Ensure a fair participation of all interested parties, including consumers, in the decision making process of establishing international food standards. Some lessons learned from the crisis. This is not an exhaustive list nor does it list the items in order of importance. If one tries to cover up problems in a sector or a group of people, the consequences can be paid by a whole country or a region. 1 billion US dollars.
Transparency is essential.
Those governments or companies that tried to cover existing or emerging problems paid it cash. A simple but clear food legislation is needed. Simple, to avoid putting an unnecessary burden on industry Clear, to be easily understandable also by SMEs and stakeholders, not only lawyers of multinationals Legislation, because we see that self-regulation is not the good solution in this area Effective monitoring of the implementation the legislation is needed. Consumer associations have a key role to play here. Independent, transparent and excellence of scientific advice and inspections are vital for the presence of safe food products on the market.