The Commissioner for Health and Food Safety is the member of the
European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body o ...
. The current post of Commissioner is held by
Stella Kyriakidou ( el, Στέλλα Κυριακίδου) from Cyprus, a psychologist and politician of the conservative
Democratic Rally party. The portfolio is responsible for matters of public health, food safety, animal health and plant health.
Portfolio
Markos Kyprianou
Markos Kyprianou ( el, Μάρκος Κυπριανού ; born 22 January 1960) is a Cypriot politician who served as a Minister of Foreign Affairs until his official resignation on 19 July 2011, following the events of the Evangelos Florakis Nava ...
was appointed to the
Barroso Commission
The Barroso Commission was the European Commission in office from 22 November 2004 until 31 October 2014. Its president was José Manuel Barroso, who presided over 27 other commissioners (one from each of the states composing the European Union ...
as
European Commissioner for Health & Consumer Protection
The Commissioner for Health and Food Safety is the member of the European Commission. The current post of Commissioner is held by Stella Kyriakidou ( el, Στέλλα Κυριακίδου) from Cyprus, a psychologist and politician of the conse ...
; however, with the
accession of Bulgaria on 1 January 2007, the Consumer Protect portfolio was split off and given to
Meglena Kuneva ''(See:
European Commissioner for Consumer Protection
The Commissioner for Health and Food Safety is the member of the European Commission. The current post of Commissioner is held by Stella Kyriakidou ( el, Στέλλα Κυριακίδου) from Cyprus, a psychologist and politician of the conse ...
)''. The post's
Directorate-General is
still merged with that office.
One policy is the promotion of
warnings on tobacco packets, with the Commission moving towards pictorial warnings. Following several
European Union member states enacting
bans on smoking in public places Kyprianou proposed a plan for an EU-wide ban of that kind.
In May 2007, Kyprianou released a paper to tackle the shortage of
organ donation in the Union. The plan included promotion, specially trained medical staff and an EU wide organ donor card.
Brussels to push for EU-wide organ donor card
euobserver.com 20 May 2007 After Kyprianou was appointed Foreign Minister of Cyprus, he was replaced by Androulla Vasiliou
Androulla Vassiliou ( el, Ανδρούλλα Βασιλείου; born 30 November 1943) is a Cypriot and European politician. Between March 2008 and February 2010, she was the European Commissioner for Health, and then, until November 2014, the ...
on 3 March 2008.
List of commissioners
See also
* Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
* European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
References
External links
Commissioner's website
{{CommissionPortfolios
European Union consumer protection policy
European Union health policy
Food safety in the European Union
Health and Consumer Policy