Food and Agriculture

CEN's activities in relation to food safety are in line with the European Union's objective to achieve the highest possible level of health protection for the consumers of Europe's food.

EU food safety legislation establishes a cascade of methods that must be used for official control purposes. Preference is given to methods that comply with internationally recognized rules or protocols, like those described in CEN publications. Therefore, a majority of European Standards and other deliverables developed by CEN in the area of Food and Agriculture are supported by mandates, also known as standardization requests, from the European Commission.