通过对德国、丹麦和瑞典等欧洲食品安全科技体系的考察，以及与欧盟食品安全相关专家的交流，总结了欧洲食品安全科技的特点。欧盟成员国宪法规定，食品安全科研机构完全独立于食品安全管理机构，将整个食品安全科技活动纳入国家财政预算，保证了食品安全独立开展科学研究，以及研究结果的可靠性和公证性。欧盟各国根据国家食品生产与安全的特点和食品国际贸易的特殊性，制定了食品安全科技发展的优先领域。其最显著的特点是开展风险评估、建立食品与饲料快速预警系统、评价营养与健康的关系。欧盟各国的食品安全活动，尤其是风险评估，都非常重视与欧盟食品安全局、欧盟委员会及国际组织（包括FAO/WHO、OIE等）的广泛合作。考察团成员对欧洲食品安全研究动态、研究重点有了更多的了解，对中国制定食品安全战略规划、明确食品安全优先领域和应重点解决的科技问题、强化国家食品安全控制体系都有重要的参考价值。

The characteristics of food safety science and technology in EU were reviewed as a result of a scientific visit of food safety science and technology to EU member states Germany, Denmark and Sweden. Independence, reliability and notarization of food safety science and technology in EU member states were secured in two ways, i. e. the scientific research institutions of food safety were completely independent of food safety regulatory agencies in compliances with national constitutions, laws or regulations, and funding for food safety science and technology activity was subject to national budget. Food safety priorities were mediated in consistent with the features of national food production, status of national food safety and particularity of food trade in international market. The priorities of food safety science and technology mainly consist of risk assessment, establishment of Rapid Alert and Response System for food and feed and evaluation of interaction between nutrition and health. At the same time, all food safety activities, in particular risk assessment, in EU member states were implemented in broad cooperation with European Food Safety Authority, EU Commission and international organizations(FAO, WHO,CAC,OIE, etc.). The better understanding of trends and priority of EU food safety research would provide a reference for setting national food safety strategy, designing national food safety priority and figuring out the key issues of national food safety science and technology and strengthening the national food safety controlling system for China.