There is no doubt that ensuring a high level of health for humans is a leading objective of the European Union (EU): This was set by the Treaty, has been declared unequivocally by the Community legislator and has been repeatedly confirmed by the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU). In the last thirty years we have seen how EU legislation, which either directly or indirectly regulates food, has gradually increased, becoming a complex and heterogeneous system of regulations that are not always easy to identify and understand….