Advice 05-2014 Of The Scientific Committee Of The Belgian Food Safety Agency On The Food Safety Of The Short Supply Chain ...

In recent years, consumers show an increasing interest for direct sales of locally produced food. Foodstuff that is made available via this short supply chain have a positive image. Farmers and food companies from both the conventional chain and the short supply chain must comply with European and national legislation. In the European legislation, a certain flexibility is foreseen in terms of short supply chain, giving Member States the possibility to lay down certain own national rules for producers (both primary producers and processing companies) in the short supply chain. There are a numbe... Mehr ...