METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE DEFINITION OF CATEGORICAL APPARATUS OF THE WORLD FOOD SAFETY

The article summarizes theoretical and methodological approaches to the definition of the essence and components of the world food safety. The process of transformation of food problems into food hazards has been considered. After analysis of different definitions of "food safety" we concluded that its review includes issues such as food self-sufficiency of a country, balance and usefulness of nutrition, food quality, availability, state responsibility for food safety. Based on existing concepts and interpretations of the basic food safety concepts and components of the food supply system and we suggested a block diagram of food safety in terms of its major components.