This Regulation strengthens the rules applicable to the safety of food and feed circulating in the internal market. It establishes a framework for controlling and monitoring the production, prevention and management of risks. It also creates the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which is the reference point for the scientific control and evaluation of food and feed.
Official original link: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32002R0178:EN:NOT