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Summay of the Round table about training of food makers (GIRONA 20 september)

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fototaularodonaformaciogirona.JPG In this round table celebrate in Girona at september 20 they have participated like to speakers Alexandra González, Teresa Jané, and Alba Pascual and as a moderator Isidre Ferran.

Alexandra González, cordinadora of formation of the School of Veterinarians of Girona, has set forth the practical experience in the plan of training of the staff of the fish sector organized by the School of Veterinarians of Girona with the collaboration of the Fraternits of Fishermen of the Catalan Coast and the General Direction of Fishing of the Generalitat with the goal to introduce the factors that they affect the quality of the product pesquer since it is captured and like avoiding them, elaborating a code of good practices of hygiene for each modality of fishing tackle and introducing the correct practices of hygiene.

Teresa Jané, collaborator of the formation entity Indulab 2000 / APPLUS has talked about the problems of the formation in the alimentary companies and Alba Pascual boss on duty of food hygiene of the General Direction of Public Health, has set forth us the actions of the Department of Health in the surveillance of the formation and training of food handlers.

» Presentació d’Alexandra González sobre el pla de formació del sector pesquer

» Presentació de Teresa Jané sobre la problemàtica de la formació a les empreses

» Presentació d’Alba Pascual sobre la formació i capacitació del manipuladors


covg_logo1.JPG With the support of COL.LEGI DE VETERINARIS DE GIRONA and the CONSELL DE VETERINARIS DE CATALUNYA

CONFERENCE about additives: Danger chemical or allied technological? (BARCELONA 18 october)

Conference about additives

medicamento2.jpg More than two third parts of the foods that at present we consume contain food additives. Some of natural origin and other of synthesis, often go preceded by the bad fame. Many times, usually without scientific rigor, the multiple dangers point out that it can entail their consumption to themselves; however really is an abuse made on the part of the alimentary industry? Which the new trends are in the use of additives? How the appraisal of the risk in the use of additives is made?

In order to reply these and other questions, from of AVHIC, we propose you the following day:
Lloc de realització: Sala d’actes del Col•legi Oficial de Veterinaris de Barcelona.
Av. República Argentina, 21 08023 – Barcelona


logo-acdha.jpg With the support of ASESORIA CATALANA DE HIGIENE ALIMENTARIA www.acdha.com

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Change the rules of food additives

Es modifica el Reial Decret 142/2002 d’additius diferents de colorants i edulcorants

botifarres1.JPGEl 14 de setembre s’ha publicat el Reial Decret 1118/2007, que modifica el Reial Decret 142/2002, que aprova la llista positiva d’additius diferents de colorants i edulcorants.
Entre les modificacions destaca la prohibició i canvis de dosi màxima en la utilització de nitrats i sulfits en la fabricació de productes carnis.

Fortnight bulletin of the future Agency of Public Health of Catalonia (ASPCAT)

Electronic bulletin
logogeneralitat95The bulletin of the future ASPCAT is born with the objetive of introducing the advances in the reform of the public health that is carrying out the Department of Health of the Generalitat de Catalunya. The process “…towards the ASPCAT” has already put in functioning and every fortnight this bulletin where many of the news related with public health that happens to Catalonia are picked up is published. The bulletin can be consulted through the web page of the Department of Health, or, to receive it giving of high in the address of electronic mail aspcat@gencat.net

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Conclusions of the round table about LABELING AND FOOD SAFETY (14 Juny in Lleida)

Conclusions of the round table

The labelling like guarantee of food safety. Is the information that brings the labelling of the foods sufficient? Is it too much? The labelling goes sent to the consumer, but the consumers understand the information of the labelling? Which is the compulsory information that the alimentary containers have to provide? Do the nutritional contents have to be stated? During the round table we was attempt to give answer to these questions and we was reflect about how the labelling contributes to the food safety.
Now, we publish the conclusions.

» Version to print the conclusions

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Web site updated

To attempt to give a better service, we have just updated the web page and we have implanted several improvements:

  • Two new languages, the Spanish and the english (now we have to translate all the web…)
  • New forms of contact, sing up to avhic, and sing up in activity.
  • New style to correct some problems of visualization with the new Internet Explorer 7.
  • And many other improvements internes.

We are still working, if you find problems, please contact with us.

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