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The National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA) is subordinate to the Romanian Government, and the activities of the ANSVSA are coordinated by the Prime Minister. The ANSVSA manages all matters in the area of food safety – from raw materials to consumer issues. The ANSVSA is responsible for official controls, preparation of draft legislation as well as preparation of risk assessments in the following areas: food and feed safety, contaminants, residues of plant protection products, import and export of animals and plant products, traceability and labelling of genetically modified food and feed, zoonoses, veterinary medicinal products and their residues, feed, animal health and welfare, and antimicrobial resistance. The ANSVSA ensures that HACCP and hygienic requirements are implemented in food production and catering businesses. There are 3 National Reference Laboratories pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 625/2017 that are attached to ANSVSA: the Institute for Diagnosis and Animal Health, the Institute for Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health, and the Institute for Control of Biological Products and Veterinary Medicines. The ANSVSA also has its own network of 42 official county sanitary veterinary and food safety laboratories.