EU food safety model audited

In a press release on January 15, 2019, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) presented its special report on their audit of the EU food safety model. The audit “found that the EU food safety model commands respect worldwide, but that it is currently overstretched.” The audit itself was completed based on the guiding question of “Is the EU food safety model soundly based and implemented to keep the products we consume in the EU safe from chemical hazards?” The effort led to a number of conclusions, including that “[s]ome Member States’ controls cover certain chemicals more frequently than others, and their legal frameworks are so extensive that public authorities find it difficult to fulfil all their responsibilities.”

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