In a central hotel of Athens, the two-day (November 7 and 8, 2023) scientific conference of the Hellenic food authorities (EFET) in collaboration with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was successfully completed on the topic "The Safety Food as a key pillar of a Unified Health system". 

The key message of the conference was the worldwide recognition that the health of people, animals, and the environment are inextricably linked and that the taking of actions should be based on cooperation, the alignment of opinions, and the equal participation of academics, producers, government agencies, and consumers. 

The conference hosted 34 speeches by distinguished representatives of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the European Commission, the competent country services, the academic community, industry, and consumer organizations, divided into 4 thematic sections and a round table discussion. 

In the context of the active participation of the delegates, there were constructive interventions, reflections and exchange of views, but above all the awareness of the necessity of cooperation as well as the commitment of all present to the interdisciplinary approach to addressing the challenges of the present and the future within a system of a Single Health "One Health". 

AGMPM was invited to the European conference and its representative recorded the concerns of the industry regarding the implementation of the green deal in the EU and the risks to human health from the unsupervised distribution of certain 'green' food and beverage packaging materials. 

All the bodies that participated in the conference recognized as imperative the need to take continuous initiatives to strengthen the cooperation of national and European organizations for the holistic approach to the challenges of unified health.