16 Mar 2017 --- European Parliament has adopted new regulations to increase member states' ability to prevent, eliminate or reduce health risks to humans, animals and plants with a modernized and simplified control system which ensures that EU food is safe all the way through the agri-food chain. The new rules, which were adopted yesterday (Mar 15), provide a package of measures that will strengthen the enforcement of health and safety standards across the agri-food chain, according to the European Commission.