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Evaluation of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed and of crisis management procedures
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Project summary:
The evaluation of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed and of crisis management
procedures led by Civic Consulting of the Food Chain Evaluation Consortium aims to
assess whether the regulatory framework established by Articles 50 to 57 of
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 is effective and efficiently working and providing added
value to its stakeholders. Based on the data collected through a literature review,
surveys, three case studies of past food safety incidents, in-depth interviews, an
analysis of the RASFF information flow and a financial analysis of the RASFF as well as
data concerning the economic impacts of the selected food safety incidents, the
evaluation analyses the effectiveness, relevance, coherence, efficiency, and added
value of the interventions. The assessment reveals that while the RASFF has
functioned effectively throughout the reference period (2002-2013), there is scope for
enhancing its role as a cornerstone of the EU system for food/feed safety. Moreover,
although some aspects of crisis management have been successful, the effectiveness
of crisis management has varied throughout the reference period. The findings also
point to a need for reviewing Commission Decision 2004/478/EC. The report presents
the answers to 52 evaluation questions, and provides key conclusions and
recommendations, where relevant.
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Client/Financing Institution:
European Commission, Directorate-General for Health and
Food Safety
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final report
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