Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (SANTE) - Main contents

This Directorate-General is responsible for EU legislation in the areas of food safety, safety of products and public health.

The main tasks of the DG are:

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  to protect and improve public health
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  to guarantee food safety
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  to protect the health and welfare of farm animals
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  to protect crops and forests

On January 1^st 2015 the consumer protection unit was moved to the DG Justice and Consumer Affairs i.