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

欧洲食品安全局的任务为《食品法》规定基本原则和要求及成立欧洲食品安全局 (EFSA)的法规于 2 0 0 2年 1月 2 8日正式采用。
在90年代后期，欧洲发生了一连串的食品安全事件；先有比利时戴奥辛污染食用油事件和后来的英国狂牛病和口蹄疫等事件，欧洲的食品安全亮起了红灯。于是，当时新任的欧盟健康与消费者保护部门(Directorate General for Health and Consumers, DG SANCO) 委员，伯恩先生(Mr. David Byrne)在1999年底刚到任就全力著手建立新的欧盟食品安全管理体系。

2000年1月发布了欧盟食品安全白皮书，提出了成立欧洲食品安全局(EFSA)的建议，以协调欧盟各国，建立欧洲层级，新的食品法规。经过了两年多的讨论，欧盟内部对加强欧盟食品安全控 制的观点已趋于一致。基于让欧盟的消费者得到最完善的食品安全保护，在欧盟执委会、欧洲议会和理事会的努力推动之下，欧洲食品安全局顺利于2002年成立。

EFSA的成立的主要目的是提供独立整合的科学意见，让欧盟决策单位面对食物链直接与间接相关问题及潜在风险能做出适当的决定，以提供欧洲公民安全高品质的食物；EFSA的成立，也对当时逐渐消失的消费者信心，提供了实质的保证。
目前，EFSA有超过1500名的专家，400多名的员工。顾问团成员包括了27个会员国、执委会和3个观察国代表。

到目前为止，有超过2000件的科学建议被欧盟执委会、议会和会员国采纳。

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.