Two European Commission proposals for implementing rules on hygiene and official controls for the food and feed chain were endorsed today by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health.
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These proposals form part of the ambitious recast of the EU’s hygiene rules and put in place an official control system to ensure Member State compliance with these rules. The new hygiene legislation will enter into force on 1 January 2006.
“The hygiene package is a keystone in the EU’s new body of food safety legislation, and will greatly strengthen consumer protection and food safety throughout the EU. The implementing rules agreed by Member States today are crucial for ensuring that the hygiene legislation is applied fully and effectively when it enters into force next year, so that EU citizens can be confident that the best possible safety practices are applied at every point in the food chain,” said Markos Kyprianou, Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection.
