In 2024 a new method of conducting food safety control in Sweden will be implemented. One of the changes is the way businesses are classified according to the risk they pose; another is the transition to direct debiting instead of yearly fees. This changes the practice of food safety control in Sweden and the affected regulatory authorities and food business operators will need to alter their methods. This study aims to investigate if the implementation of these changes is efficient, how it is received by regulatory authorities and, by extension, how organisational changes in general affect the working environment and how attitudes can affect their implementation. A large-scale change is naturally met with some resistance that may affect how beneficial it ultimately is. In this case the changes seem to be moderately well-received but there is some criticism, most of which is connected to the reduction of control time for businesses close to consumers. There is also a worry that the change will be administratively heavy and large municipalities express more concern than small ones, possibly due to the large number of businesses they are responsible for. The transition to direct debiting is believed to be a positive change for food business operators but time-consuming for regulatory authorities. Further evaluation after these changes have come into force is needed to learn their actual effect on food safety control.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-201029 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Frimodig, Jesaja |
| Publisher | Umeå universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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