The Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection (UVHVVR), a body within the MKGP, is the principal competent authority for food and feed safety, animal health and welfare, and plant health. It is responsible for the preparation and implementation of the legislative framework, risk monitoring, managing the public, animal and plant health risks, as well as for official inspection and controls along the entire food and feed chain.

The competencies of the UVHVVR comprise administrative, technical and inspection tasks in the area of the safety, quality and labelling of food (including genetically modified organisms (GMOs), natural mineral waters) and feed; food safety in the catering sector, animal health and welfare, zoonoses, use of veterinary medicinal products, animal by-products, plant health protection, registration and use of plant protection products, and residues of pesticides.

The UVHVVR requests analyses of official samples and risk assessments from appointed scientific institutions and research organisations, such as:

• University of Ljubljana, Veterinary Faculty – National Veterinary Institute
• National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food
• National Institute of Public Health
• Agricultural Institute of Slovenia
• National Institute of Biology
• Slovenian Institute for Hop Research and Brewing
• Slovenian Forestry Institute.

Within international trade, the UVHVVR is responsible for market access with regard to food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary requirements. Import and export controls in these sectors are implemented in close cooperation with the customs authority of FURS.