European food safety policy aims are twofold: to protect human health and consumers’ interests, and to foster the smooth operation of the European single market.

The EU thus ensures that control standards are established and adhered to in the areas of feed and food-product hygiene, animal health, plant health and the prevention of food contamination from external substances. The Union also regulates labelling for food and feed products.

In the wake of a series of human food and animal feed crises, EU food safety policy underwent substantial reform in the early 2000s. The ‘Farm to Fork’ approach was defined, guaranteeing a high level of safety at all stages of the production and distribution process for all food products marketed within the EU, whether produced within the EU or imported from third countries.

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Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development joint meeting - Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system (INI)

A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system: extracts from the meeting

EP Plenary session - Voting session (part 1) incl. packaging waste and air quality

New genomic techniques: statement by Jessica POLFJÄRD (EPP, SE), extracts from the debate and votes

Breakfast directive - illustration

Question Time to Commission - Food price inflation in Europe: Question & Answers (part 2) with Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, European Commissioner for Agriculture

EPRS - Rising food prices

AGRI Delegation to the Polish-Ukrainian Border: meeting with Ukrainian and Polish stakeholders

Press conference by Norbert LINS (EPP, DE), Chair of the EP Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development on the visit of an AGRI Delegation to the Polish-Ukrainian Border

AGRI Delegation to the Polish-Ulkrainian Border: field visit of the border stations

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