The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) is the federal executive agency responsible for official controls and inspections, related to operational risk assessments, as well as for the definition and enforcement of operational legislation related to official control of the food chain (from farm to fork). The agency carries out official controls of food, feed and its raw materials at all stages of the feed and food chain, including production, processing, storage, transport, trade, and import and export of food and its raw materials. The FASFC oversees all official controls on the basis of multi-annual national control plans. In addition, it is also responsible for the control of animal health and plant health.

To fulfil its tasks, the FASFC is supported by two committees. The Advisory Committee includes all FASFC stakeholders and provides consultative opinions on risk management matters. In connection with the FASFC competencies and control activities, the Scientific Committee provides independent consultative scientific opinions on risks affecting food chain safety, animal and plant health, related legal acts as well as each matter it is considering relevant in those fields.