With the new European regulation, EC 178/2002 of 28th January 2002, on food safety, traceability is becoming compulsory.

For 20 years PYRESCOM, specialized in data acquisition and exchange on quality and traceability, PYRESCOM has been offering its services throughout Europe in all industrial sectors. Its presence in southern production areas (France - Pyrénées-Orientales, Spain, Northern Africa) led PYRESCOM to the acquisition of a high-level of experience in the food-processing industry and specifically Wine Industry, fruits & vegetables and transport & logistics (Multi-modal platform in the Mediterranean Pyrenees).
In addition to its systems and software products, PYRESCOM offers its services with which your production/transformation processes are optimized and your investments in traceability are profitable ones.
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Regulations in short
General requirements on Food Industry as well as overall prescriptions on food legislation as defined in the EC 178/2002 regulation of the European Parliament and Council, will be implemented from 1st January 2005.

The different parts of this regulation relate to food destined for human consumption as well as animal feeds.

They apply to all movements’ types: intra European, import/export to member/non member countries.

The regulation defines responsibilities and duties in terms of traceability, of all participants in the Food and Animal Feed sectors (owners, producers, distributors).

The principals and procedures of the general food legislation will be adopted by 1st January 2007 at the latest in order to conform to some articles from regulation EC 178/2002. Until adopted, the legislation will be applied in line with the principals laid out in these articles. The articles mentioned deal with protection of life and the health of people, analysis of food risks, the principal of precaution, protection of consumers interests and the principals of transparency (consulting and information of citizens).