Smarter rules for safer food: Commission proposes landmark package to modernise, simplify and strengthen the agri-food chain in Europe

EU News 219/2013

IP/13/400
Brussels, 6 May 2013

The European Commission has today adopted a package of measures to strengthen the enforcement of health and safety standards for the whole agri-food chain. Food safety is essential to ensure consumers' confidence and sustainability of food production.

The package of measures provide a modernised and simplified, more risked-based approach to the protection of health and more efficient control tools to ensure the effective application of the rules guiding the operation of the food chain.

The package responds to the call for better simplification of legislation and smarter regulation thus reducing administrative burden for operators and simplifying the regulatory environment. Special consideration is given to the impact of this legislation on SMEs and micro enterprises which are exempted from the most costly and burdensome elements in the legislation.

Source and additional information:
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-400_en.htm?locale=en

Tonio Borg Date: 06/05/2013 Reference: P-023202/00-11 Location: Brussels - EC/Berlaymont (C)EU 2013 URL

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