New EU Official Controls
17 December 2019
Article: 53/5008
New EU Official Control regulations came into force across the UK on 14 December 2019.
The Official Controls are part of the EU Commission’s Smarter Rules for Safer Food initiative, which aims to modernise, simplify and strengthen official controls across the food chain, including plant and animal production, food manufacturing and supply, and processing and distribution.
The regulations aim to strengthen public health protection and the integrity of the food and feed chain in the UK.