Work programmes

DG Health and Food Safety develops and publishes an annual work programme, which includes a detailed list of audits and other controls planned in the areas of food and feed safety, food quality, animal health, animal welfare, plant health and some areas of human health. Control priorities are identified following a careful process, based on legal obligations, risk posed in the sectors concerned and the Commission´s political priorities, in particular the Farm to Fork Strategy. As there might be changes to the programme due to availability of resources, changes in risks or emerging issues, an update of the list of planned controls for July to December is usually presented in June.

This document sets out the work programme of the European Commission's Directorate for Health and food audits and analysis for 2023. It contains the details of controls planned in 2023 in the areas of food and feed safety, food quality, animal health, animal welfare, plant health and some areas of human health. It also presents other activities planned in 2023. These include the development of the policy on the sustainable use of pesticides, to contribute to progress towards the pesticide reduction objectives of the Farm to Fork Strategy. The document also provides information on the priorities for Commission controls in 2021-2025 which sets the framework for each annual work programme.

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