Food Safety - European Commission

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DIRECTORATE-GENERAL SANTE Health and Food Safety This Commission department is responsible for EU policy on food safety and health and for monitoring. Skiptomaincontent EuropeanCommissionFoodSafetyFoodSafety SafetyAnimalsPlants TheEuropeanCommissionaimstoassureahighleveloffoodsafetyandanimal&planthealthwithintheEUthroughcoherentFarmtoForkmeasuresandadequatemonitoring,whileensuringaneffectiveinternalmarket.TheimplementationofthisintegratedFoodSafetypolicyintheEUinvolvesvariousactions,namely:toassureeffectivecontrolsystemsandevaluatecompliancewithEUstandardsinthefoodsafetyandquality,animalhealth,animalwelfare,animalnutritionandplanthealthsectorswithintheEUandinnon-EUcountriesinrelationtotheirexportstotheEU;tomanageinternationalrelationswithnon-EUcountriesandinternationalorganisationsconcerningfoodsafety,animalhealth,animalwelfare,animalnutritionandplanthealth;tomanagerelationswiththeEuropeanFoodSafetyAuthority(EFSA)andensurescience-basedriskmanagement.Theintegratedapproachtofoodsafetyiscoveredbythefollowingwebsections:SafetyEveryEuropeancitizenhastherighttoknowhowthefoodtheyeatisproduced,processed,packaged,labelledandsold.ThecentralgoaloftheEuropeanCommission'sFoodSafetypolicyistoensureahighlevelofprotectionofhumanhealthregardingthefoodindustry—Europe’slargestmanufacturingandemploymentsector.TheCommission'sguidingprinciple,primarilysetoutinitsWhitePaperonFoodSafety,istoapplyanintegratedapproachfromfarmtoforkcoveringallsectorsofthefoodchain.Seemore...AnimalsTheobjectiveoftheAnimalHealthpolicyistoraisethehealthstatusandimprovetheconditionsoftheanimalsintheEU,inparticularfood-producinganimals,whilstpermittingintra-Communitytradeandimportsofanimalsandanimalproductsinaccordancewiththeappropriatehealthstandardsandinternationalobligations.ThegeneralaimoftheAnimalWelfarepolicyistoensurethatanimalsdon’tneedtoendureavoidablepainorsufferingandobligestheowner/keeperofanimalstorespectminimumwelfarerequirements.TheEUzootechnicallegislationaimsatthepromotionoffreetradeinbreedinganimalsandtheirgeneticmaterialconsideringthesustainabilityofbreedingprogramsandpreservationofgeneticresources.Seemore...PlantsTheEuropeanCommissiontakesactivelypartinthesettingofinternationalphytosanitaryandqualitystandardsforplantsandplantproducts.EUlegislationhas,overtheyears,providedfortheharmonisedprotectionofour'greenresources'.Issueslikepesticides,plantvarietyrightsorGeneticallyModifiedOrganismsaresomeofthetopicsyouwillfindinthissection.Seemore...HorizontaltopicsrelatedtoFoodSafetyAselectionoftopicsthatspanacrossmorethanoneofthemainpillarsoftheDirectorate-GeneralforHealthandFoodSafety(DGSANTE).Seemore... Sharethispage

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