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Implementation of hygiene rules for local and small-scale production: the Austrian example

How Austria has used of flexibility and adapted hygiene guidelines to traditional ways of food production and small-scale farmers

Rural topic(s): Local food Chains

Type: proceedings of a symposium

Date of publication: March 21, 2014

Author(s) of the document: Christian Jochum

Abstract:

Document presented during the International workshop: « Local Food Matters, finding the good balance between hygiene rules, small-scale production and quality ».20-22 March 2014.

Christian Jochum explains how Austria has used of flexibility and adapted hygiene guidelines to traditional ways of food production and small-scale farmers.

Here is the web address of the Austrian Ministry of Health, where all the guidelines which we have been elaborated are officially published:

bmg.gv.at/home/Schwerpunkte/VerbraucherInnengesundheit/Lebensmittel/Lebensmittel_Unternehmer/Lebensmittelhygiene

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Keywords: hygiene rules, local food systems, direct selling, flexibility

Places: Austria