European Union

Codex Contact Point

European Union Codex Contact Point Directorate-General Health and Food Safety Rue Froissart 101, 02/50, B -1049 Brussels, Belgium

Telephone:
++32-2-295 79 08

Fax:
++32-2-299 85 66

Email:
[email protected]
[email protected]

Website:
http://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/international_affairs/standard_setting_bodies/

Competent authorities

Name of authority:
European Union
Mandate/competence:

INFOSAN Emergency Contact Point

EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed

Food safety and consumer protection – laws and regulations

The current list of legislation, related to food safety and consumer protection in each country, is extracted from FAO's database on Food Legislation FAOLEX. While FAOLEX makes every effort to serve as a high quality, reliable source of information, no guarantee is given that the information provided in FAOLEX is correct, complete, and up-to-date.

The national Codex programme

National Codex consultative mechanism

not applicable

Providers of scientific and technical input to national consultation on Codex

European Union Member States, European Food Safety Authority, European Medicines Agency, European Union Reference Laboratories, EU joint research centers

Risk Assessments and Scientific Data

National bodies providing risk assessment and scientific advice

European Food Safety Authority, European Medicines Agency, European Union Reference Laboratories, EU joint research centers

Risk assessment, risk profiles, scientific opinions

Official Laboratories

Official Laboratory:
European Union Reference Laboratories
Official Competence:

Surveillance of foodborne diseases and monitoring of food contamination

National surveillance systems – foodborne disease in humans

EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed

National monitoring systems – foodborne hazards in the food chain

EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed