The health registry guarantees that the food complies with state regulations.
Health registration is a concept that can be understood in different ways depending on the country. In some regions, this is documentation that includes the data of a food product . This document is processed before a State agency: for this process, the producer must present laboratory tests that demonstrate the quality and conditions of what they produce.
In general, health registration is mandatory for all foods that involve a transformation of the raw material and that are stored, packaged and distributed for marketing .
In other countries, the notion of health registration is linked to the authorization that must be processed for medications, medical equipment, medical supplies, surgical material, prostheses and other products related to hygiene and health .
Characteristics of the food health record
The health registration implies recognition of the product in question by the State , which grants the registration once it has verified that the food meets all legal requirements in terms of quality, condition, etc. Thanks to the health registry, the control and surveillance of food products is simpler since it works with a single coding system.
In this sense, it is considered that both the people or companies that are dedicated to producing it , as well as those that store it, the companies that subsequently distribute it and the entities that are in charge of undertaking its import are obliged to request the health registration of food. and its export .
The characteristics of the health registry vary depending on the country.
How to process it
In order to obtain the health registration, it is necessary that the pertinent health authorities previously proceed to visit the facilities of the company in question . In this way, they will review the premises and study and analyze that they have all the necessary hygienic-sanitary conditions, which do not endanger either the preparation of the food itself or the health of the final consumers.
But not only that, the authorities that carry out this visit will also verify that the companies have the relevant traceability plan .
Companies that decide not to comply with current regulations in this regard and that market their products without having the relevant health registration must know that they will have to face different sanctions.
The Industrial Health Registry of Spain
A body that exists in the Spanish administration is known as the Industrial Health Registry . This office is in charge of registering establishments that are dedicated to the food industry.
The Industrial Health Registry , therefore, is a Spanish registry of companies and products whose management is the responsibility of the health authorities. Each company has an Industrial Health Registration number that identifies it.
It must be emphasized that this instrument, which also goes by the name RSI , is national in nature, although its management is carried out by the health authorities of each of the different autonomous communities in the country.
Likewise, we must not forget that both companies that produce food products for human consumption and those that are dedicated to products that are also related to food, such as pesticides or disinfectants, are required to register in this registry.