Journal of Bioterrorism & Biodefense
Open Access

Review Article

Food Safety in the Czech Republic

Hana Stritecka^*, Pavol Hlubik and Lucie Dohnalova

University of Defence, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, Department of Military Hygiene, Trebesska 1575, 50001Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

*Corresponding Author:

Hana Stritecka, Ph.D
University of Defence, Faculty of Military Health Sciences
Department of Military Hygiene, Trebesska 1575
50001Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
Tel: +420-973-253 055
Fax: +420-973-253-273
E-mail: stritecka@pmfhk.cz

Received Date: April 13, 2012; Accepted Date: May 03, 2012; Published Date: May 08, 2012

Citation: Stritecka H, Hlubik P, Dohnalova L (2012) Food Safety in the Czech Republic. J Bioterr Biodef S2:006. doi: 10.4172/2157-2526.S2-006

Copyright: © 2012 Stritecka H, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Food Safety can be understood from many points of views: from the State\'s obligation to create a legal environment for the production, import and inspection of health safety food to the contents of the individual, even exceeding the legally laid limits or added substances in food. While the first aspect is given by law and therefore is easily controllable, the second is more subjective, poorly clearly verifiable and is part of continuing discussions, both professional and lay public.If the all requirements for the production, distribution and sale are fulfil in accordance to legislative, food in market can be considered such as health and safety food.
 
From 1st May 2004 The Czech Republic became an equal member of the European Union which has led to the adoption of all rules of this Community. One of the basic obligations enshrined in the Treaty establishing the European Community is to guarantee a high level of health protection and strengthen consumer protection.