{"id":837412,"date":"2025-03-28T16:14:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T21:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/28\/new-eu-commissioner-lists-food-safety-priorities\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T16:14:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T21:14:16","slug":"new-eu-commissioner-lists-food-safety-priorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/28\/new-eu-commissioner-lists-food-safety-priorities\/","title":{"rendered":"New EU commissioner lists food safety priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The new European commissioner for health and animal safety has promised to improve areas related to food safety standards.<\/p>\n

Oliv\u00e9r V\u00e1rhelyi,\u00a0Commissioner for Health and Animal Safety, said he wants to strengthen the implementation and enforcement of food safety standards, including for imported foods.<\/p>\n

\u201cFood safety standards are a trademark of Europe. They ensure that EU citizens have access to nutritious, safe and high quality food products. My priority is to strengthen the implementation and enforcement of these world leading rules during the coming mandate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

V\u00e1rhelyi, who took over from Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, is the first EU Commissioner with animal welfare listed in the title.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am fully aware of our citizens\u2019 calls that we do more on this topic. I will be focused on finding solutions which respond to citizens\u2019 expectations, and which are also economically and financially viable for farmers. It is my strong conviction that Europe must embrace our farmers to produce enough food and guarantee us high-quality local products that are deeply rooted in our culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

V\u00e1rhelyi has worked on files related to DG Sante\u2019s portfolio, such as medical products, pesticides, and GMOs.<\/p>\n

On pesticides, V\u00e1rhelyi, a Hungarian lawyer and diplomat, said he was aware they are an essential part of the toolbox for farmers to protect crops but he also wants to increase the availability of viable alternatives to reduce the use of chemical pesticides.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this regard, I would like to carefully consider the availability of alternatives in the context of the decision-making process on the renewal of approval of pesticides,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the European Union has updated an agreement with Mexico. The EU is Mexico\u2019s second export market and its third biggest trading partner.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The EU Commission said the agreement will not change standards for food and agricultural products. All imports from Mexico must meet EU rules on animal and plant health as well as food safety and genetically modified organisms (GMOs).<\/p>\n

The parties will also work closer together in areas related to Codex Alimentarius \u2013 the food standards setting body created by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO).<\/p>\n

(To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News,\u00a0<\/strong>click here<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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