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Commission Recommendation 2003/598/EC on the prevention and reduction of patulin contamination in apple juice and apple juice ingredients in other beverages.

País/Territorio
Unión Europea
Tipo de documento
Miscelanea
Fecha
2003
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Official Journal L 203, 12 August 2003, pp. 54-59.
Materia
Alimentación y nutrición
Palabra clave
Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Frutas/nueces comestibles Bebidas Toxicidad/envenenamiento Residuos Procesamiento/manipulación Transporte/depósito Envasado/etiquetado
Área geográphica
Pays de l'Union Européenne
Resumen

The Commission hereby recommends Member States to make all necessary steps to ensure that the “Code of Practice for the prevention and reduction of patulin contamination in apple juice and apple juice ingredients in other beverages” described in the Annex attached is implemented by all operators engaged in the apple processing industry. The aim pursued is to further reduce the presence of patulin in apple juice. The recommendations for reducing patulin contamination in apple juice are divided into two parts, as follows: (I) Recommended practices based on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP); (II) Recommended practices based on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). GAP applies to (i) preharvest, (ii) harvesting and transportation of fruit, (iii) post-harvest handling and storage practices of fruit for the fresh fruit market, and (iv) post-storage grading of fruit for the fresh market or juice manufacture. GMP concern (i) transportation, checking and pressing of fruit, (ii) packaging and final processing of fruit, as well as (iii) quality assessment of fruit.

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