ABSTRACT
One of the main purposes that democratic States have included in their public agendas is to comply with the environmental commitments acquired by the Member States, both in the international sphere and in the context of the European Union. Without a doubt, one of the most effective legal tools to analyse the risk of potentially harmful activities for the environment and, therefore, harmful for human health, is the environmental impact assessment, along with the assessment of the impact on health. The environmental impact assessment is shaped as an important instrument to integrate environmental considerations in the preparation and adoption of some plans and programmes that may have significant repercussions on the environment in the Member States. Food safety is one of the essential policies in all States, through which health inspections and prevention of health risks derived from food products, as well as the improvement of their nutritional qualities.
