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The Ukrainian government due to the increasing number of poisoning cases and detecting low grade food has decided to create a model for food quality control according to the standards of the European Union, Head of the State Veterinary and Biosecurity Service of Ukraine Ivan Bisiuk has said.

"On the model of the EU states, the veterinary service of Ukraine will be able to fully control food quality and safety from fertilizing, feeding animals, monitoring pesticide residues and veterinary drugs in animal products to processing animal and vegetable goods, supplies to consumers, controlling logistics chains and sales on the whole territory of the country," the press service said citing Bisiuk.

He noted that the reform of the food industry foresees "the creation of a single authorized body on the basis of the State Veterinary and Biosecurity Service."

"However, this does not mean that from now on only veterinarians should control herbal products or dietary and baby food. Specialists from other structures will be transferred to the state service with this purpose," Bisiuk explained.