Control of food safety in Poland

According to NIK, the main threats in the food chain are as follows:

– food contamination (poor food quality),

– food adulteration,

– inadequate conditions for storing and selling food,

– inadequate animal welfare conditions (inappropriate animal nutrition – bone meal, transmission of zoonotic diseases to humans),

– illegal food production.

Ice seems easy to produce as it is just frozen water. The seemingly simple production creates the potential for abuses and negligence.

Food and Nutrition Safety Act

The Food and Nutrition Safety Act has been in force in Poland since 28 October 2006. The food law is a set of legal acts establishing rules for the production and circulation of raw materials, food, and objects coming into contact with raw materials and food to the extent necessary to protect health and meet consumer expectations.

Control of food safety in Poland

It is well known, especially from reports of the Supreme Audit Office (NIK), which regularly examines various elements of the system, that the control of food safety in Poland leaves a lot to be desired. According to NIK, the main threats in the food chain are as follows: – food contamination (poor food quality),

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Can you get sick from contaminated ice?

There are few studies that provide information on standards for the production of ice cubes. One of them are reports released by ice machine manufacturer Ice-O-Matic. They showed that almost 40% of operators acknowledge that they did not realise how often the ice machine, especially the water filters, needed cleaning. This showed that this area is often a neglected place. In addition, despite being professionally involved in the production of ice cubes, operators were unaware that bacteria were able to survive in ice.

Control of food safety in Poland

Food and Nutrition Safety Act

Control of food safety in Poland

Can you get sick from contaminated ice?

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