The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) is a system for reporting
food safety
Food safety (or food hygiene) is used as a scientific method/discipline describing handling, food processing, preparation, and food storage, storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. The occurrence of two or more cases of a simi ...
issues within the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...
established by Regulation (EC) 178/2002 of 28 January 2002, which entered into force on 21 February 2002.
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Regulation 2002/178 - General principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety
accessed 29 March 2022 Its objective is to achieve "a high level of protection of human life and health", based on the principle that the
free movement of food and
feed within the European Community (now the European Union) can only be achieved if food and feed safety requirements do not differ significantly between
Member States
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Since the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) include some members that are not sovereign states ...
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European Food Safety Authority
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is the agency of the European Union (EU) that provides independent scientific advice and communicates on existing and emerging risks associated with the food chain. EFSA was established in February 2002 ...
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Food and Agriculture Organization
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; . (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security. Its Latin motto, , translates ...
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Food safety
Food safety (or food hygiene) is used as a scientific method/discipline describing handling, food processing, preparation, and food storage, storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. The occurrence of two or more cases of a simi ...
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Animal feed
European Union and agriculture
European Union food law
Food safety organizations
Regulation in the European Union
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