final report of a specific audit carried out in lithuania from 25 to 29 may 2009 in order to assess

ANNEX Response of the Competent Authorities of Lithuania to the recommendations of Mission report ref. DG(SANCO)/2009-8159- MR carried out from 25 May to 29 May 2009 in order to assess the official control systems in place for food hygiene (follow-up of the mission DG(SANCO)/2007-7190), and for food additives and food contact materials No. Recommendation Action proposed by Competent Authority Ensure that competent authorities establish a monitoring system for the consumption of FA as required by European Parliament and State Food and Veterinary Service (SFVS): Two institutions, i.e. Council Directives 94/35/EC (Article 8) on sweeteners for use in Ministry of Health and National Food and Veterinary Risk 1 foodstuffs, 94/36/EC (Article 6) on colours for use in foodstuffs and Assessment Institute under the State Food and Veterinary Service 95/2/EC (Article 7) on food additives other than colours and are going to develop methods for performing monitoring on the thsweeteners. consumption of food additives in 4 quarter 2010. State Public Health Service under the Ministry of Health (SPHS): In 2010 to prepare and approve a check-list for PHCs inspectors involved in inspections of the establishments manufacturing FCM. In 2009-2011 to implement the public health surveillance quality assurance system in which inspection procedures for FCM Ensure that adequate documented procedure(s) are in place for the manufactures will be included. official ...