New European rules to control pesticide residues in food and feed
07 Apr 2026Effective: 01 Apr 2026165 views
Who is affected:
Producers, importers and distributors of food and feed; official control laboratories
Summary
The EU updates official methods for detecting pesticide residues in food and feed of plant and animal origin. The former Directive 2002/63/CE is repealed.
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This Implementing Regulation establishes the sampling and analysis methods that authorities must use for official control of pesticide residues in food and feed of plant and animal origin. It replaces Directive 2002/63/CE, modernising the technical procedures for sampling and interpretation of results. It directly affe…
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