,0002003 13,666,400 9,761,7142004 12,822,600 9,498,2222005 17,050,000 12,800,3002006 20,000,000 14,800,0002007 23,500,000 17,000,000

2009 25,500,000 16,666,666

ROLE OF VETERINARY SERVICES (I)ROLE OF VETERINARY SERVICES (I)

Registration of Livestock HoldingsRegistration of Livestock Holdings

Entry into the TURKVET database.Entry into the TURKVET database.

Inspection of Livestock Holdings Inspection of Livestock Holdings for Animal Health and Animal Welfarefor Animal Health and Animal Welfare

Twice a year, based on risk analysisTwice a year, based on risk analysis..

ROLE OF VETERINARY SERVICES (II)ROLE OF VETERINARY SERVICES (II)

Animal Health Controls at Farm LevelAnimal Health Controls at Farm Level

-- Control, eradication and surveillance of animal diseases in Control, eradication and surveillance of animal diseases in accordance with annual national programme for combat accordance with annual national programme for combat with animal diseases and pestswith animal diseases and pests

-- General control measures in case of outbreaksGeneral control measures in case of outbreaks(zoning, quarantine, movement control/restriction, (zoning, quarantine, movement control/restriction, culling and compensation)culling and compensation)

-- Control programmes for Control programmes for bovine tuberculosisbovine tuberculosis, , bovine bovine brucellosisbrucellosis and and salmonellosissalmonellosis and certification of and certification of TB and BR free holdingsTB and BR free holdings

NOTIFIABLE DISEASESNOTIFIABLE DISEASES1 Rinderpest2 Foot and Mouth Disease3 Bovine tuberculosis *4 Bovine brucellosis *5 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) *6 Anthrax *7 Rabies8 Sheep and Goat Pox9 Ovine and Caprine Brucellosis *10 Peste petits des ruminants (PPR)11 Bluetongue12 African Horse Sickness13 Ruam14 Dourine15 Equine Infectious Anaemia16 Vesicular stomatitis

17 Equine encephalomyelitis

18 Avian Influenza *

19 Newcastle Disease

20 Pullorum Disease (S. pullorum)

21 Fowl typhoid (S. gallinarum)

22 Scrapie *

23 Feline Spongiform Encephalopathy (FSE)

24 American Foulbrood

25 Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis

26 Bonamiosis

27 Marteiliosis

28 Spring Viremia of Carp (SVC)

29 Viral Haemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS)

30 Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD)

31 Crayfish Plague

* * FoodborneFoodborne NotifiableNotifiable DiseasesDiseases

ROLE OF VETERINARY SERVICES (III)ROLE OF VETERINARY SERVICES (III)

Veterinary Control and Research InstitutesVeterinary Control and Research Institutes

Diagnosis of diseases, identification of pestsDiagnosis of diseases, identification of pests

Manufacture of veterinary biological productsManufacture of veterinary biological products

Control of veterinary biological productsControl of veterinary biological products

Quality control of veterinary drugsQuality control of veterinary drugs

Monitoring for the detection of residues or Monitoring for the detection of residues or substances in live animals and animal productssubstances in live animals and animal products

Veterinary Control and Research InstitutesVeterinary Control and Research Institutes

EtlikEtlik--VCRIVCRI/Ankara/Ankara PendikPendik--VCRIVCRI//IIstanbulstanbul BornovaBornova--VCRI/IVCRI/Izmirzmir

KonyaKonya--VCRIVCRI SamsunSamsun--VCRIVCRI AdanaAdana--VCRIVCRI

ErzuruErzurumm--VCRI VCRI ElazElazigig--VCRIVCRI

ROLE OF VETERINARY SERVICES (IV)ROLE OF VETERINARY SERVICES (IV)

SlaughterhousesSlaughterhouses-- Issuance of working permits for and registration ofIssuance of working permits for and registration ofslaughterhousesslaughterhouses

-- Inspection of public and private slaughterhouses Inspection of public and private slaughterhouses by official veterinariansby official veterinarians

-- Compulsory appointment of accredited veterinarians at Compulsory appointment of accredited veterinarians at slaughterhousesslaughterhouses

-- AnteAnte--mortem examination of slaughter animals mortem examination of slaughter animals and meat inspectionand meat inspection

-- Entry of Entry of eartageartag numbers of slaughtered cattle numbers of slaughtered cattle into the TURKVET databaseinto the TURKVET database

ROLE OF VETERINARY SERVICES (V)ROLE OF VETERINARY SERVICES (V)

Food PlantsFood Plants

-- Issuance of working permits for and registration of Issuance of working permits for and registration of red meat and poultry meat cutting and processing red meat and poultry meat cutting and processing plantsplants

