Today, the European Commission has published the results of border checks carried out by EU countries in 2014 on imports of fruits and vegetables that are subject to an increased level of official controls. The report presents the results of controls on almost 100 000 consignments carried out at EU borders.
Over 11 000 of these controls led to laboratory analyses, which resulted in 496 consignments (4.4% of those that underwent controls) being found to be in breach of EU legislation and being prevented from entering the EU market. This is a slight increase as compared with 2013, when 4.1% of consignments were stopped at EU borders.
Today’s report demonstrates that the increased level of controls on fruit and vegetables, introduced by the Commission Regulation (EC/669/2009) plays an important role in protecting consumers from potential food safety risks.
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