Officers are empowered to carry out controls:
of animal feed and foodstuffs excluding products of animal origin originating in or coming from third countries;
of materials and objects intended to come into direct or indirect contact with foodstuffs, originating in or coming from third countries.
To this end, they have the investigative powers provided for in Section 1 and in the sub-sections 1 to 6 of section 2 of chapter II of this title.
The authorised agents order the measures following these controls defined in Articles 19 to 21 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004, as amended, on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules.