Glossary of the food sector

Environment

Water (including groundwater, surface water, transitional water, coastal water, and marine water), sediments, soil, air, land, wild fauna and flora species and their interrelationships, as well as their relationships with other living organisms.

— Source: Reg. (EU) 1107/2009, Art. 3(13)

Environmental risk assessment

Substances, including microorganisms, that exert general or specific action against harmful organisms or on plants, parts of plants, or plant products.

— Source: Directive 2001/18/EC, Art. 2(8)

Equivalence

Achieving the same objectives and principles by applying standards that ensure the same level of compliance assurance.

— Source: Reg. (EU) 2018/848, Art. 3(64)

Equivalent

Referring to different systems, it means capable of achieving the same objectives.

—Source: Reg. (EC) 852/2004, Art. 2(1)(e)

Establishment

Each unit of a food business.

—Source: Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004, Art. 2(1)(c)

Establishment or plant

Any place (other than a fishing vessel) where animal by-products or derived products are handled.

—Source: Reg. (EC) 1069/2009, Art. 3(13)

EU fertiliser product

Fertilizer product bearing the CE marking when placed on the market.

—Source: Regulation (EU) 2019/1009, art. 2, point 2

European Food Safety Authority [EFSA, Editor's note]

Authority established by Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002.

—Source: Regulation (EC) No. 1924/2006, Art. 2(2)(7); Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002, Art. 22

Exit point

A border control post, or any other place designated by a Member State, through which animals referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 leave the customs territory of the Union.

— Source: Regulation (EU) 2017/625, Art. 3(39)

Export

Movement from the Community to a third country.

—Source: Regulation (EC) 1069/2009, Art. 3(16)

Factory ship

Vessel on which fishery products undergo one or more of the following operations, followed by wrapping or packaging and, if necessary, freezing or deep-freezing: filleting, slicing, peeling, shelling, mincing, or processing.

— Source: Regulation (EC) 853/2004, Annex I

Farm animal

— An animal kept, fattened, or bred by humans and used for the production of food, wool, fur, feathers, skin, or other products, or for other breeding purposes;

— Equidae.

— Source: Regulation (EC) 1069/2009, Art. 3(6)

Farmed game

Ratites and farmed land mammals other than domestic ungulates.

— Source: Regulation (EC) 853/2004, Annex I

Farmer

A natural or legal person, or a group of natural or legal persons, regardless of the legal status of that group and its members under national law, who engages in agricultural activity.

— Source: Regulation (EU) 2018/848, Art. 3(14)

Fats

Total lipids, including phospholipids.

—Source: Regulation (EU) 1169/2011, Annex I, point 2