Food Safety in Europe. Law Bases

Abstract

The single market of the European Union assures that the internal trade in goods, services, people, and money among the Member States are free from protectionist actions and other limiting measures. After the Maastricht Treaty, the European Union aims also at protecting the public safety, the animal and plant health, the environment and consumer's protection. For these reasons, the assurance of high food safety perspectives and the creation of free and transparent trade relations in the European Union can be obtained by means of a peculiar 'comitology' system. This Chapter aims to explain the role of comitology in the framework Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and in all food safety issues and related regulatory documents.