Food Safety and HACCP course_P002

Legal background:

Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 (on food hygiene)
The Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council requires food business operators to implement and maintain a HACCP-based system.
Food business operators are responsible for ensuring that employees receive appropriate food hygiene training corresponding to their work tasks.

68/2007. (VII. 26.) FVM-EüM-SZMM

• The food business operator must ensure that employees receive proper hygiene training.

• Training must be completed within one month after starting work.

• It should be repeated at least every three years or in case of technological changes.

Act XLVI of 2008 (on the food chain and official control)

• Emphasizes food safety responsibility and the possibility of official inspections.

• The authority may check the existence of the HACCP system, as well as the employees’ training and its certification.