EU FOOD POLICY and FEED SECURITY
COURSE LEVEL 2
Transition to General Management
Transition to General Management
Intensive course for Senior Functional Directors or new General Managers, who need to know very well the functionin
of the EU Food Policy with a strategic overview for their business, essential for the best present and future decisions.
of the EU Food Policy with a strategic overview for their business, essential for the best present and future decisions.
The course delves into the details of EU action in the field of public health. The notions provided allow you to know all the areas of EU intervention with the right insights and information on decision-making and executive mechanisms.
This course suitable for Managers who need to know how to plan their activities in a complex European context and that they must also know how to manage institutional relations with agility and competence with competence and authority.
Programme
The European Food Policy
Recent EU measures on Food to counter the effects of the Climate change, War in Ukraine and tensions on energy markets
Food safety
Animal health
Plant health
eEuropa Platform - "European Agriculture and Food Security"
- Principles, purposes, means of action and outline of European decision-making processes
- The European legislative, executive and control bodies in charge
- Key person at EU legislative level
Recent EU measures on Food to counter the effects of the Climate change, War in Ukraine and tensions on energy markets
- Support to farmers and SMEs particularly affected by the war in Ukraine
- Derogation from certain agricultural policy rules on cereals
Food safety
- General rules
- The Farm to Fork Plan
- Food safety organizations: EFSA (European Food Safety Authority)
- Labelling and nutrition: legislation in force for different products, supplements, Natural mineral waters, Food for specific groups, Nutrition and health claims
- Agents for food improvement
- New types of food products
- Biological Safety: Antimicrobial Resistance, Food Hygiene, Food Irradiation, Crisis Preparation and Management
- Chemical safety: General rules, Contaminants, Materials in contact with food, Hormones in meat
- Pet food: Food safety, Hygiene, Additives, Medicated feed, Undesirable substances, Genetically modified feed
- Food waste
- Agri-food fraud
- RASFF - The European Rapid Alert System: Consultation of the database and notification of alerts
Animal health
- EU rules for animal health
- Production of medicated feed
- Diseases: African horse fever, African swine fever, Foot and mouth disease, Avian flu, Blue tongue, Swine fever and other diseases
- Animal welfare: EU strategy for the protection and welfare of animals 2012-15, Livestock farming, Transport, Slaughter, Protecting animals at the time of killing, Other animal welfare issues
- Trade and Import: Live Animals, Animal Products
- Commercial controls
- Identification of animals: Livestock, Horses and donkeys, Pigs, Sheep and goats, Veterinary border control, Sperm, ova and embryos
Plant health
- Parasites
- Rules of the agri-food chain
- GMOs
- Pesticides
- Biosecurity
eEuropa Platform - "European Agriculture and Food Security"
- Presentation of the Platform
- Access
- User guide
- Monitor the legislative activity carried out by the EU Council, the European Parliament, the European Commission
- Receive the latest institutional news
- Monitor funds and tenders
- Monitor European events on EU Food policy
- How to join the EU public consultations
