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EU Updates Official Controls on Certain Imported Foods of Non-Animal Origin

Feb 03, 2026
Lennie Tao
1) The European Commission’s Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/194 updates Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 to adjust the list of high‑risk food and feed from certain third countries, increasing border check frequencies for specific products such as Turkish pistachios, Thai/Rwandan peppers, Bangladeshi beans, and Egyptian strawberries.
2) Some products benefit from reduced controls or delisting due to improved compliance, including various Indian commodities (okra, rice, vanilla, etc.), reduced checks on citrus from Egypt and Türkiye, and lower frequencies for Brazilian black pepper, while Indian peppers and calcium carbonate are moved to a less stringent annex with no certificate requirement.

On January 29, 2026, the European Commission published Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/194, amending the existing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 regarding the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries. This latest amendment revises the list of food and feed subject to intensified border checks based on recent data from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) and Member States' compliance reports. The Regulation enters into force on February 18, 2026 (the twentieth day following its publication).

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