Food Safety concerns everyone. The European Commission and its Directorate for Health and Food Safety are responsible for checking in the EU and in countries exporting to the EU that the Safety Systems put in place by national authorities to control food safety, animal health and welfare as well as plant health, are all in line with the EU´s very high standards. The Commission works in close cooperation with national authorities to ensure that the highest standards of food safety are upheld and constantly improved, so that all 500 million EU consumers and you can have confidence in the food we eat.
