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From farm to fork : safe food for Europe's consumers / [European Commission, Directorate-General for Press and Communication].

Title
  1. From farm to fork : safe food for Europe's consumers / [European Commission, Directorate-General for Press and Communication].
Published by
  1. Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2004.
Author
  1. European Commission. Directorate-General Press and Communication

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Additional authors
  1. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
Description
  1. 22 p. : col. ill., col. map, ports.; 23 cm.
Summary
  1. Food safety is a top priority in Europe. The EUʹs demanding rules have been further toughened since 2000 to ensure that Europeansʹ food is extremely safe. The new approach is more integrated: feed and food are carefully tracked from the farm to the fork. EU authorities carefully evaluate risk and always seek the best possible scientific advice before banning or permitting any product, ingredient, additive or GMO. This applies to all feed and food, irrespective of whether it comes from inside or outside the EU.Safety does not mean uniformity. The EU promotes diversity based on quality. European law protects traditional foods and products from specific regions by ensuring consumers can distinguish them from copies. The European Union is increasingly encouraging its farmers to focus on quality - not just in food but also in the rural environment.The EU also respects the consumer's right to informed choice. It encourages public debate, it requires informative labelling and it publishes the scientific advice it receives, so that consumers can have confidence in the food they eat.
Series statement
  1. Europe on the move
Uniform title
  1. Europe on the move
Subject
  1. Union européenne
  2. Food > European Union countries > Safety measures
  3. Food > European Union countries > Quality
  4. Food > Quality > European Union countries
Genre/Form
  1. Pamphlets.
Contents
  1. The strategy : from farm to fork -- Making food safe : a comprehensive set of standards -- Assessing the risk : sound science for state-of-the-art policies -- Keeping consumers safe : enforcement and control -- Keeping consumers informed : labelling for safety -- Food safety begins on our farms -- Safe food from around the world -- Beyond safety : quality and diversity -- A safe basis for diversity and excellence.
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 22).
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  1. committed to retain