European and national legislative frame of hygiene and safety of foods

Aiming at the protection of public health general and special rules of hygiene and safety of foods are placed by the European and national legislation in all the stages of their chain of production. From the totality of food provisions in force fundamental principals derive for the dissuasion of unfavourable consequences in the public health, the realisation of sanitary controls is forecasted, as well as the imposition of sanctions.

Keywords: European and national legislation,  fundamental principals on the foods,  notion of  foods,  characterization of foods,  competent authorities of foods’ control,  administrative and  penal sanctions