The European Commission has reported on developments related to the food safety control systems of five potential European Union countries, including Ukraine and Turkey. As part of the Enlargement Package, the EU Commission assessed how prepared Serbia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Turkey are as they work toward EU accession. A previous article covered Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, and North Macedonia .
Serbia is moderately prepared in food safety, veterinary, and phytosanitary policy but no progress was made during the reporting period. The assessment found that the country still applies an inefficient risk-based approach and EU companies continue to complain about complicated and costly border controls for imported food. Additional steps are yet to be taken to meet remaining requirements to start exporting fresh poultry meat, eggs, and fresh pork to the EU.
Serbia has still to implement the national program to improve milk quality. No progress was made on aligning the permitted level of aflatoxins in milk with EU rules. EU Commission recommendations from last year remain valid.
They include prioritizing the process of upgrading food establishments to be in line with EU rules and adopting framework legislation on food safety, official controls, animal welfare, and genetically modified organisms. Georgia and Moldova Georgia has some level of preparation in the area of food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy and progress was made. The EU has re.
