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HomeReport from the Commission on the overall operation of official controls carried out in Member States (2021) to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products
Report from the Commission on the overall operation of official controls carried out in Member States (2021) to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products
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This report covers the overall operation of EU countries’ official controls and the Commission’s control activities in 2021. These controls aim to ensure a high level of health protection and trust in the food chain, from farm to fork. They are an important way to verify that businesses are complying with their legal requirements so that EU consumers can be confident that the food they eat is safe. They are also key to enabling the smooth operation of safe trade in food, animals and plants, both within the EU and with non-EU countries. National authorities are responsible for carrying out official controls. If businesses along the food chain do not comply with the relevant legislation, the national authorities are required to enforce the requirements, ensuring that businesses meet their obligations. In 2021, there were 16.9 million entities within the scope of official controls and national authorities carried out nearly 5 million official controls on them. Based on these controls, around 1 million non-compliance issues were identified, leading to the application of nearly 500 000 administrative sanctions and almost 8 000 judicial actions. The Commission verifies the EU countries’ implementation of official controls and enforcement activities. The reports from these Commission controls, which are published on the Commission's website, provide a clear picture of national authorities’ performance and are a significant part of the review process that ensures that EU legislation is fit for purpose.
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- Corporate author(s): Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (European Commission)
- Themes: Consumers' health , Agricultural regulations
- Subject: animal feedingstuffs , animal health , animal welfare , EC Regulation , food additive , food inspection , food safety , foodstuffs legislation , health legislation , manufactured feedingstuffs
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| ISSN 2811-7115 | ISBN 978-92-68-00824-9 | DOI 10.2875/567136 | Catalogue number EW-BS-23-001-EN-N |
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-68-00834-8 | DOI 10.2875/044577 | Catalogue number EW-BS-23-001-EN-C |
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