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>Animals</a></div></div></div></article></div><div class="ecl-content-item-block__item contextual-region ecl-u-mb-l ecl-col-12 ecl-col-l-4 last-item-column last-item"><article class="ecl-card" ><picture class="ecl-picture ecl-picture--zoom ecl-card__picture" data-ecl-picture-link ><img class="ecl-card__image" src="https://food.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-05/food_overview_plants.jpg?h=b6289c82&itok=AfxrwTga" alt="Link to Plants section of our site" ></picture><div class="ecl-card__body"><div class="ecl-content-block ecl-card__content-block" data-ecl-auto-init="ContentBlock" data-ecl-content-block ><div class="ecl-content-block__title"data-ecl-title-link><a href="/plants_en?prefLang=hu" class="ecl-link ecl-link--standalone" >Plants</a></div></div></div></article></div></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="ecl-u-mb-2xl"> <a id="paragraph_1"></a> <div class="ecl"><p>The European Commission aims to assure a high level of <strong>food safety</strong> and <strong>animal & plant health</strong> within the EU through coherent <a href="/document/download/18d5fcbb-5de6-4be4-8203-9799a4f94c03_en?filename=fs_infograph_from-farm-to-fork_en.pdf&prefLang=hu">Farm to Fork</a> measures and adequate monitoring, while ensuring an effective internal market.</p><p>The <strong>implementation</strong> of this <a href="https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/food-safety_en"><strong>integrated Food Safety policy in the EU</strong></a> involves various actions, namely:</p><ul><li>to assure <strong>effective control systems</strong> and evaluate <strong>compliance with EU standards</strong> in the food safety and quality, animal health, animal welfare, animal nutrition and plant health sectors within the EU and in non-EU countries in relation to their exports to the EU;</li><li>to manage <strong>international relations</strong> with non-EU countries and international organisations concerning food safety, animal health, animal welfare, animal nutrition and plant health;</li><li>to manage <strong>relations with the </strong><a href="http://www.efsa.europa.eu/"><strong>European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)</strong></a> and ensure science-based <strong>risk management</strong>.</li></ul><p><a href="#block-homepagemainnews"><strong>Latest News</strong></a></p><p>The integrated approach to food safety is covered by the following web sections:</p></div> </div> <div class="ewcms-page-section ecl-u-mb-2xl ecl-u-bg-neutral-40"> <div class="ecl-container ecl-u-pv-m"> <a id="paragraph_1692"></a> <h2 class="ecl-u-type-heading-2">Food Safety</h2> <div class="ecl"><p>Every European citizen has the right to know how the food they eat is produced, processed, packaged, labelled and sold.</p><p>The central goal of the European Commission's Food Safety policy is to ensure a high level of protection of human health regarding the food industry — Europe’s largest manufacturing and employment sector.</p><p>The Commission's guiding 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