FoodSafety.pdf

T
ABLE OF CONTENTS
.............................................................................................................................................................................
EDITORIAL

Laurent Ulmann, Editor-in-chief, The European Files

Food safety in Europe: developments and prospects

Assuring food safety in Europe

The challenge of keeping our food safe in the EU

6

Improving food safety to increase consumer safety

8

John dalli, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy
Marek Sawicki, Polish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

The CAP and Food Security

10

Bruno Le Maire, French Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fishing

Antimicrobial resistance - a threat to modern society

12

Mette GJERSKOV, Danish Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries

Food safety and transparancy in Germany



13

Ilse Aigner, German Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection

Current and future challenges of the EU Food Safety Policy

Paola Testori Coggi, Director General, Directorate-General for Health and Consumers

Food Safety: Europe’s place and role in the world



Catherine GESLAIN-Lanéelle, Executive Director, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

14
15

Frédérique RIES, MEP, Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe,
Committe on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety



The UK’s experience of facing the challenges of food safety
Tim SMITH, Chief Executive, Food Standards Agency, UK



Corinne LEPAGE, Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, Vice-Chair, Committe on the Environment, Public
Health and Food Safety



Dominique Ristori, Director-General of the Joint Research Centre, European Commission

The impact of nanotechnologies on food safety



Dr Qasim CHAUDHRY, Principal Research Scientist at the UK’s Food and Environment Research Agency, Member of the
Nanotechnology Working Group of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

Aquaculture in the food security



Maive RUTE, Director, Directorate for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnologies, Directorate General for Research and
Innovation of the European Commission

Chemical risks and their impact on food safety

Richard H. Stadler, PhD, Nestlé Product Technology Centre



Renate SOMMER, Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats), Committe on the Environment, Public Health and
Food Safety

Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF): a success model in the fight against health risks
Koen Van Dyck, Head of Unit of Unit G4 in SANCO, Responsible for «Food, Alert System and Training»

Tackling the most serious of all food safety concerns: the EU’s role in reducing obesity





Caoimhín MacMaoláin, Lecturer in Food Law, EU Law and International Trade Law, Trinity College Dublin

24

25
26

Zoonoses: prevention and control through the Med-Vet-Net Network

28

Information and safety of products: transparency as corner-stone of consumer confidence

30

Control and Safety: the role of the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) of the European Commission

31

André Jestin, ANSES, Coordinator of the Med-Vet-Net Network of Excellence (2003-2009)
Monique Goyens, Director General of BEUC, The European Consumers’ Organisation

Michael SCANNELL, Director Food and Veterinary Office, Directorate-General for Health and Consumers

Food safety: an asset for Europe’s industrial competitiveness

Food products in Europe: safer than yesterday but less so than tomorrow

Challenges and perspectives for biotechnology in Europe



Food safety in a global food system

The challenges of food safety in Europe

European Legislation on GMOs: the elements of a controversy

Growing obesity: education versus patronization

16

Françoise Grossetête, EPP Member of the European Parliament, Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health
and Food Safety, National Secretary of the UMP in charge of European health and health security policies

Convergence between human rights and consumers’ rights



32

34

17

Bernard Marquet, Member of the National Council of the Principality of Monaco and Chairman of the National Council’s
Commission on the Environment and Quality of Life, Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and rapporteur
to the MEDICRIME Convention, Member of the Council of the WAITO Foundation

18

World trade and food security

36

Arancha González Laya, Chief of Staff, World Trade Organization

19

The impact of price volatility on food security in Europe



Bertrand MUNIER, Chief economist of Momagri, University Professor (Professeur des universités)

20

21

22

Management - Administration: The European Files - 19 rue Lincoln, 1180 Brussels - dossiers.europeens@wanadoo.fr
www.lesdossierseuropeens.fr - ISSN 1636-6085 - Publication Director and Editor-in-Chief: Laurent ULMANN
Publication Manager: Samantha GOMPEL
International Affairs Director: Emmanuel LEMPERT
Translator: galithportal@noos.fr Copyrights: European Commission JRC

37