The Food and Veterinary Office (FVO),which is an arm of the European Commission based at Grange in Ireland,plays an important role in verifyingwhether the rules are being enforced.The FVO’s team of some 100 inspectorstravels the length and breadth not onlyof the EU but also of the world, tocheck whether adequate control andenforcement mechanisms are in place.As part of these on-the-spot checks, theinspectors may visit producers or processing plants to establish that thesemechanisms are effective in practice.
Η οµάδα του ΓΤΚΘ,piου αpiοτελείται αpiό 100 piερίpiουεpiιθεωρητές, ταξιδεύει όχι µόνοσε ολόκληρη την Ευρωpiαϊκή Ένωση αλλά και σε ολόκληρο τον κόσµο, για να διαpiιστώσει εάν υpiάρ-χουν κατάλληλοι µηχανισµοίελέγχου και εξασφάλισης τηςεφαρµογής.