Open AccessEuropean Food Safety Authority approved
Author(s) -
Conor Little
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
deleted journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.05.51.02079-en
Subject(s) - bovine spongiform encephalopathy , food safety , european commission , commission , business , food safety risk analysis , food packaging , outbreak , food supply , political science , international trade , european union , disease , medicine , food science , agricultural science , finance , biology , virology , prion protein , pathology
A chronology of outbreaks of foodborne disease and food scares, notably bovine spongiform encephalopathy and dioxins in animal feed, has damaged consumer confidence in the safety of the food supply and the ability and commitment of the regulatory agencies to ensure that food is safe. In November 2000, the European Commission put forward a proposal for a Regulation laying down the general principles of food law and establishing the European Food Authority (1).