-- Inspection of these plants by official veterinarians Inspection of these plants by official veterinarians

ROLE OF VETERINARY SERVICES (VI)ROLE OF VETERINARY SERVICES (VI)

Monitoring for Detection of Residues andMonitoring for Detection of Residues andSubstances in Live Animals and Animal ProductsSubstances in Live Animals and Animal Products

A. Detection of Prohibited Substances in Live AnimalsA. Detection of Prohibited Substances in Live Animals

CommuniquCommuniquéé No. 2003/18 on Hormones and Similar Substances Subject to No. 2003/18 on Hormones and Similar Substances Subject to Certain Requirements and Prohibited to be Administered to Food ACertain Requirements and Prohibited to be Administered to Food Animalsnimals

-- Prohibition of use of hormonal substances for growth promotion Prohibition of use of hormonal substances for growth promotion in farm animals in farm animals

-- Regulation of use of certain substances for therapeutic and Regulation of use of certain substances for therapeutic and zootechnicalzootechnical purposes purposes

-- Prohibition of therapeutic and Prohibition of therapeutic and zootechnicalzootechnical treatments treatments during fatteningduring fattening

CommuniquCommuniquéé No. 2003/21 on the Prohibition of Bovine No. 2003/21 on the Prohibition of Bovine SomatotropinSomatotropin

-- Prohibition of the marketing and administration of BSTProhibition of the marketing and administration of BST

Circular Order No. 2005/74 on Control of Drug Use in Food AnimalCircular Order No. 2005/74 on Control of Drug Use in Food Animal HoldingsHoldings

-- Registers to be kept Registers to be kept oon the holding n the holding

ROLE OF VETERINARY SERVICES (VII)ROLE OF VETERINARY SERVICES (VII)

BB. Monitoring of Residues in Animal Products. Monitoring of Residues in Animal Products

FishFish

Poultry meatPoultry meat

HoneyHoney

MMilkilk

ROLE OF VETERINARY SERVICES (VIII)ROLE OF VETERINARY SERVICES (VIII)

NATIONAL RESIDUE CONTROL PLANS (NATIONAL RESIDUE CONTROL PLANS (NRCPsNRCPs))

The GDPC is the central authority and is responsible for:The GDPC is the central authority and is responsible for:

-- preparation of annual planspreparation of annual plans

-- coordination of activitiescoordination of activities

-- collection of datacollection of data

-- supervision of implementationsupervision of implementation

Province and District Agriculture Directorates are involved in Province and District Agriculture Directorates are involved in the implementation of the implementation of NRCPsNRCPs at local level and are responsible for:at local level and are responsible for:

-- monitoring and followmonitoring and follow--upup

-- control and inspectioncontrol and inspection

-- examination of resultsexamination of results

-- notification and legal actionnotification and legal action

ROLE OF VETERINARY SERVICES (IX)ROLE OF VETERINARY SERVICES (IX)

LABORATORY ANALYSESLABORATORY ANALYSES

EtlikEtlik CVRICVRIStilbensStilbens/steroids, /steroids, antithyroidantithyroid agents, agents, resorcyclicresorcyclic acid acid lactonslactons, , beta agonists, pesticidesbeta agonists, pesticides

BornovaBornova VCRIVCRIAntibacterialsAntibacterials, CAP and , CAP and nitrofuransnitrofurans

PendikPendik VCRIVCRINitroimidazolesNitroimidazoles, , anthelmenticsanthelmentics, , anticoccidialsanticoccidials and and imidazolesimidazoles, , NSAID, NSAID, fumagilinfumagilin in honey and confirmation of in honey and confirmation of chloramphenicolchloramphenicoland and nitrofuransnitrofurans

İİzmirzmir PCLPCLHeavy metals and Heavy metals and naphtelenenaphtelene analysis in honeyanalysis in honey

Ankara PCLAnkara PCLLead (Lead (PbPb) in milk, ) in milk, mycotoxinsmycotoxins and dyes (malachite green in fish)and dyes (malachite green in fish)

ROLE OF VETERINARY SERVICES (X)ROLE OF VETERINARY SERVICES (X)

SANCTIONS IN CASE OF INFRINGEMENTSANCTIONS IN CASE OF INFRINGEMENT (I)(I)Pursuant to Law No. 3285 on Animal Health ControlPursuant to Law No. 3285 on Animal Health Control

In case of the detection of an illegal substance during farm In case of the detection of an illegal substance during farm inspections:inspections:

-- the unauthorized substance is confiscatedthe unauthorized substance is confiscated

