Description : 

The objective of this training course is to share good practices and harmonise the implementation among EU Member States of the official controls on food Labelling and to inform non-EU countries.

During the course, attendees will look at the food information regulations in detail and experience a number of training situations to explore the regulations. FIC is a horizontal legislation and covers all areas where food is supplied to the consumer. The food retail market is both enormous and vibrant.  There are thousands of new food products presented to the EU market every year. The course cannot cover all food products completely. Attendees will therefore role play different situations and products to which the regulations apply.  The aim is for participants to learn lessons and to help develop a consistent approach to enforcement with colleagues from other member states.

Programme : 

The training programme will be settled on the best methodological mix to be offered. Theorical lectures and presentations will be combined with case studies, practical exercises and group discussion. The participants will also be assigned a project to realize over 4 days, consisting in a short video on the implementation of the EU rules addressed in the programme.

The training will be held in English and implemented over a period of 4 days. The daily work schedule will be set from 09h00 to 17h30, with 6 hours of effective training time, split in two sessions of 3 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the afternoon. A break of 30 minutes will be organized in the morning and in the afternoon each day.

Objectives : 

The objective of the present programme is to spread knowledge and best practices in relation with general food labelling and claims as well as on specific categories of foods such as food supplements, foods with added vitamins and minerals and foods for specific groups of the population food composition and information, as per the requirements of the EU Food Law. The contract requests the provision of training courses addressing the latest developments, as well as in the implementation of controls.

Selection procedure : 

The Project Manager will be attentive to give priority the participants corresponding to the following criteria:

• Relevancy to daily work: participants should in priority be staff of Competent Authorities, with a position related to Official Controls
• Sufficient level of language: in order to ensure the transfer of knowledge and opportunities to exchange views, participants should master the language of the training session for which they applied
• Ability to share their experience: priority will be given to participants whose position will allow them to share with colleagues the outputs of the training sessions.

Deadline for application :  25th September 2020

Training center & accommodation : 

Participants will be accommodated at the Hotel Cristal Porto****:

Travessa Antero De Quental, 360,

União de Freguesias do Centro,

4000-087 Porto, Portugal

https://hotelcristal.com-oporto.com/en/

Hotel Cristal Porto is a new 4-star hotel in a central location in Porto. Set right next to Lapa Church, the hotel is 900 m from Aliados Avenue.

Porto is the second-largest city in Portugal, one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas, Located along the Douro River estuary in northern Portugal, Porto is one of the oldest European centres, and its core was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996

The trainees will benefit of the following services:

• International travel in economy class by the most direct route
• Personal health and repatriation insurance
• Airport transfers
• 4 nights’ accommodation and breakfast (5 nights for participants from ENP/Mediterranean basin and 6 nights for selected third countries)
• 1 welcome drink and reception dinner the first day of the training, 7 coffee breaks, 4 lunches, 3 dinners
• 1 social event in order to promote the networking within the group
• Access to fully equipped training facilities and access to the internet
• Documentation in paper and electronic form
• Delivery of training certificates

No “per diem” or “pocket money” will be distributed to. All personal expenses such as extra nights, local transports, mini-bar, laundry, room services, and extra drinks/meals will be charged to the participants by the hotel.