欧盟关于可追溯性Traceability方面的讲座PPT 06_eleni_alevritou_peter_workshop-_a_consumers_view_of_food_traceability.ppt

  A Consumers view of food traceability  PETER WORKSHOP 11-13 OCTOBER 2006 CSL, YORK Eleni Alevritou CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION THE QUALITY OF LIFE-EKPIZO BEUC DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE A Consumers view of food traceability A few words about BEUC BEUC ( Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs) is the paneuropean federation of consumer associations Established in 1962 40 members from 29 European countries (EU25 minus Lithuania plus FYROM ,Iceland, , Norway, Romania, Switzerland) Funded by members and European Commission Tries and influences, in the consumer interest, the development of EU policy, promotes and defends the interests of all european consumers One of the core activities is food related issues A Consumers view of food traceability Consumers view on food traceability Consumers want to: know about food-food ingredients origin, ways of food production-treatment rest assured that food is really what it claims rest assured that food is safe rest assured that food control systems are working sufficiently Be able to readily and easily verify by themselves or through their associations the above A Consumers view of food traceability This statement is based on: - consumer enquiries (associations’ experience through their everyday contact with individual consumers especially during food scandals) - surveys conducted by consumer associations and TRACE social scientists A Consumers view of food traceability Consumer associations survey 2003 – 2004, in 4 European countries ( Belgium – Italy Spain – Portugal) by the consumer associations Test Achats- Altroconsumo-OCU-DECO respectively. 1898 consumers were interviewed Targets : ? to establish a representative picture of the different traceabili