The EU has moved to simplify the regime governing pesticide residues in food today (1 September), making it easier for food manufacturers and retailers to ensure their products meet EU requirements.
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A new regulation has come into force that sets EU-wide “maximum residue levels” for different foodstuffs, replacing the old system where the EU’s 27 member states set national residue limits for their countries.
The new EU regulation mandates limits for 1,100 pesticides and 315 food products.
EU health commissioner Androulla Vassiliou said these limits guaranteed healthy residue levels: “Food produced or imported in one member state must be safe for consumers in all of them.”
