TAIEX Workshop on Quality and Safety Control of Food Supplements and Cosmetic Products
Опубліковано 16.12.2021 о 16:09On 14-15 December, 2021 was held TAIEX Workshop on Quality and Safety Control of Food Supplements and Cosmetic Products, in a virtual format. The speakers Ana Paula Bico, Head of Directorate for Nutrition, Food and Feed, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development, Portugal, Valeria Di Giorgi Gerevini, Head of office, Directorate General Hygiene, food safety and nutrition, Ministry of Health, Italy and Anja Menard Srpcic, Senior Advisor, Chemicals Office of the Republic of Slovenia (CORS) briefed the participants with the EU legislation on food supplements, the official control on food supplements as well as on-line selling of such products. The participants also discussed with European colleagues issues relating the overview of the in-market control for cosmetic products, market surveillance, appointment of authorized persons and the functioning of the RAPEX system, which includes information on substandard, inappropriate or counterfeit cosmetic products.
The implementation of European Union projects under the TAIEX instrument is a keystone to successful implementation of reforms in Ukraine in accordance with the provisions of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement and is an effective platform for exchanging best practices in implementing and using institution building tools in the European Neighborhood Instrument.