“EU hails success of new food safety regime”
Rory Harrington in FoodProductiondaily.com
The recent introduction of tougher border controls on fruit and vegetables and the outlawing of hundreds of pesticides have boosted food safety in European Union, said Brussels.
Under the new regulation, member states are responsible for implementing and funding the heightened inspection systems based on a list reviewed every quarter by the Commission. The register contains products, such as Thai vegetables and tropical fruits from the Dominican Republic. Among other things, the new regime provides for documentary checks and analysis for pesticides on a large variety of fruit and vegetables, like mangoes, bananas, aubergines, courgettes and pears imported from specific third countries.
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Source: FoodProductiondaily.com