The European Commission has completed an audit of the official control over the production and certification of milk and dairy products from Ukraine, which are intended for export to the European Union.

This is stated in the message of the State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection.

As noted, the State Food Service has successfully passed the last stage of inspections and officially passed the mission.

“The results of the audit confirm the effectiveness of the system of state control in Ukraine, which is carried out by the State Food Service in the international arena. I hope that Ukrainian manufacturers will continue to maintain a high level of quality supplied both to the domestic market and abroad,” said Vladislava Magaletskaya, head of the State Food Service.

The audit itself was conducted from March 1 to March 12 this year. After that, the official assessment of its results continued.

For reference: in 2016, there was an increase in access to EU markets for products of animal origin from Ukraine. In particular, in January 2016 p. Ukraine received permission to export dairy products to the EU. Since the second half of 2016, 13 Ukrainian enterprises have started exporting dairy products to the EU. As of October 2021, 25 Ukrainian enterprises supply milk and dairy products to the EU.

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