EU strengthens sanitary control of agri-food products at borders

On Monday, the European Commission announced the launch of a task force to strengthen these border sanitary controls, which will focus in particular on food and feed safety, pesticide residues, and coordinated EU follow-up actions on specific imported products.

This task force will contribute to:

• greater harmonization of import controls across the EU;
• developing recommendations for joint actions between the Commission and Member States; and
• determining where additional administrative or regulatory measures are needed to strengthen controls.

The central objective of the European Commission's food safety policy is to ensure the highest levels of protection for human, animal, and plant health by guaranteeing safe and nutritious food for EU consumers, as well as the highest standards for animal feed.