FOOD LAW OF EUROPEAN UNION

Abstract

This article represents the analysis of European Union's Food Law. Due to food crisis that happened in 1990s EU needed a systematic, common regulation of this area. After publishing White Paper and Green Paper, in 2002 Regulation 178/2002 entered into force, being binding, generally applicable for all Member States. This Regulation sets the basic principles of Food Law, and special attention is this article is given to precautionary principle. Transparency principle is also important due to consumer's right and protection that is guaranteed by Treaty of Functioning of EU. In order to ensure food safety, EU authorities established EFSA (European food safety authority) whose works and bodies are also explained in this article. Key definitions and responsibilities of stakeholders in food and feed production are also broadly explained. Food safety has been emphasized and serves as an instrument in order to protect human life and health after the food crisis and scandals that happened in the past.