Quality Control of Finished Products

The quality of finished products is basic for consumers. Food products must first of all be safe and without danger for consumer health. They must also fulfill consumer requirements, both sensory and nutritional. Consumers have to be convinced that the control system applied guarantees the declared quality of the products. Therefore, proper labeling of products is important. The labeling has to fulfill the requirements given by food legislation. The label must contain the name of the producer, location of the company, nomenclature of food sort, information about quantity, date of usability, or date of durability for consumption (for some products, given by regulation), condition of storage (especially for products that require special storage conditions), data necessary for proper storage and application of such foods, data about food devoted to special nutrition (baby foods, different types of foods for dietary purposes, medical foods), data about the composition of products according to the raw materials and additives (in the form of the internationally adopted E number) used for production, description of the batch production number and, in special cases, other data that are legislatively regulated.