LEGISLATION IN THE AREA OF FOOD SAFETY

Područje sigurnosti hrane prati sve faze proizvodnog procesa u svrhu osiguranja visoke razine sigurnosti proizvedene hrane i zaštite potrošača primjenjujući veći broj zakonskih regulativa. Zakonodavstvo je značajan dio područja sigurnosti hrane, obuhvaća cjelokupan proizvodni lanac „od polja do stola“ što znači da obuhvaća farme na kojoj se životinje uzgajaju, proizvodnju i preradu hrane, skladištenje te distribuciju gotovog proizvoda do krajnjeg potrošača. Jedna od zadaća Republike Hrvatske u procesu pridruživanja Europskoj uniji bila je prilagoditi i(ili) izmijeniti veći broj zakona i propisa te tako omogućiti otvaranje europskog tržišta. Stoga je u radu dan prikaz nacionalnog zakonodavstva i zakonodavstva Europske unije u području sigurnosti hrane.The area of food safety follows all stages of production process to ensure high level of safety produced food and protection of consumers by applying a large number of regulations. The legislation is an important part of the area of food safety, covering the entire production chain„ from farm to table”, starting from the farms where the animals are bred, to the production of food and the final consumer. In the process of joining the European Union, Croatia has been implementing laws and regulations changes that will significantly affect the business community. These changes are necessary for Croatian companies to fulfill standards of European Union and thus in order to be competitive to the EU market and the global market, as well. This paper presents an overview of national legislation and legislation of European Union in the area of food safety