The EU food safety and hygiene requirements entered into force in Bulgaria on January 1

The EU food safety and hygiene requirements and public health control exercised in this field entered into force in Bulgaria on January 1, 2007, the Ministry of Health said in a press release Wednesday. By joining the EU Bulgaria also accedes to the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) of the European Community.

EU requirements for non-admittance of the import of goods posing a human health hazard and products subject to obligatory control upon import according to a European Commission Decision also entered into force with Bulgaria’s accession to the EU. Control over the observation of EU requirements will be exercised by the Regional Inspectorates for Public Health Protection and Control.

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