Publications by the HoA Working Groups
The HoA Working Groups develop Position papers, Guidance documents, Codes of practice and other documents for further use by official control bodies in EU Member States. Please find some of those papers below for your information and further use. When using these documents please cite the Heads of Food Safety Agencies as author and set a link to the HoA website.
Terms of Reference
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Heads of Food Safety Agencies (2025)Download (PDF, 242 KB)
Working Group: Fight Against Food Fraud
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Code of Practice - Article 140 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625Download (PDF, 335 KB)
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Guidance on Management of Intelligence / InformationDownload (PDF, 1.3 MB)
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Method Development – Coordinated Action PlansDownload (PDF, 609 KB)
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Practical Approach for Planning Official ControlsDownload (PDF, 1.6 MB)
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Practical Approach for Planning Official Controls ITDownload (PDF, 1.6 MB)
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Practical Approach for Planning Official Controls DEDownload (PDF, 1.6 MB)
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Practical Approach for Planning Official Controls FRDownload (PDF, 1.6 MB)
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Practical Approach for Planning Official Controls NLDownload (PDF, 1.6 MB)
Working Group: Food Supplements
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Report Summary (2024)Download (PDF, 705 KB)
Network Food Chain Analysis Tools
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ToR Network Food Chain Analysis Tools (2021)Download (PDF, 94 KB)
Finalized Working Group: Value of Private Assurance Schemes
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Position Paper - Mapping of Legislation and the Importance of Unannounced Visits (2025)Download (PDF, 365 KB)
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Workshop Report - Private Assurance Schemes in Offical Controls (2023)Download (PDF, 530 KB)
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Position Paper - Benefits of Implementing Privat Quality Assurance Schemes (2021)Download (PDF, 674 KB)
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Guidance Document - Public-Privat Cooperation in Food Safety Chain (2017)Download (PDF, 833 KB)
Finalized Working Group: Sustainability
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Towards Sustainable Food Systems (2023)Download (PDF, 815 KB)