These areas include food safety, substances of human origin, animal health, medicines and medical devices, biologicals other than communicable diseases (e.g. plant toxins), chemicals, environmental threats, health security and nuclear and radiological threats.
Need valdkonnad hõlmavad järgmist: toiduohutus, inimpäritoluga ained, loomatervis, ravimid ja meditsiiniseadmed, bioloogilised ained (v.a nakkushaigused) (nt taimsed toksiinid), kemikaalid, keskkonnaohud, terviseohutus ning tuuma- ja radioloogiline oht.