Interview of the Head of Ukrainian State Service of Food Safety and Consumer protection

In this interview, Volodymyr Lapa explains how Ukraine is adapting the rules for food safety and animal welfare to European standards.

Volodymyr Lapa
Beeld: ©SSUFSCP / SSUFSCP

Ukraine has committed to this in the context of the Association agreement concluded with the EU in 2016. In exchange for liberalized trade, the exported products must meet the conditions that also apply to European food producers by the end of 2021. A long list of a total of 107 additional schemes has to be completed. "We are well on the way. A lot has already been realized”, Lapa assures in a conversation with Nieuwe Oogst.

Please read the whole article in Dutch in the Nieuwe Oogst.