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| <b>Country profiles – how to read the World Almanac</b>
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| Each country profile provides an overview of public institutions in the area of food and feed safety
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| | <b>Country profiles – how to read the country profiles in this World Food Safety Almanac:</b> |
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| | Each profile provides an overview of public institutions in the area of food and feed safety in the respective country. |
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| <b>Diagram of national institutions: </b> Each chapter starts | | |
| with a simplified diagram depicting the organisational | | <b>Diagram of national institutions: </b> |
| structures and hierarchies. The main institutions of | | |
| each country are given as an acronym. The list of | | Each profile starts with a simplified diagram showing the organisational structures and hierarchies. The main institutions of each country are listed as acronyms. Institutions at central/national level are highlighted in blue boxes, regional/local institutions in the turquoise ones. |
| abbreviations (Chapter 6) contains the full names of
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| all institutions listed in the Almanac (in English as well
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| as the language of each country). Institutions at central/national level are
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| illustrated in blue boxes, regional/local institutions in turquoise ones.
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| <br clear=all><b>Legal foundation:</b> Brief description of national legal foundations in the | | <br clear=all><b>Legal foundation:</b> |
| area of food and feed safety at the beginning of the chapter.
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| | The national legal foundations for food and feed safety are described briefly at the beginning of the profile. |
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| <b>Institutions at central level (shown in boxes):</b> | | <b>Institutions at central level (blue boxes above):</b> |
| {| class="wikitable" Institutionen | | |
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| | !Name |
| | |German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment |
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| ! scope="row"| Name | | !Acronym |
| |Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety | | |BfR |
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| ! scope="row"| Acronym | | !Activities |
| |BVL
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| | *Risk assessment |
| | *Risk communication |
| | *Risk benefit assessment |
| | *Regulatory service |
| | *EFSA Focal Point |
| | *Research |
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| ! scope="row"| Activities | | !Responsibilities |
| |Risikomanagement, RASFF-Kontaktstelle | | |[[File:AnimalFeed.png|Animal feed|link=Animal feed|25px]] [[File:AnimalHealth.png|Animal health and welfare|link=Animal health and welfare|25px]] [[File:BiologicalHazards.png|Biological hazards and zoonoses|link=Biological hazards and zoonoses|25px]] [[File:Biotechnology.png|Biotechnology and genetic engineering|link=Biotechnology and genetic engineering|25px]] [[File:Contaminants.png|Contaminants|link=Contaminants|25px]] [[File:EmergingRisk.png|Emerging risk|link=Emerging risk|25px]] [[File:Environment.png|Environmental Risk Assessment|link=Environmental Risk Assessment|25px]] [[File:FoodContactMaterials.png|Food contact materials and packaging|link=Food contact materials and packaging|25px]] [[File:FoodIngredients.png|Food ingredients|link=Food ingredients|25px]] [[File:FoodSupplements.png|Food supplements|link=Food supplements|25px]] [[File:Nanotechnology.png|Nanotechnology|link=Nanotechnology|25px]] [[File:NovelFood.png|Novel foods|link=Novel foods|25px]] [[File:Nutrition.png|Nutrition|link=Nutrition|25px]] [[File:PlantProtection.png|Plant protection products or pesticides|link=Plant protection products or pesticides|25px]] [[File:ResiduesVeterinary.png|Residues of veterinary medicinal products|link=Residues of veterinary medicinal products|25px]] |
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| ! scope="row"| Responsibilities | | !Location |
| |[[File:Futtermittel.jpg|Feed|link=Feed|25px]] [[File:Pflanzenschutz.jpg|Plant protection products|25px]] [[File:Mineralwasser.jpg|Mineral water|25px]] [[File:Nahrungsmittelerg.jpg|Food supplements|25px]] [[File:NovelFood.jpg|Novel foods|25px]] [[File:Gentechnik.jpg|Genetic engineering|25px]] [[File:Tierarznei.jpg|Residues of veterinary medicinal products|25px]] [[File:Zoonosen.jpg|Zoonoses|25px]] | | |Berlin |
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| ! scope="row"| Seat | | !URL |
| | Braunschweig und Berlin
| | |https://www.bfr.bund.de/en |
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| |http://www.bvl.bund.de/ | |
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| Tasks and activities of each institution are described in a separate section for
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| each institution. The blue box at the beginning of each section contains
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| the acronym and the full name of the institution. The grey box below
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| lists the main tasks in the area of food and feed safety, followed by
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| the city in which the institution is based, and the website.
