GMO-free Labeling System in Slovenia Pridelano/proizvedeno brez GSO International GMO-free Labeling Conference Establishing Milestones for a Common European Approach April 25th 2016 Vienna
GMO-free Standard - Slovenia Registration of the Standard Development time line June July 2011 First issued certificate for food February 2012 Sept. 2011 February 2012 Certification process
Certified food products 1 st certified food product 3
Area Number Animal feed 303 (5+2)* Sale, Transport, Storage 6* Food products (21.04.2016) 455** * Label is used only for food products ** only conventional products
Comparisment in developement Comparable criteria Supporting for export / subcontracting IKC UM - member of TWG for GMO free Standard in Danube Region Slovenia (MKGP/MOP) members of the RG for GMO free Standard in Danube Region 5
Our challenges - To extend certification process in other food processing areas (meat and egg production, other dairy companies in Slovenia etc.) - Use of logo on organic products 6
Highlights - Recognizable label among consumers - Success of all certified companies - Almost 500 labeled products in 5 years, all conventional - Member of Technical working group Development of a Draft Standard for GMO-free production and labeling in the Danube Region 7
THANK YOU! IKC - Inštitut za kontrolo in certifikacijo UM Pivola 8 SI 2311 HOČE Telefon: 02 /613 08 31, -32 e-mail marina.koren-dvorsak@ikc-um.si
GMO-Free Dried Egg Pasta International GMO-free Labeling Conference Establishing Milestones for a Common European Approach April 25th 2016 Vienna
About the company FROZEN PRODU CTS PASTA BISCUIT S, PASTRY, BREAD
About the company 600,000 kg of frozen products per month 90,000 kg of dried egg pasta per month 310 employees 40 % of Slovenian frozen product market share B2B subsidiary in Croatia
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About the company COMMITMENT: We care for our customers health. We reduce: salt content, content of added sugar, total fat, usage of additives (clean labels). We use trans FREE fats since 2005. We are the first Slovenian pasta producer to acquire
GMO-free egg pasta Why GMO-free labeling According to results of EFSA* public opinion made in Slovenia in 2013 more than 4/5 of investigated population means that GMO food represent health risk for humans. The Slovenian consumer know the GMO-free labeling. Increase of GMO-free labeled products. As * Raziskava small javnega mnenja producer o varnosti hrane of in prepoznavnosti dried egg EFSA v Sloveniji, pasta 2013 n with = 700 mainly hand
GMO-free egg pasta Procedure Theoretically feasibility concerning cross contamination, availability of raw materials that are allowed in GMO-free labeled production, production process. To avoid even the minimal risk of cross contamination with non GMO-free labeled product/raw materials company Pečjak decided to convert whole production of dried egg pasta to GMO-free label. * Inštitut za kontrolo in certifikacijo Univerze v Mariboru za tehnično preizkušanje in analiziranje / Institut for inspection and certification at University of Maribor
GMO-free egg pasta - timeline 2013 Beginning of the GMO-free project 2014 First GMO-free certification for dried egg pasta 2015 Production of over 1,000 tones of GMO-free pasta per year 2016 Still the only Slovenian pasta producer with GMO-free certificate
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