EU publishes food safety control list for the first 6 months of 2023
On 27 January 2023, the European Commission published in the official gazette Regulation (EU) 2023⁄174, issued on 26/01/2023, amending Regulation (EU) 2019⁄1793 for provisional application Official and emergency control measures of certain foods imported into the EU.
Accordingly, for Vietnam, spice items that were controlled at 50% at the previous announcement such as Coriander, basil, mint, and parsley have been removed from the control list. Currently, only chili peppers are on the EU border control list with a quality control frequency of 50%.
However, corn has been moved from Appendix I to Appendix II with the requirement of Vietnam's pesticide control certificate and the frequency of pesticide inspection at EU border gates being 50%.
Dragon fruit and instant noodles are still in Appendix II with Vietnam's pesticide certification requirements and the inspection frequency at EU border gates is 20%.
This regulation will take effect on the 20th day from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
For detailed information, please refer here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2023.025.01.0036.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL %3A2023%3A025%3ATOC
Minh Toan
