This position paper explains our position on the European Parliament draft report on the Food and Feed Safety Omnibus.
The European Parliament’s draft report sends a positive signal that the Omnibus should support innovation, reduce unnecessary burden, and improve farmers’ access to safe and effective solutions.
It strengthens key provisions by introducing an agronomic assessment, making mutual recognition mandatory across zones, and aligning unlimited active substance approvals with product authorisations. These changes could move the system closer to what farmers need in practice: less duplication, faster decisions and broader, more predictable access to innovation in both biological and conventional solutions.
Remaining gaps must still be addressed to protect competitiveness, including safeguarding regulatory data protection, preserving the risk-based Maximum Residue Level framework, and avoiding measures that would restrict safe imports, create legal uncertainty or disrupt trade.