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Food Safety

The Platform brings together public entities (EU/EEA countries, EU bodies and international organisations) and private stakeholders of the animal welfare sector (business and professional organisations, organisations from civil society, independent experts from academic and research institutes). Private sector stakeholders were selected through an open call for applications.

List of members: public entities

List of members: private stakeholders

  Name of member Type of member
1 Elisabetta Canali Independent Expert
2 Joe Collins Independent Expert
3 Linda Keeling Independent Expert
4 Paul Llonch Obiols Independent Expert
5 Virginie Michel Independent Expert
6 Birte L. Nielsen Independent Expert
7 Vytautas Ribikauskas Independent Expert
8 Bas Rodenburg Independent Expert
9 Evangelia Sossidou Independent Expert
10 Antonio Velarde Independent Expert
11 Vier Pfoten International/Vier Pfoten Europe Civil society
12 Eurogroup for Animals Civil society
13 Compassion in World Farming (CIWF EU) Civil society
14 Animal Welfare Foundation e.v. Civil society
15 Slow Food Civil society
16 Humane Society Int/Europe Civil society
17 Animals’ Angels Civil society
18 Welfarm Civil society
19 Green REV Institute Civil society
20 World Animal Protection Civil society
21 Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations - COPA Business or professional organisation
22 Federation of Veterinarians of Europe - FVE Business or professional organisation
23 General Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives - COGECA Business or professional organisation
24 Liaison Centre for the Meat Processing Industry in the EU - CLITRAVI Business or professional organisation
25 European Rural Poultry Association - ERPA Business or professional organisation
26 European Federation of Animal Health Services - FESSAS Business or professional organisation
27 European Forum of Farm Animal Breeders - EFFAB Business or professional organisation
28 European Meat Network-EMN Business or professional organisation
29 AnimalHealth Europe Business or professional organisation
30 European Forum for Animal Welfare Councils - EuroFAWC Business or professional organisation
31 Association of Poultry Processors and Poultry Trade in the EU - A.V.E.C. Business or professional organisation
32 Federation of European Aquaculture Producers - FEAP Business or professional organisation
33 European Livestock and Meat Trading Union - U.E.C.B.V. Business or professional organisation
34 European Feed Manufacturers Federation - FEFAC Business or professional organisation
35 European Dairy Association - EDA Business or professional organisation
36 EuroCommerce Business or professional organisation
37 Comité Européen de Liaison des Commerces Agricoles et Agro-Alimentaires - CELCAA Business or professional organisation
38 European Community of Consumer Co-operatives - Euro Coop Business or professional organisation
39 European Live Poultry and Hatching Egg Association - ELPHA Business or professional organisation
40 European Pet Food Industry - FEDIAF Business or professional organisation

The full list of the members of the Platform is also published in the Register of the Commission expert groups.