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The production inspections were carried out both as target (serving to settle non-conformances found in shops), and as preventive - focused on avoiding of non-conformances. CAFIA carried out 4,623 inspections in production in 1999.

Survey of registrations of the producers, premises and productions is specified in Chapter 9, Registration.

With respect to prevention, CAFIA mainly verified in the producers obligations set forth in Section 3 of the Food Law. The following was assessed:

• quality of products,
• technology,
• hygiene and sanitation,
• internal checks,
• fulfilment of measures taken,
• other risks.

Based on assessment of the above mentioned indicators (principle of "risk assessment"), information on the "risk" factors of business premises were gathered, which then served to set the nearest date of next inspection.

The obligation set forth in Section 3, par. 1, letter g), of the Food Law to determine critical points in the production process represents an important system change. Procedural Decree No. 147/98 Coll. of the Ministry of Agriculture sets forth that a producer should determine critical points at the latest by 31 December 1999.

Inspections that will be carried out in production in the year 2000 shall therefore significantly expand in connection with critical points. This will emphasise more the preventive character of inspections.

Statistical evaluation of inspections of critical points shall be provided through the CAFIA information system. This will enable to modify continuously surveillance over productions in order to become optimally orientated.

In 1999 as well as in the past the CAFIA staff was preparing both intensively and professionally for this new area of inspection in a lot of internal and external events, at which specialists from CAFIA, universities, private companies as well as foreign experts gave their lecturers.

Area of activity in the year 2000

An auxiliary verification questionnaire of a CAFIA inspector for the control of critical points in the production from 2000-01-01 (the questionnaire forms a part of the CAFIA Methodological Instructions for the performance of inspections in the production)