How to read

To see a country's organisational structure in the field of food and feed safety and to learn about the different institutions within its food and feed safety structure, go to Country Profile and select the country on the map or from the list of country names.

Country profiles – how to read country profiles in the World Food Safety Almanac:

Each country profile provides an overview of the country's public institutions in the area of food and feed safety.

Diagram of national institutions:

Each profile begins with a simple diagram showing the hierarchy of the country's public institutions in the field of food and feed safety. Institutions are listed using their acronyms. Those at the central/national level are shown in blue boxes and regional/local institutions are shown in turquoise boxes.

Legal basis:

The legal basis for food and feed safety in the profiled country is briefly outlined at the beginning of each profile.

National/central institutions:

Country profiles contain a short section for each national institution. These short sections include an overview box with the full name of the institution, its acronym and its activities within the area of food and feed safety. This overview box contains pictograms indicating the organisations's responsibilities as well as the location and website of the institution.

Name	German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Acronym	BfR
Activities	Risk assessment Risk communication Risk benefit assessment Regulatory service EFSA Focal Point Research
Responsibilities
Location	Berlin
URL	https://www.bfr.bund.de/en

Responsibilities:

18 pictograms are used to illustrate institutions' areas of responsibility.

Pictogram	Responsibility
	Animal feed
	Animal health and welfare
	Biological hazards and zoonoses
	Biotechnology and genetic engineering
	Contaminants
	Drinking water
	Emerging risk
	Environmental risk assessment (ERA)
	Food contact materials and packaging
	Food ingredients
	Food supplements
	Mineral water
	Nanotechnology
	Novel foods
	Nutrition
	Plant health
	Plant protection products or pesticides
	Residues of veterinary medicinal products

Regional and local level:

Institutions at regional and local levels are described in separate sections.

Institutions involved in the European Food Safety Association (EFSA) Network:

Article 36 Institutions are competent organisations designated by the EU Member States which may assist EFSA within its mission. For countries that belong to the EFSA network, all institutions that fall under this category are listed here.

Institutions involved in the EFSA network pursuant to Article 36 Reg. (EC) No. 178/2002
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung) (EFSA Focal Point) Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) (Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit) ...