THE LEGAL CONCEPT OF UNSAFE (DANGEROUS) FOOD

Abstract

The purpose of the considerations offered in this article is to determine how the term “dangerous food” should be understood in the light of the applicable law. The food safety system includes general and specific criteria for assessing whether a product is safe or not. Sometimes the concepts of defective product within the meaning of Directive No. 85/374/ EEC, and dangerous food within the meaning of Regulation No. 178/2002 coincide. Food safety requirements include both health quality and commercial quality. Responsibility for unsafe food in individual areas must be determined separately, as they are based on divergent legal foundations. The legislation includes sub-categories of unsafe food, such as product harmful to health, adulterated product or spoiled product.