<p>The European Parliament 's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety is responsible for food safety issues, including the labelling and safety of foodstuffs, veterinary legislation safeguarding against risks to human health, and public health checks on foodstuffs and food production systems.</p>

<p>Parliament is also particularly vigilant with regard to threats to consumer health related to cloned animals and nanomaterials or GMOs. It scrutinises and regularly opposes draft proposals for authorisation or renewal of new genetically modified plants such as maize or soya beans. In order to ensure greater transparency throughout the food chain and to better inform European consumers, Parliament, in a resolution adopted in May 2016, reiterated its call on the Commission to present legislative proposals for the mandatory indication of the origin of, in particular, meat used as an ingredient in processed foods. This should restore consumer confidence in the wake of the horsemeat scandal and other food fraud cases. In 2017, Parliament and Council agreed upon new rules to tighten up official food inspections aimed at improving food traceability and combating fraud. During the negotiations, Parliament managed to strengthen enforcement in relation to fraudulent or deceptive practices.</p>

#EUelections2019 - Food safety

Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS - Member of the EC in charge of Health & Food Safety

Plenary session week 37 2015 in Strasbourg - Cloning of animals kept and reproduced for farming purposes

Cloning of animals kept and reproduced for farming purposes (debate)

Products from cloned animals in the food chain (debate)

Cloning of animals for food supply (debate)

Cloning of animals: press conference

ENVI-AGRI Hearing on Cloning of Animals for Farming Purposes

Food nanotechnology and animal cloning present complex opportunities and challenges: simplicity wins the day as MEPs vote in new authorisation procedures.

Food innovation safety made as easy as pie

MEPs support total ban on cloning farm animals in Europe and on the import of cloned food and feed.

Victory for cloning opponents

In Europe, cloned animals haven't made their way into the food supply chain - yet - but they're not banned from it either. EU legislation on cloning is proving a hard nut to crack.

Cloned animals - would you eat them?

Committees make decisions about the protection of trade secrets, proposed ban on meat imports of a very special kind and copyright harmonisation across Europe...

On the Agenda: Clones, copyright, gender equality

The case for importing cloned foodstuffs has sparked a heated debate amongst the European Institutions, our MEP and Commission guests discuss why.

Focus: Should we import cloned foodstuffs?

Would you be OK with eating meat from cloned animals’ offspring? An inquiry into the different aspects of cloning: animal welfare, food safety and traceability.

Animal cloning

MEPs want the EC to make a new proposal to regulate cloned foods after an unexpected discovery and Schumacher comes to Strasbourg to talk about road safety.

The News: Cloned foods - Schumacher on safety

MEPs work on ensuring dairy producers a fair income and prepare to debate hot issues such as Schengen shut down and food from cloned animals in the May plenary.

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Plenary session week 37 2015 in Strasbourg - Cloning of animals kept and reproduced for farming purposes

Plenary session week 37 2015 in Strasbourg - Cloning of animals kept and reproduced for farming purposes

Plenary session week 37 2015 in Strasbourg - Cloning of animals kept and reproduced for farming purposes

Plenary session week 37 2015 in Strasbourg - Cloning of animals kept and reproduced for farming purposes

Plenary session week 37 2015 in Strasbourg - Cloning of animals kept and reproduced for farming purposes

Plenary session week 37 2015 in Strasbourg - Cloning of animals kept and reproduced for farming purposes

Plenary session week 37 2015 in Strasbourg - Cloning of animals kept and reproduced for farming purposes

Plenary session week 37 2015 in Strasbourg - Cloning of animals kept and reproduced for farming purposes

Plenary session week 37 2015 in Strasbourg - Cloning of animals kept and reproduced for farming purposes