THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF EU FOOD LAW AND FOOD SAFETY REGULATION

Zbog niza društvenih, političkih i gospodarskih čimbenika, zakoni EU-a o hrani i zakonodavstvo o sigurnosti hrane razvijaju se posljednjih 40 godina, često fragmentirani i ne posve koherentni. To je i razlog zašto je Europska Unija tek nedavno razvila jasniji okvir zakona o hrani. Zbog svojeg neobičnog podrijetla i brojnih promjena i fragmentiranih, usputnih zakona, ovaj će rad pokušati dati pregled podrijetla, novije povijesti i razvoja zakona EU o hrani i propisa o sigurnosti hrane koji su trenutno na snazi. Važnost sigurnosti hrane u EU je presudna. Tijekom godina izbile su mnoge zdravstvene krize, a kao rezultat toga, zakoni o hrani u EU evoluirali su kako bi se nosili s promjenjivom dinamikom današnjeg svijeta.Due to a variety of social, political, and economic factors, EU food laws and food safety legislation have been evolving for the past 40 years, often fragmented and not as coherent as one might have hoped. This is also why the EU has only recently developed a clearer framework for food law. Because of its unusual origins and the numerous changes and fragmented legislation that have occurred along the way, this paper will attempt to provide an overview of the origins, recent history, and development of EU Food Law and food safety regulations that are currently in force. The importance of ensuring food safety in the EU cannot be overstated. Many health crises have erupted over the years, and as a result, food laws in the EU have evolved to deal with and incorporate the changing dynamics of today's world