Poland should improve supervision over foods, the Federation of Food and Drink Industries of the Czech Republic said.
The Polish food safety supervision authorities do not work as they should, the Federation said, citing results of a recent audit carried out by the European Commission.
Dana Ve?e?ová, spokeswoman for the Federation informed about an earlier report by the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) of the European Commission. The report noticed certain structural and maintenance deficiencies in Polish dairies. The audit concluded that, "Polish authorities failed to address a recommendation in a previous FVO report concerning monitoring of raw milk checks".
The main objective of the audit was to evaluate the official controls ensuring safety of the production and storage of food of animal origin, in particular milk and dairy products in Poland.
The statement of the Czech food chamber comes just one day after the Polish Ministry of Agriculture said their dispute with the Czech Republic over too strict supervision of food imported from Poland was closed.
Last week, the Polish minister said he had written proof of the fact that the Czech food inspection authorities had been ordered to launch a nation-wide inspection of Polish imports. Marek Sawicki was angered by a regulation that allegedly demanded stricter controls of food products from Poland than of food products from other countries.
Later, both Sawicki and his Czech counterpart met to discuss the issue. Now the Polish side stated that it considered the dispute with the Czech Republic closed.
© 2014 European Supermarket Magazine – your source for the latest retail news. Article written by László Juhász
