Health and Food Safety

Responsibilities

DG SANTE is responsible for protecting the health of EU citizens, as well as animal health and welfare, plant health and food safety, through a One Health approach. We work to build a strong European Health Union, to improve public health and boost health preparedness and resilience in our Union. We ensure that Europe’s food is safe and sustainable, and safeguard the welfare of farm animals, as well of that of crops and forests. 

Food safety website

Public health website

Transparency

As part of the Commission's commitment to transparency, Commission staff holding management functions publish information on and minutes of all meetings they hold with interest representatives.
Meetings of the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety