The NVWA has updated the working regulation HTSL-TRTPECOL-WLZVL-01 - Welfare during transport of vertebrate animals with effect from 1 May. This working regulation describes how official NVWA veterinarians check on animal transports that are
1. Supervision in slaughterhouses and the independent position of NVWA veterinarians There has been renewed discussion in the Chamber about whether NVWA veterinarians in slaughterhouses have sufficient space and protection to
On 26 January 2026, the European Commission announced the establishment of a Task Force on Official Controls. The task force, presented on the sidelines of the AGRIFISH Council, is tasked with overseeing
In November 2025, the European Parliament and the EU Council agreed to a further postponement. Originally, the EUDR was supposed to come into force on 30 December 2024 (with large companies
In the summer of 2025, the NVWA received over 700 reports of heat stress in animals, more than double the number received last year. The increase shows that animal welfare in hot weather
According to the NVWA, pesticide residues in food usually remain within the norm, but behind that average lies a significant difference between European and imported products. Figures from the
With effect from 1 September 2025, the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has further updated the Guide to Reporting Unsafe Food. The revised version contains a clearer explanation of the reporting obligation and a more detailed
In early September, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and the Environment briefed the House of Representatives on the latest developments regarding food waste. According to the Wageningen Food Waste Monitor 2009–2023
When an animal on a farm is seriously injured in an accident, emergency slaughter is sometimes the only humane option. In both Belgium and the Netherlands, the rules governing this are based on
Published in Meat Magazine Industry Special 2 – 2018 On 7 April 2018, the new Control Regulation 2017/625 was published, which will bring major changes to the supervision of legislation in the
