The new European Commissioner for health and animal safety has promised to improve areas related to food safety standards.
Health and Animal Safety Commissioner Oliver Vairyi said that he wants to strengthen the implementation and enforcement of food safety standards including imported foods.
“Food security standards are a trademark of Europe. They ensure that citizens of the European Union have access to nutritious, safe and high quality food products. My priority is to strengthen the implementation and enforcement of these world’s leading rules during the upcoming mandate, ”he said.
Verhaili, who took over from European Commissioner Stella Kiriyacides for health and food security, is the first European Union Commissioner with animal welfare listed in the title.
“I am fully aware of the calls of my citizens that we do more on this subject. I will be focused on solutions that respond to the expectations of citizens, and which are economically and economically viable for farmers. It is my strong belief that Europe should embrace our farmers to make sufficient food and we should guarantee high quality local products that are deeply contained in our culture. ,
Várhelyi has worked on files related to DG SANTE portfolio, such as medical products, pesticides and gmos.
On pesticides, Hungarian lawyers and diplomat, Verhaili said they knew that they were an essential part of toolboxes for farmers to protect crops, but they also want to increase the availability of viable options to reduce the use of chemical pesticides. Are.
“In this regard, I would like to carefully consider the availability of options in terms of the process of deciding on the renewal of the approval of pesticides,” he said.
Meanwhile, the European Union has updated an agreement with Mexico. The European Union is the second export market of Mexico and its third largest trading partner.
The European Union Commission said that the agreement will not change the standards for food and agricultural products. All imports from Mexico should complete the rules of the European Union on food security and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) along with animal and plant health.
Parties will also work together in areas related to Codex Elementaryus – the establishment of food standards created by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
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