Title Valstybinė maisto saugos ir kokybės kontrolė: Šiaulių apskrities atvejis /
Translation of Title State food safety and quality control: the case of Šiauliai county.
Authors Tamošiūnas, Teodoras ; Mikalauskienė, Audronė
Full Text Download
Is Part of Ekonomika ir vadyba: aktualijos ir perspektyvos. 2009, Nr.1(14), p. 278-289.. ISSN 1648-9098
Keywords [eng] Food safety and quality control ; Food safety monitoring system ; Indicators of prognosis
Abstract [eng] In the article the activity of Šiauliai County State Food and Veterinary Service (hereinafter referred to as SFVS) Food Department is substantiated. Strategic management peculiarities in public sector organizations have been analyzed, the most important food safety and quality criteria have been defined, the food safety and hygiene implementation mechanism in the European Union and in Lithuania has been discussed, furthermore, the Lithuanian food safety supervision system and legal basis have been introduced. The analysis of results of the implemented activity of Šiauliai County SFVS Food Department has been carried out, the forecasts for 2010 and 2011 were prepared, and the activity strategy goals have been formulated. In the food chain, responsibility for food safety, nourishment and quality are shared by all participants of the food chain: producers, processors, distributors, and users. It includes the entire food chain from the initial production to the final user. This holistic approach requires integrated food control system at the national and international levels in entire food chain. The scientific research problem is raised by the following problem oriented questions: what is the food control situation in Šiauliai County? What should the Šiauliai County SFVS Food Department improvement strategy goals be? Which arguments could be used to ground these strategy goals? The subject of the research: activities of Šiauliai County SFVS Food Department. The goal of the research: to research the activity of Šiauliai county SFVS Food Department. The aims of the research: 1. to highlight the main indicators having the greatest impact on activity of Šiauliai County SFVS Food Department, which enable to realize the forecasted strategy goals. 2. on the basis of the carried out activity analysis of Šiauliai County SFVS Food Department to substantiate the strategic aims of this department defined in accordance to the Lithuanian SFVS strategic plan. [...].
Type Journal article
Language Lithuanian
Publication date 2009