Official controls according to Integrated Regional Plan in Campania Region 2011/2014

Abstract

Due to EU law, European citizens enjoy one of the highest worldwide food safety standards. Along the entire food supply chain, mandatory controls are made to ensure that plant and animal products healthiness and food and feed safety are properly labeled and comply with the strictly EU rules. The process of review of European legislation began with the promulgation of the Regulation 178/2002/EC (Official Journal of the EC no. L31 of 01/02/2002) and was completed with the hygiene package. Regulation No. 178/2002/EC (the General Food Law) laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety.

Surveillance of Human Cases of Salmonellosis, Campylobacteriosis, Listeriosis, and Hepatitis A in Campania (Southern Italy): Seven-Year Monitoring (2013–2019)

“…Interesting, in the Campania region reported cases of campylobacteriosis, listeriosis, and salmonellosis were found to be always lower if compared to Italian and European scenarios in the period from 2013 to 2019 ( Figure 3 b). This finding seems to suggest an appreciable efficiency of the regional health planning [ 14 ] in monitoring the spread of pathogenic microorganisms through foods vehicles. The role of the animal-origin foods in the transmission of these specific pathogens, and the human health implications of inefficient control plans, is well known [ 15 ].…”