Food safety

In the European Union, the labelling rules enable the citizens to get comprehensive information about the content and composition of food products.

The continuous progress in modern biotechnology. Innovation in the food and agricultural sector.

Novel Food is defined as food that had not been consumed to a significant degree by humans in the EU before 15 May 1997.

Chemical substances play an important role in food production and distribution.

A comprehensive legal framework to increase the level of food safety in Europe.

Wasting food is not only an ethical and economic issue but it also depletes the environment of limited natural resources.

A 'pesticide' is something that prevents, destroys, or controls a harmful organism ('pest') or disease, or protects plants or plant products.

Roughly 5 million EU farmers raise animals for food production with a value of about EUR 130 billion.

The complex nature of our globalized agri-food supply chain and the economic motivation to provide cheaper food products increase the possibility of fraud.

EU rules on plant health aim to protect crops, fruits, vegetables, flowers, ornamentals and forests from harmful pests and diseases.

The EU has established a system that grants intellectual property rights to new plant varieties called Community plant variety right (CPVR).