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This Brief aims at providing a general understanding of the rationale � scientific as well as political � behind EU policy and related risk management decisions in the area on non-animal food imports.�Lately,�various menaces�associated with imported food and feed of non-animal origin appeared in the media: imported sprout seeds contaminated with E. coli, strawberries containing hepatitis A or noro viruses, to name but a few, are now as much discussed as the different well-known meat scandals. The authors explain the reinforced official controls at EU borders on certain imports of non-animal origin and the wide range of EU measures that currently foresee trade restrictions for imports presenting chemical and non-chemical �high risks� from a public health perspective (so-called �emergency measures�). The Brief closely examines chemical (and also non-chemical) risks associated with imports of non-animal origin and�their impact on human health. The authors also consider the role risk analysis is playing�to underpin risk-management decisions at EU level, including the�scientific output by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).Typham this is the title: Risk Regulation in Non-Animal Food Imports The European Union Approach