The European Commission has established a taskforce to reinforce the Union’s ability to ensure imports meet food safety standards. In particular, it will focus on feed and food safety, pesticide residues, and coordinated EU monitoring actions for specific imported products. The taskforce brings together expertise from the Commission and Member States, and will contribute to: Further harmonising of import controls across the EU Developing recommendations for joint actions between the Commission and Member States Identifying where additional administrative or regulatory measures are needed to strengthen controls Strengthening EU food safety policy The EU has robust food and feed safety legislation that ensures imported food and feed are safe for its citizens. National authorities are responsible for conducting checks on imports from third countries to assess compliance with EU food and feed safety rules. The Commission conducts audits of third countries to assess their systems and reliability, while also working closely with the veterinary and customs authorities in the Member States. Supporting ‘farm-to-fork’ legislation In the EU, feed and food safety is governed by a “farm-to-fork” …