<P> The parliament of the European Union (EU) makes legislation in the form of directives and regulations, many of which are mandatory for member states and which therefore must be incorporated into individual countries' national legislation . As a very large organisation that exists to remove barriers to trade between member states, and into which individual member states have only a proportional influence, the outcome is often seen as an excessively bureaucratic' one size fits all' approach . However, in relation to food safety the tendency to err on the side of maximum protection for the consumer may be seen as a positive benefit . The EU parliament is informed on food safety matters by the European Food Safety Authority . </P> <P> Individual member states may also have other legislation and controls in respect of food safety, provided that they do not prevent trade with other states, and can differ considerably in their internal structures and approaches to the regulatory control of food safety . </P> <P> From 13 December 2014, new legislation - the EU Food Information for Consumers Regulation 1169 / 2011 - require food businesses to provide allergy information on food sold unpackaged, in for example catering outlets, deli counters, bakeries and sandwich bars . </P> <P> Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (anses) is a French governmental agency dealing with food safety . </P>

Which three statements about food safety regulations at the local level are correct