European Food Safety Authority

<p>The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is the <a href="/facts/Agency_of_the_European_Union/clAe0mpu">agency</a> of the <a href="/facts/European_Union/6GYcR8qM">European Union</a> (EU) that provides independent scientific advice and communicates on existing and emerging risks associated with the <a href="/facts/Food_chain/mvDKQTGu">food chain</a>. EFSA was established in February 2002 in <a href="/facts/Parma/q95VPYJF">Parma</a>, Italy. It had a yearly budget of €118.6 million, and a total staff of 542 as of 2021.
</p><p>The work of EFSA covers all matters with a direct or indirect impact on food and feed safety, including <a href="/facts/Animal_health/KYNaodgl">animal health</a> and <a href="/facts/Animal_welfare/R22EA5vT">welfare</a>, <a href="/facts/Plant_protection/sojlC4ds">plant protection</a> and <a href="/facts/Plant_health/LAebs9Dx">plant health</a> and <a href="/facts/Plant_nutrition/hXWLy7Sc">nutrition</a>. EFSA supports the <a href="/facts/European_Commission/Cc5JgbEI">European Commission</a>, the <a href="/facts/European_Parliament/H9WLUd1r">European Parliament</a> and <a href="/facts/EU_member_state/hsFC1pJH">EU member states</a> in taking effective and timely <a href="/facts/Risk_management/xGhxtxdp">risk management</a> decisions that ensure the protection of the <a href="/facts/Health/yzPVrjTs">health</a> of <a href="/facts/Citizen_of_the_European_Union/7TggdEhq">European consumers</a> and the safety of the food and feed chain. EFSA also communicates to the public in an open and transparent way on all matters within its remit.
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European Food Safety Authority