Update on applying EU Feed and Food Controls

Tuesday 23 January 2007

An update on the progress since March 2006 on the measures being taken to apply EU Regulation 882/2004 on official controls in the UK has been published by the Agency.

Regulation 882/2004 sets out general requirements for competent authorities, or enforcement authorities, that are responsible for checking that businesses comply with feed and food legislation.

This latest update provides information on the UK's first national control plan (NCP) and on progress towards implementing the provisions on financing of official controls in Regulation 882/2004. It also provides information on on-going work at EU level. This includes the development of various Commission guidelines, the establishment of implementing rules for import controls for 'high-risk' feed and food products of non-animal origin (non-POAO), and on the Commission�s �Better Training for Safer Food� initiative.