About the Almanac
Country profiles – how to read the World Almanac
Each country profile provides an overview of public institutions in the area of food and feed safety
Diagram of national institutions: Each chapter starts with a simplified diagram depicting the organisational structures and hierarchies. The main institutions of each country are given as an acronym. The list of abbreviations (Chapter 6) contains the full names of all institutions listed in the Almanac (in English as well as the language of each country). Institutions at central/national level are illustrated in blue boxes, regional/local institutions in turquoise ones.
Legal foundation: Brief description of national legal foundations in the
area of food and feed safety at the beginning of the chapter.
Institutions at central level (shown in boxes):
| Name | Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety |
|---|---|
| Acronym | BVL |
| Activities | Risikomanagement, RASFF-Kontaktstelle |
| Responsibilities |        
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| Seat | Braunschweig und Berlin |
| URL | http://www.bvl.bund.de/ |
Tasks and activities of each institution are described in a separate section for each institution. The blue box at the beginning of each section contains the acronym and the full name of the institution. The grey box below lists the main tasks in the area of food and feed safety, followed by the city in which the institution is based, and the website.
Responsibility: Ten pictograms are used to illustrate the areas of responsibility of each respective institution.
Regional and local level: Institutions on a regional and local level are described in a separate section. They are highlighted by turquoise coloured boxes.
EFSA network: Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 establishing the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) states that institutions operating in the fields within the EFSA remit are to form a network. Institutions that fall under this category are listed under the heading “Institutions involved in the EFSA network” and are marked by a yellow box.
The institutions involved in the EFSA Network pursuant to Article 36 Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 are listed at the end of each country profile and are subject to changes. An up-to-date list of these institutions is available in the Internet at: https://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/assets/art36listg.pdf
