Information about the EU’s food quality and safety standards at your fingertips!
Please find below an archive of documents on the quality schemes and safety standards that ensure that the EU’s food is not only delicious, but also safe, sustainable and of the highest possible quality.
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Food production and gastronomy in Europe are based on the combination of knowledge, skills, practices and traditions relating to fisheries, livestock and crop farming and to methods of conserving, processing, cooking, sharing and eating food.
Effective control of animal diseases is essential for the European Union given its single market that allows the movement of goods within the EU territory and its intensive trade relations with a large number of countries in the world.
Organic farming aims to produce food as naturally as possible while minimising the impact on the environment. It also guarantees a high standard of animal welfare.
The EU protects product names from misuse and imitation and helps consumers by giving them information concerning the specific character of the products.
A geographical indication (GI) is a distinctive sign used to identify a product whose quality, reputation or other such characteristics relate to its geographical origin.
The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 Member States united in their commitment to peace, democracy, the rule of law, and respect for human rights.
