Food Safety

This report covers food, feedingstuff, materials and articles intended to come into contact directly or indirectly with food, animal welfare issues for farmed animals, plant protection products, veterinary medicinal products and other inputs that may end in the form of residues and contaminants.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant global challenge, and the European Commission continues to lead efforts to address this threat.

The monthly report includes "non-compliances with fraud suspicions". Those non-compliances are not confirmed frauds but contribute alerting and triggering investigations by Member States competent authorities.

The Commission authorised one genetically modified (GM) maize and its sub-combinations and renewed the authorisation for two GM crops (maize and soybean) for use in food and animal feed, following the EFSA’s scientific assessment concluding that they are as safe as their conventional counterparts.

The EU has released a report on official controls of histamine in fishery products, providing an overview of current monitoring practices across EU Member States.

A report published by the European Commission offers an insight into the progress of food safety culture controls across EU Member States. “Food safety culture” refers to the collective values, behaviours, and communication practices essential for effective food safety management systems.

The Commission has authorised a genetically modified (GM) soybean for use as food and animal feed. This follows a scientific assessment by the European Food Safety Authority, which concluded that the GM soybean is as safe as its non-GM counterpart.

The monthly report includes "non-compliances with fraud suspicions". Those non-compliances are not confirmed frauds but contribute alerting and triggering investigations by Member States competent authorities.