THE INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN REGIME OF HEALTH PROTECTION AND FOOD SAFETY
THE INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN REGIME OF HEALTH PROTECTION AND FOOD SAFETY

Summary/Abstract: Following the recurrence of serious events of food contamination across the globe, food safety has become a matter of ever increasing international concern and the World Health Organization has defined foodborne diseases as a global public health challenge. Protecting global health from foodborne hazards is a compelling duty and a primary interest of both States and non-State actors; it calls for enhanced proactive cooperation between national and international institutions. This paper aims to present the main significant episodes in regulating food safety and health protection at international and European level.

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