Yeah, but good luck proving liability in a civil case against the Pepsico-Walmart-Starbucks-Tyson Chicken-Coca-Cola megacorp. And besides, by the time you get a verdict the damage to public health was already done. The EU won't let you approach a sales point without your shit in order.

I'd be fairly confident to say food standards are in the EU are better than the US, my point is mostly it's not because of the approach - which in both cases is self-cert, it is what you put forth, the European Federation Bureau of Commerce Standards and Neoliberalism will actually shut you down for good instead of there being a 2% chance somebody gets 8 gajillion dollars out of Pepsico-Walmart, bankrupting them.

It really depends, though. When it comes to novel foods or additives, it's a pain in the ass to get a product to market in the EU because you have to prove it's safe and blah blah blah. You won't get sued for 910319098023810923 euros, but you will get fined 9480123802193012 euros if you are found to not comply the long and bureaucratic safety certification.

I agree on that front.