While they had already been active in the food sector prior to the emergence of the food price crisis in 2007, the European competition authorities have stepped up their antitrust and monitoring activities from that year onwards and answered many specific complaints about the functioning of the sector.
Kuigi Euroopa konkurentsiasutused tegutsesid toiduainesektoris aktiivselt juba enne 2007. aastal puhkenud toiduainete hinna kriisi, on nad alates sellest aastast oma monopolidevastast ja järelevalvetegevust tugevdanud ning vastanud mitmele kaebusele sektori toimimise kohta.