Comparative analysis of regulations on the quality of milk in the EU and Serbia and impact on sale of milk from farm

Abstract

The production of healthy and safe food is something that each country aspires to. Therefore, laws and regulations defining the quality standards are brought so that food could reach the consumer's table. Milk belongs to basic foods in human nutrition and its quality must be strictly controlled. This work presents a comparative analysis of the regulations on milk quality in Serbia and the European Union. Changes in the value of quality parameters according to the regulations from 2012 to 2018 are presented, as well as the deviations from the standards in the European Union. Also, the new regulations regarding the selling of milk and dairy products in the Republic of Serbia are explained.

Proizvodnja zdrave i bezbedne hrane je nešto čemu teži svaka zemlja i zbog toga se donose zakoni i propisi koji definišu standarde kvaliteta koje namirnice moraju zadovoljiti kako bi se našle na trpezi potrošača. Mleko spada u osnovne namirnice u ljudskoj ishrani i njegov kvalitet mora biti strogo kontrolisan. U radu je prikazana uporedna analiza propisa o kvalitetu mleka u Srbiji i Evropskoj uniji. Prikazano je kretanje parametara kvaliteta prema propisima u periodu 2012-2018. godine i kolika su odstupanja u odnosu na standarde koji važe u Evropskoj uniji. Takođe, objašnjeno je na koji način je novim propisima regulisana prodaja mleka i mlečnih proizvoda u Republici Srbiji.