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Consumer awareness

A list of websites providing information on consumer awareness organisations and associations.


Website: European Consumers Organisation (BEUC)
URL: http://www.beuc.org
Description: Lobbying organisation, promoting basic consumer rights. Members include 40 reputed, independent national consumer organisations from 30 European countries (EU, EEA and applicant countries). The BEUC acts as a sort of "embassy" for these organisations in Brussels, the main task being to represent members and defend the interests of European consumers.


Website: Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)
URL: http://www.fsai.ie
Description: The mission of the FSAI is to protect consumer health and interests by ensuring that all food consumed, distributed, marketed or produced in the state meets the highest standards of food safety and hygiene. They also ensure that food complies with legal requirements, or, when appropriate, with recognised codes of conduct.


Website: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
URL: http://www.efsa.europa.eu
Description: An independent European agency, the EFSA is the keystone of EU risk assessment regarding food and feed safety. In close collaboration with its stakeholders, it provides independent scientific advice and clear communication on existing and emerging risks associated with the food chain.


Website: French Food Safety Agency (AFSSA)
URL: www.afssa.fr
Description: An independent public organisation contributing through monitoring, alerts and research to the protection and improvement of public health, animal health and welfare, vegetal and environmental health.


Website: Seafood Intelligence
URL: http://www.seafoodintelligence.com
Description: A news portal for the international seafood, aquaculture, fisheries and agrifood industries and all topics interesting consumers, stakeholders and decision-makers. It also features directories with more than 12,000 seafood companies listed, web-links, a job board, classified ads etc.

Writing: Miranda Maybank
Creation date: 16 July 2008
Update: 01 September 2008