Consumer safety
Strict common safety standards applied to the products and services circulating within the internal market are vital to safeguarding consumer health.
The European Union has laid down general safety rules applicable to services, foodstuffs and non-food products, to be observed by producers and suppliers of these products and services. These rules relate to monitoring and warning instruments designed to analyse and prevent risks, and to remedy dangerous situations. Specific provisions have also been drawn up for certain products whose composition, manufacture or use may pose a risk to consumers.
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CONSUMER HEALTH
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General principles
- Food and feed safety
- Scientific Committees for consumer safety, public health and the environment
- Executive Agency for Health and Consumers
- The precautionary principle
- Multi-annual programme of action for health (2014-2020) (Proposal)
- Second programme of Community action in the field of health (2008-2013)
- Programme of Community action in the field of public health (2003-2008)Archives
- Genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
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General principles
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PRODUCT SAFETY
- General provisions
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Specific provisions
- The safety of toys
- Toy safetyArchives
- Dangerous products resembling foodstuffs
- Protection of video game users
- Approval of explosives intended for civilian use
- Placing of pyrotechnic articles on the market
- Machinery
- Lifts
- Cableways for the carriage of passengers
- Medical devices
- Active implantable medical devices
- In vitro diagnostic medical devices
- Personal protective equipment
- Pressure equipment
- Simple pressure vessels
- Hot-water boilers
- Appliances burning gaseous fuels
- Electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
- Radio and telecommunications terminal equipment
- Recreational craft
- Noise emission by equipment used outdoors
- Online gambling (Green Paper)Archives
- SAFETY OF SERVICES
- QUALITY OF GOODS AND SERVICES