How EU laws affect the trade of fresh produce

Published Sep 13, 2024

Tridge summary

The European Union's rigorous food safety and sustainability regulations, driven by the Green Deal, significantly affect the trade of fresh produce, mandating non-European suppliers to adhere to new rules. These include stringent controls on pesticide residues, plant health, and contaminants, with frequent updates to maximum residue limits (MRLs). Despite resistance from the chemical and industrial agriculture sectors, the EU is committed to reducing pesticide use. European supermarkets often impose even stricter standards than EU laws. High-risk products and imports from certain countries face increased scrutiny, requiring suppliers to continuously adapt to these evolving regulations to maintain market access.

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Laws have a major influence on the trade in fresh produce. The European Union already has the highest expectations for food safety worldwide. Now, suppliers must also follow new rules in order to import sustainably, the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI) stressed in a note. Many of these new European laws come from the Green Deal and affect non-European suppliers as well. European trading partners are concerned that Brussels is making trade more difficult, trying to achieve its goals of not harming the climate and producing food without harming the environment. But it would be impossible for the European Union to set new rules for the industry and not expect other countries to comply with them as well. Suppliers must therefore prepare for these changes. One of the most impactful proposals for the trade in fresh fruit and vegetables concerns the sustainable use of pesticides. This proposal focused on setting global rules for the maximum amount of ...

Source: MXfruit