-- fine is imposedfine is imposed

In case live animals are sent to the slaughterhouse prior to theIn case live animals are sent to the slaughterhouse prior to thecompletion of the withdrawal periods of drugs administered:completion of the withdrawal periods of drugs administered:

-- the slaughtering of animals is preventedthe slaughtering of animals is prevented

-- the animals are placed under official control the animals are placed under official control until the completion of the withdrawal perioduntil the completion of the withdrawal period

ROLE OF VETERINARY SERVICES (XI)ROLE OF VETERINARY SERVICES (XI)

SANCTIONS IN CASE OF INFRINGEMENT (II)SANCTIONS IN CASE OF INFRINGEMENT (II)Pursuant to Law No. 5179 on FoodPursuant to Law No. 5179 on Food

In case food businesses do not fulfil responsibilities and/or In case food businesses do not fulfil responsibilities and/or traceabilitytraceability

-- relevant responsibilities are demanded to be metrelevant responsibilities are demanded to be met

-- traceability is demanded to be implementedtraceability is demanded to be implemented

-- fine is imposedfine is imposed

In case of the detection of unauthorized treatment or exceeding In case of the detection of unauthorized treatment or exceeding MRMRLLs in animals and/or animal productss in animals and/or animal products

-- products are withdrawn form the market products are withdrawn form the market

-- fines, penalty of imprisonment, and confiscation is imposedfines, penalty of imprisonment, and confiscation is imposed

ROLE OF VETERINARY SERVICES ROLE OF VETERINARY SERVICES (XII)(XII)

Foreign TradeForeign Trade

Determination of quality and animal health conditions for the Determination of quality and animal health conditions for the foreign trade of live animals and unprocessed animal productsforeign trade of live animals and unprocessed animal products

Determination of principles and methods for the import and Determination of principles and methods for the import and export procedures of live animals and unprocessed animal export procedures of live animals and unprocessed animal products and issuance of relevant documents, excluding those products and issuance of relevant documents, excluding those required for breeder animalsrequired for breeder animals

Coordination and inspection of the work of Warehouses and Coordination and inspection of the work of Warehouses and Customs Veterinary DirectoratesCustoms Veterinary Directorates

Risk analyses of trade partners, implementation of required Risk analyses of trade partners, implementation of required measures, determination of quarantine conditionsmeasures, determination of quarantine conditions

COMPLEMENTARY SERVICESCOMPLEMENTARY SERVICES

Entry of food inspection and control data into the Food Entry of food inspection and control data into the Food Safety Information System (GGBS Database)Safety Information System (GGBS Database)

Preparatory work for the linking of TURKVET with GGBSPreparatory work for the linking of TURKVET with GGBS

Classification of food plants according to EU standardsClassification of food plants according to EU standards

Design and implementation of HACCP plans in food plantsDesign and implementation of HACCP plans in food plants

Preparatory work for the accreditation of the food control Preparatory work for the accreditation of the food control system according to ISO 17020system according to ISO 17020

Preparatory work for development of RASFFPreparatory work for development of RASFF

Risk analyses of trade partners, implementation of required Risk analyses of trade partners, implementation of required measures, determination of quarantine conditionsmeasures, determination of quarantine conditions

2009 2009 ““FOOD YEARFOOD YEAR”” IN TURKEYIN TURKEY

To communicate the farm to the fork food safety To communicate the farm to the fork food safety concept and create public awareness MARA initiated concept and create public awareness MARA initiated the the ““Safe Food for Healthy LivesSafe Food for Healthy Lives”” campaign and campaign and declared 2009 as the FOOD YEAR!declared 2009 as the FOOD YEAR!

A call A call centercenter (ALO GIDA 174) became operational in (ALO GIDA 174) became operational in February 2009 for consumer complaints.February 2009 for consumer complaints.

Based on the calls received, the food safety map of Based on the calls received, the food safety map of Turkey will be laid down and an action plan will be Turkey will be laid down and an action plan will be developed.developed.

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONINTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

The GDPC aims transparency and cooperationThe GDPC aims transparency and cooperation

Notifications to the OIE (WAHIS)Notifications to the OIE (WAHIS)

Voluntary notifications to the EU (ADNS)Voluntary notifications to the EU (ADNS)

PVS Evaluation of Turkey by the OIE PVS Evaluation of Turkey by the OIE

CONCERNSCONCERNS

Competencies of professions involved in food Competencies of professions involved in food safety (veterinarians, fisheries engineers, safety (veterinarians, fisheries engineers, agriculture engineers, food engineers)agriculture engineers, food engineers)

Different food safety structuring in countriesDifferent food safety structuring in countries

Need for international food safety standards for Need for international food safety standards for animal products to be developed by the OIEanimal products to be developed by the OIE

THANK YOUTHANK YOU