This move aims to ensure that imported products fully comply with the food safety, environmental, and animal welfare standards that apply to farmers and businesses within the EU. The European Commission stated that a new task force will be established to coordinate control activities, focusing on pesticide residues, food and feed safety, and animal welfare, while also promoting focused monitoring campaigns for certain groups of imported products.
Commissioner for Animal Health and Welfare, Olivér Várhelyi, affirmed that the new measures, applied uniformly to all non-EU trading partners, and the increased controls are the EU's response to growing concerns among European farmers who fear unfair competition if imported products do not meet the same standards as within the bloc. According to Várhelyi, the EU's goal is to ensure that farmers do not face unfair competition and that all imported food complies with "the same regulations that EU farmers are subject to."
In addition to SPS checks, the European Commission announced it will review regulations monitoring pesticide residues, particularly for substances banned in the EU but potentially present in imported agricultural products. Some active ingredients have been reclassified by international organizations, and these changes need to be incorporated into EU law. According to the Commission, this initiative was launched at the request of farmers and with the support of member states, aiming to prevent the risk of harmful pesticides returning to the EU market through imports.
In addition, as part of the new measures, the European Commission will also organize a training program for up to 500 inspectors to enhance their capacity to implement controls at borders and within the distribution systems of member states. At the same time, the new task force will improve coordination between agencies, ensuring consistency in monitoring imports across the EU single market. As one of the world's largest importers and exporters of food, the EU affirms that the goal of these measures is to strengthen existing control systems to protect consumers, support European farmers, and ensure that all products entering the EU market meet stringent health and safety standards.
Vietnamese agricultural export businesses are urged to pay special attention to quality and chemical residue levels to avoid goods being returned or destroyed in the EU, which would damage the company's reputation and incur additional costs.
Source: https://moit.gov.vn/tin-tuc/eu-tang-cuong-kiem-tra-va-giam-sat-nhap-khau-nong-san-thuc-pham-trong-boi-canh-chuan-bi-ky-ket-hiep-dinh-voi-mercosur.html
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