At the end of 2011, the exemption votes that Icelanders have from the regulation in food legislation in the European Economic Area (EEA) expire. In recent months, certain concepts about food have been discussed and it is important that these terms are used correctly to prevent misunderstandings.
These terms are on the one hand food safety and on the other hand food safety.
- Food Safety (Food safety) discusses how safe foods are for consumption and whether they cause harm to the health of consumers
- Food security (Food security) deals with access to food and the supply of healthy and safe food
Further information on the above concepts and on Matís 'role in the implementation of new EEA food legislation in Iceland is provided by Sveinn Margeirsson, Matís' CEO, sveinnm@matis.is.
Í Bændablaðið 27 October sl. (p. 14) is a press release on the implementation of EEA food legislation in Iceland.