ANNEX A: REGULATORY IMPACT ASSESSMENT Extension of Product Liability to Primary Agricultural Products Purpose and intended effect of the measure Issue
Consumers have a legitimate expectation that their health will be protected within the single market.  Demands for the inclusion of unprocessed primary agricultural products within the scope of the product liability Directive have increased in recent years.  The inclusion of unprocessed primary agricultural products within the scope of the Directive would constitute an important step in the protection of consumers under Community law, although it cannot itself constitute a solution to the problems likely to arise in this area, such as those surrounding the BSE crisis.