EU legislation is in place to ensure that the products we buy and the food we eat are safe. Food and feed control legislation requires official control laboratories in the Member States to use standardised methods, such as those issued by CEN, whenever available. The availability of standardised methods of analysis and sampling is therefore of great interest to the Commission, as it supports the uniform implementation of EU food and feed legislation in the member states, in particular in cases where regulatory limits have been specified to ensure the safety of the food chain. Standardised methods also enable the free movement of goods within the EU and avoid duplication of analytical work commissioned by trading partners. The JRC`s contribution to the development of documentary standards for food safety and quality focuses on collaboratively validated methods and the technical expertise for the detection and determination of regulated substances in food and feed.
