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... Food safety and food quality terminology may sometimes be confusing. Food safety is concerned with all aspects, whether immediate or long-term, that may make food unsafe for the consumer.
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... are for food products. For preparing food standards and regulations at the national level, the technical committees try to apply international standards (ISO)
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... INSPECTION The administration of food laws and their implementation requires a qualified, trained, efficient, and honest food inspection service. This service has an important role in food safety and ensures consumer confidence in imported and exported foods and in the ISIRI mark, which indicates adequate quality for domestic foods.
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... In accordance with this new concept, international organizations designed and recommended quality assurance (QA) systems such as food safety management and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP)
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... CONCLUSION Since food safety is pivotal to health and development, it is mandatory to coordinate all activities at the national level. Considering the national situation in Iran, all authorized organizations and agencies must carry out their duties in accordance with the law and forward all data to designated departments for proper management of the information.
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... THE ROLE OF THE ISIRI IN FOOD SAFETY 27 Considering the importance of food safety management systems, such as HACCP, it is necessary to expand the establishment of such systems throughout the country. In food safety fields promotion of public awareness is very important and it should be developed by organizing special programs that will involve all related organizations.
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