歐洲食品安全局 EFSA ,European Food Safety Authority www.efsa.europa.eu 

歐洲食品安全局的任務(wù)為《食品法》規(guī)定基本原則和要求及成立歐洲食品安全局 (EFSA)的法規(guī)于 2 0 0 2年 1月 2 8日正式采用。
在90年代后期，歐洲發(fā)生了一連串的食品安全事件；先有比利時戴奧辛污染食用油事件和后來的英國狂牛病和口蹄疫等事件，歐洲的食品安全亮起了紅燈。于是，當(dāng)時新任的歐盟健康與消費(fèi)者保護(hù)部門(Directorate General for Health and Consumers, DG SANCO) 委員，伯恩先生(Mr. David Byrne)在1999年底剛到任就全力著手建立新的歐盟食品安全管理體系。

2000年1月發(fā)布了歐盟食品安全白皮書，提出了成立歐洲食品安全局(EFSA)的建議，以協(xié)調(diào)歐盟各國，建立歐洲層級，新的食品法規(guī)。經(jīng)過了兩年多的討論，歐盟內(nèi)部對加強(qiáng)歐盟食品安全控 制的觀點(diǎn)已趨于一致?；谧寶W盟的消費(fèi)者得到最完善的食品安全保護(hù)，在歐盟執(zhí)委會、歐洲議會和理事會的努力推動之下，歐洲食品安全局順利于2002年成立。

EFSA的成立的主要目的是提供獨(dú)立整合的科學(xué)意見，讓歐盟決策單位面對食物鏈直接與間接相關(guān)問題及潛在風(fēng)險能做出適當(dāng)?shù)臎Q定，以提供歐洲公民安全高品質(zhì)的食物；EFSA的成立，也對當(dāng)時逐漸消失的消費(fèi)者信心，提供了實(shí)質(zhì)的保證。
目前，EFSA有超過1500名的專家，400多名的員工。顧問團(tuán)成員包括了27個會員國、執(zhí)委會和3個觀察國代表。

到目前為止，有超過2000件的科學(xué)建議被歐盟執(zhí)委會、議會和會員國采納。

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is the keystone of European Union (EU) risk assessment regarding food and feed safety. In close collaboration with national authorities and in open consultation with its stakeholders, EFSA provides independent scientific advice and clear communication on existing and emerging risks.
 
Independent scientific advice on food and feed safety
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was set up in January 2002, following a series of food crises in the late 1990s, as an independent source of scientific advice and communication on risks associated with the food chain.
EFSA was created as part of a comprehensive programme to improve EU food safety, ensure a high level of consumer protection and restore and maintain confidence in the EU food supply.
In the European food safety system, risk assessment is done independently from risk management. As the risk assessor, EFSA produces scientific opinions and advice to provide a sound foundation for European policies and legislation and to support the European Commission, European Parliament and EU Member States in taking effective and timely risk management decisions.
EFSA’s remit covers food and feed safety, nutrition, animal health and welfare, plant protection and plant health. In all these fields, EFSA’s most critical commitment is to provide objective and independent science-based advice and clear communication grounded in the most up-to-date scientific information and knowledge.
EFSA’s goal is to become globally recognized as the European reference body for risk assessment on food and feed safety, animal health and welfare, nutrition, plant protection and plant health.
EFSA’s independent scientific advice underpins the European food safety system. Thanks to this system, European consumers are among the best protected and best informed in the world as regards risks in the food chain.
Food is essential to life. We are committed to ensuring food safety in Europe.