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--- algae:production_processing_hygiene [2026-06-17 23:11] – [HACCP system] robert
+++ algae:production_processing_hygiene [2026-06-17 23:25] (current) – [Worker Health and Safety] robert
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 ==== Official Controls ====
-Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1. [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:02017R0625-20240701|EUR-Lex]]
+Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, OJ L 095 7.4.2017, p. 1. [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02017R0625-20250105&qid=1781738110469|EUR-Lex]]
 __Relevance to algae:__ This regulation (which replaced the earlier Regulation (EC) No 882/2004) governs how national competent authorities carry out official controls — inspections, sampling, audits — across the food and feed chain. For algae producers, this is the legal basis under which national food safety authorities will inspect cultivation and processing facilities, take samples for contaminant or microbiological testing, and verify compliance with HACCP and traceability obligations. It also sets requirements for the accreditation of official laboratories, generally requiring conformity with ISO/IEC 17025 for testing laboratories used in official controls. Import controls at EU borders for algae products from third countries are also governed under this regulation; see [[algae:customs_trade|Customs Classification and Trade]].
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   * __Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)__ — a quality assurance approach originating in the pharmaceutical sector, also applied in food and feed manufacturing, focused on consistent production according to quality standards.
   * __Codex Alimentarius__ — the joint FAO/WHO international food standards programme. The Codex General Principles of Food Hygiene (CXC 1-1969) describe Good Hygienic Practice (GHP) and HACCP principles and underpin much of the EU hygiene framework and that of many trading partners.
-  * __GLOBALG.A.P.__ — a private certification scheme covering Good Agricultural Practice, increasingly referenced by buyers in the algae sector, particularly for primary production.
+  * __GLOBALG.A.P.__ — a private certification scheme covering Good Agricultural Practice, increasingly referenced by buyers, particularly for primary production.
   * __ISO/IEC 17025__ — the international standard for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. Relevant to algae producers operating in-house testing laboratories, and a requirement for any laboratory whose results are intended to be used in regulatory disputes or official controls (see Regulation (EU) 2017/625 above).
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 Council Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work, OJ L 183, 29.6.1989, p. 1. [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:01989L0391-20081211|EUR-Lex]]
-__Relevance to algae:__ This is the framework Directive for occupational health and safety across the EU. Algae producers, as employers, must train staff in the correct use of cultivation and processing equipment and provide a safe working environment. This is particularly relevant for facilities using pressurised systems, centrifuges, spray driers or chemical extraction processes. Equipment-specific safety legislation is covered in [[algae:equipment_safety|Equipment and Safety]].
+__Relevance to algae:__ This is the framework Directive for occupational health and safety across the EU. Its transpositions to national legislation are quite different so local rules should be consulted. Algae producers, as employers, must train staff to use cultivation and processing equipment correctly and provide a safe working environment. This is particularly relevant for facilities that use pressurised systems, centrifuges, spray driers, or chemical extraction processes. There are also relevant limitations regarding work in greenhouses or under high-temperature and high-humidity conditions. Equipment-specific safety legislation is covered in [[algae:equipment_safety|Equipment and Safety]].
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