The portfolio of the MPŠR includes drafting legislation in the area of agricultural policy, especially in the area of food and feed safety, quality and hygiene, animal health and welfare, and plant health. MP designates official and reference laboratories to analyse food and feed and to safeguard animal health and welfare as well as plant health. The MPŠR is responsible for informing the public if there are reasonable grounds to suspect that food or feed may represent a risk to human or animal health.