Food Safety Control
Import control for non animal origin food
Due to import control procedures for products from third countries Food and Veterinary Service evaluated product conformity with legislative acts for food safety, clasification, quality and labelling (included Protected Designation of Origin, Traditional Speciality Guaranteed and Organic farming). The Food and Veterinary Service carries out control of compliance with safety, quality, classification and other specific requirements on different product groups.
Subject of food safety control are:
1. Food additives
2. Food flavouring
3. Materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
4. Infants and toddlers food
5. Sugar and salt
6. Food irradiation
7. Alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks
8. Drinking and mineral water
9. Food supplements
10. Dietetic food
11. Novel food
12. Genetic modified food
13. Organic food
Food and Veterinary Service does not control export and transit food consignment going to third countries.
Consignments import into Latvia through First point of introductions (FPI) for food safety control is required:
Importers shall register in Food and veterinary Service in the register of persons involved in the circulation of food.
Business operators, at least 24 hours prior notice to the Food and Veterinary Service inspectors of the food products import, either electronically or by fax by sending a Prior notification to First point of introductions (FPI) or Common Entry Document Part I to designated point of entry (DPE) or designated point of import (DPI) located in ports/ railway/ post/ airport/ road.
Procedure of prior notification of import of non-animal origin food/feed in European Union:
• Common Entry Document (CED Part I)
Inspection Fees Republic of Latvia Cabinet Regulation No. 1231 (Adopted 18 December 2010)
Legislation
General requirements, who concern all types of food:
• European Commission legislation
Special safeguard measures for different food, materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, increased non animal origin food import control:
• European Commission legislation
Food labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs, vitamins and minerals, nutrition and health claims made on foods (related to all food imported in Latvia or European Union):
• European Commission legislation
Food additives and food flavouring import control are regulated by:
• European Commission legislation
Materials and articles intended to come into contact with food import control are regulated by:
• European Commission legislation
Infants and toddlers food import control are regulated by:
• European Commission legislation
Imposed food safety, clasification and quality requirements for different types of food are regulated by:
• European Commission legislation
Food irradiation import control are regulated by:
• European Commission legislation
Alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks import control are regulated by (included spirit alcoholic drinks, liqour, wine and etc.):
• European Commission legislation
Drinking and mineral water import control are regulated by:
• European Commission legislation
Food supplements import control are regulated by:
• European Commission legislation
Dietetic food import control are regulated by:
• European Commission legislation
Novel food import control are regulated by:
• European Commission legislation
Genetic modified food import control are regulated by:
• European Commission legislation
Organic products import control are regulated by:
• European Commission legislation
Contaminants:
See website: http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/chemicalsafety/contaminants/index_en.htm
Data bases of legislative acts:
• Latvia Republic legislation: http://www.likumi.lv/
• European Commission legislation: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/RECH_menu.do?ihmlang=lv
Website to other institution home page
• European Commission DG Health and Consumers: http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/foodlaw/index_en.htm
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