Vytenis Andriukaitis made the comments at the Ecological Agriculture and Food Safety Forum organized by the Chinese State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) in Shanghai earlier this month.
He said dialogue with Chinese authorities includes bilateral sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) related issues, accepting the EU as a single entity and improving market access for European food products.
“Our overarching aim is to assess current and future challenges; to share best practices and initiatives; and to collectively ensure the highest standards of food safety and food quality. The EU looks to China with an open, flexible and pragmatic approach. This is very much in line with its traditions, which have often led to appropriate solutions and concrete trade openings in sensitive areas,” said Andriukaitis.
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