{"id":13628,"date":"2024-05-30T00:01:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T21:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=13628"},"modified":"2024-05-30T00:01:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T21:01:14","slug":"govt-to-launch-food-safety-authority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=13628","title":{"rendered":"Govt to launch food safety authority"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/govt-to-launch-food-safety-authority.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>The government has announced plans to create a food safety authority<\/strong>, with the health ministry currently aiming to submit a bill for its creation by the end of the year.In its outline of the plan, the health ministry cited the World Health Organisation (WHO), which had after the Covid-19 pandemic called a \u201cunified approach\u201d in the fields of public health, veterinary medicine, and the environment.<\/p>\n<p>It had added that a hitherto seen \u201cfragmentation of control\u201d in the management of food safety, drinking water, animal diseases, nutrition, and plant health is \u201cnot justified\u201d, and thus called for \u201cunited and supervisory\u201d decisions to be made in an \u201cindependent, transparent, and impartial manner\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The health ministry said that at present, Cyprus\u2019 food safety system is ineffective, and that this <strong>makes the island a \u201cpole of attraction for food products of dubious quality\u201d<\/strong>. This, they said, has been exacerbated by the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, they said, the new food safety authority will be charged with creating a single control and risk management system for food safety, animal health and welfare, and plant health.<\/p>\n<p>They added that the authority will be an \u201cindependent state body\u201d, which they say will make the process of ensuring the safety of food and related products more transparent.<\/p>\n<p>The creation of a food safety authority has been <strong>on successive governments\u2019 agendas since 2007<\/strong>, when the cabinet of the day passed a bill for its creation under late President Tassos Papadopoulos.<\/p>\n<p>However, the authority was never created at the time as the various government services concerned by its creation objected.<\/p>\n<p>A decade later in 2017, under then President Nicos Anastasiades, a new bill was drawn up, once again aimed at creating such an authority.<\/p>\n<p>The 2017 bill foresaw that the authority would devise policy and strategies related to food safety and would see to the realisation of various European Union requirements regarding food safety control.<\/p>\n<p>It would also be engaged in risk management and provide information to the various related government services and consumers when necessary, as well as <strong>being in constant contact with its counterparts across the EU<\/strong> and the European Food Safety Authority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government plans to create a food safety authority in Cyprus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13629,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[4586,3492,3345,5281,2021,432,6340,8486,5255,3,5193,203,379,2404,4382,2718,11658,415,5846,210,2581,6653,783,882,4941,5175,4833,4843,7320,5084,4054,8073,1222,1806,7967,11659,962,6404,6305,18],"class_list":["post-13628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-anastasiades","tag-bill","tag-cabinet","tag-charged","tag-consumers","tag-covid","tag-covid-19-pandemic","tag-creation","tag-crisis","tag-cyprus","tag-decisions","tag-environment","tag-eu","tag-european-union","tag-food","tag-food-products","tag-food-safety-authority","tag-government","tag-government-services","tag-health","tag-health-ministry","tag-management","tag-medicine","tag-nicos-anastasiades","tag-organisation","tag-pandemic","tag-policy","tag-president","tag-products","tag-public-health","tag-risk","tag-risk-management","tag-safety","tag-services","tag-state","tag-unified-approach","tag-water","tag-welfare","tag-who","tag-world"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Govt to launch food safety authority<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Food safety authority. food safety authority, health ministry, unified approach\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Govt to launch food safety authority\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Food safety authority. food safety authority, health ministry, unified approach\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=13628\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ch.jfdi.cc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-05-29T21:01:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/govt-to-launch-food-safety-authority-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Cyprus Mail\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Cyprus Mail\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/?p=13628#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/?p=13628\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Cyprus Mail\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/606e0fbe40ab1cad97176ec3e4e248f8\"},\"headline\":\"Govt to launch food safety authority\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-29T21:01:14+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/?p=13628\"},\"wordCount\":361,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/?p=13628#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/govt-to-launch-food-safety-authority-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Anastasiades\",\"bill\",\"cabinet\",\"charged\",\"consumers\",\"covid\",\"COVID-19 pandemic\",\"creation\",\"crisis\",\"Cyprus\",\"decisions\",\"Environment\",\"eu\",\"european union\",\"food\",\"food products\",\"food safety authority\",\"government\",\"government services\",\"Health\",\"health ministry\",\"management\",\"medicine\",\"Nicos Anastasiades\",\"organisation\",\"pandemic\",\"policy\",\"president\",\"products\",\"public health\",\"risk\",\"risk management\",\"safety\",\"services\",\"state\",\"unified approach\",\"water\",\"welfare\",\"WHO\",\"World\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Cyprus\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/?p=13628\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/?p=13628\",\"name\":\"Govt to launch food safety authority\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/?p=13628#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/?p=13628#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/govt-to-launch-food-safety-authority-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-29T21:01:14+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/606e0fbe40ab1cad97176ec3e4e248f8\"},\"description\":\"Food safety authority. food safety authority, health ministry, unified approach\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/?p=13628#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/?p=13628\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/?p=13628#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/govt-to-launch-food-safety-authority-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/govt-to-launch-food-safety-authority-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707,\"caption\":\"Govt to launch food safety authority\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/?p=13628#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Govt to launch food safety authority\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/\",\"name\":\"ch.jfdi.cc\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/606e0fbe40ab1cad97176ec3e4e248f8\",\"name\":\"Cyprus Mail\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/cyprus-mail.com\\\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ch.jfdi.cc\\\/?author=3\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Govt to launch food safety authority","description":"Food safety authority. food safety authority, health ministry, unified approach","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Govt to launch food safety authority","og_description":"Food safety authority. food safety authority, health ministry, unified approach","og_url":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=13628","og_site_name":"ch.jfdi.cc","article_published_time":"2024-05-29T21:01:14+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1707,"url":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/govt-to-launch-food-safety-authority-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Cyprus Mail","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Cyprus Mail","Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=13628#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=13628"},"author":{"name":"Cyprus Mail","@id":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/#\/schema\/person\/606e0fbe40ab1cad97176ec3e4e248f8"},"headline":"Govt to launch food safety authority","datePublished":"2024-05-29T21:01:14+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=13628"},"wordCount":361,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=13628#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/govt-to-launch-food-safety-authority-scaled.jpg","keywords":["Anastasiades","bill","cabinet","charged","consumers","covid","COVID-19 pandemic","creation","crisis","Cyprus","decisions","Environment","eu","european union","food","food products","food safety authority","government","government services","Health","health ministry","management","medicine","Nicos Anastasiades","organisation","pandemic","policy","president","products","public health","risk","risk management","safety","services","state","unified approach","water","welfare","WHO","World"],"articleSection":["Cyprus"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=13628","url":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=13628","name":"Govt to launch food safety authority","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=13628#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=13628#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/govt-to-launch-food-safety-authority-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2024-05-29T21:01:14+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/#\/schema\/person\/606e0fbe40ab1cad97176ec3e4e248f8"},"description":"Food safety authority. food safety authority, health ministry, unified approach","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=13628#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=13628"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=13628#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/govt-to-launch-food-safety-authority-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/govt-to-launch-food-safety-authority-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1707,"caption":"Govt to launch food safety authority"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=13628#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Govt to launch food safety authority"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/","name":"ch.jfdi.cc","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/#\/schema\/person\/606e0fbe40ab1cad97176ec3e4e248f8","name":"Cyprus Mail","sameAs":["https:\/\/cyprus-mail.com\/"],"url":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?author=3"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}