Serbia – Food of animal origin: 2017 safety monitoring program published
The Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia recently published the 2017 Program for monitoring the safety of food of animal origin.
The program, entered into force last September 2, covers food of animal origin manufactured in the Republic of Serbia such as mechanically separated meat, milk and whey, egg-based products in liquid form, fish and fish products, gelatin and collagen.
The monitoring program mainly aims at determining the level of contaminants and micro-organisms and other harmful substances to gather data and analyze the risks in certain categories of foods. Therefore, its goal is to protect and increase consumers’ health. The Annex describes the program to be implemented and establishes sampling methods and analyses to be carried out.
