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What does a retailer mean by fifty per cent of MRL?
It is a private contractual requirement, stricter than the law, and it means that detected pesticide residues must not exceed a stated…
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EU Import Procedures for Frozen Food: The Whole Sequence
The complete sequence for importing frozen fruit and vegetables into the European Union: who does what, which documents exist at each step,…
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Customs Documentation Checklist for Frozen Food Exports
A working checklist of the documents a frozen food consignment from Ukraine to the EU needs, who issues each one, when it…
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What is TRACES NT and when do we need it?
TRACES NT is the European Commission’s online system for certification and official controls on consignments entering the Union. For a Ukrainian exporter…
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What is the difference between documentary, identity and physical checks?
These are the three levels of official control applied to consignments entering the Union under Regulation (EU) 2017/625. They are cumulative in…
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Contaminants Regulation
Regulation (EU) 2023/915 sets maximum levels for certain contaminants in food, including mycotoxins, heavy metals and process contaminants. Consignments exceeding a maximum…
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Pesticide Residues Regulation
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 establishes maximum residue levels for pesticides in food and feed of plant and animal origin in the EU.…
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Rapid Alert System
The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, RASFF, is the EU’s notification network for direct and indirect risks to public health…
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Novel Food Regulation
Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 governs novel foods, defined as foods not consumed to a significant degree in the EU before May 1997. Such…
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Organic Regulation
Regulation (EU) 2018/848 sets the rules for organic production and labelling of organic products in the EU, covering production methods, permitted inputs,…