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In 2022, the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) carried out a total of 48,809 entries into food businesses, public catering establishments, customs warehouses and online shops.

Out of this number, CAFIA inspectors carried out 29,875 inspection entries into retail establishments, 14,988 entries into catering establishments, 11,626 entries into food production, 2,312 inspections into warehouses, 693 into primary production and 2,339 into other premises, e.g. during transport, into customs warehouses, etc.

Last year, CAFIA detected a total of 3 351 non-compliant lots of food and other products.

In terms of the country of origin, CAFIA found the highest number of deficiencies in foodstuffs imported from so-called third countries last year, while the lowest proportion of non-compliant samples was found in foodstuffs made by domestic producers. 39.2% of the evaluated lots which failed to comply with requirements of national or European regulations were foodstuffs from third countries. In case of foodstuffs originating from EU countries, 21.9% of the lots checked were non-compliant, while 18% of the lots of domestic foodstuffs were non-compliant.

Last year, CAFIA carried out a total of 14 988 inspections in restaurants, bistros, pubs, bars, confectioneries and other types of public catering establishments. CAFIA found a violation of legislation during almost every fourth inspection of this segment. During the inspections specifically focused on compliance with hygiene regulations, almost one third of the inspected establishments failed to comply. The current situation in public catering sector cannot be regarded as satisfactory, and CAFIA will continue in paying an increased attention to this segment.

In connection with permanent growth of e-commerce, CAFIA inspectors carried out a total of 877 inspections directly focused on online food sales. CAFIA is also increasingly focusing on inspections of foodstuffs offered or promoted on online social networks, online auctions, bazaars, etc. The most frequently checked commodities were food supplements. A total of 46% of this segment's inspections ended with unsatisfactory results. Almost 6,000 operators offering food online have currently fulfilled their registration obligation with CAFIA.

In 2022, 3,202 administrative proceedings for non-compliance with food legislation by operators were completed, for which CAFIA finally imposed fines totalling to CZK 109,801,000.- which is about CZK 20 million more than in the previous year. The sum of the imposed fines is a revenue of the state budget.

For the full text of the 2022 Annual Report, see the CAFIA website.

Article by: Mgr. Pavel Kopřiva – CAFIA Spokesperson, phone:+420 542 426 633