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| | The tasks and activities of each institution are described. The acronym and full name are shown in the blue box. The grey boxes below it list the main activities in the area of food and feed safety, followed by the institution’s location, website, and pictograms depicting its responsibilities. |
| <b>Responsibility:</b> Ten pictograms are used to illustrate the areas of responsibility of each respective institution.
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| <b>Regional and local level:</b> Institutions on a regional and local level are
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| described in a separate section. They are highlighted by turquoise
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| coloured boxes.
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| <b>EFSA network:</b> Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 establishing | | <b>Responsibility:</b> |
| the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) states that institutions operating
| | 18 pictograms are used to illustrate the areas of responsibilities of each institution. |
| in the fields within the EFSA remit are to form a network. Institutions
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| that fall under this category are listed under the heading “Institutions
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| involved in the EFSA network” and are marked by a yellow box.
| | !Pictogram |
| | !Responsibility |
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| | |style="text-align:center;" |[[File:AnimalFeed.png|Animal feed|link=Animal feed|25px]] |
| | |Animal feed |
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| | |style="text-align:center;" |[[File:AnimalHealth.png|Animal health and welfare|link=Animal health and welfare|25px]] |
| | |Animal health and welfare |
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| | |style="text-align:center;" |[[File:BiologicalHazards.png|Biological hazards and zoonoses|link=Biological hazards and zoonoses|25px]] |
| | |Biological hazards and zoonoses |
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| | |style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Biotechnology.png|Biotechnology and genetic engineering|link=Biotechnology and genetic engineering|25px]] |
| | |Biotechnology and genetic engineering |
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| | |style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Contaminants.png|Contaminants|link=Contaminants|25px]] |
| | |Contaminants |
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| | |style="text-align:center;" |[[File:DrinkingWater.png|Drinking water|link=Drinking water|25px]] |
| | |Drinking water |
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| | |style="text-align:center;" |[[File:EmergingRisk.png|Emerging risk|link=Emerging risk|25px]] |
| | |Emerging risk |
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| | |style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Environment.png|Environmental Risk Assessment|link=Environmental Risk Assessment|25px]] |
| | |Environmental risk assessment (ERA) |
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| | |style="text-align:center;" |[[File:FoodContactMaterials.png|Food contact materials and packaging|link=Food contact materials and packaging|25px]] |
| | |Food contact materials and packaging |
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| | |style="text-align:center;" |[[File:FoodIngredients.png|Food ingredients|link=Food ingredients|25px]] |
| | |Food ingredients |
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| | |style="text-align:center;" |[[File:FoodSupplements.png|Food supplements|link=Food supplements|25px]] |
| | |Food supplements |
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| | |style="text-align:center;" |[[File:MineralWater.png|Mineral water|link=Mineral water|25px]] |
| | |Mineral water |
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| | |style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Nanotechnology.png|Nanotechnology|link=Nanotechnology|25px]] |
| | |Nanotechnology |
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| | |style="text-align:center;" |[[File:NovelFood.png|Novel foods|link=Novel foods|25px]] |
| | |Novel foods |
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| | |style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Nutrition.png|Nutrition|link=Nutrition|25px]] |
| | |Nutrition |
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| | |style="text-align:center;" |[[File:PlantHealth.png|Plant health|link=Plant health|25px]] |
| | |Plant health |
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| | |style="text-align:center;" |[[File:PlantProtection.png|Plant protection products or pesticides|link=Plant protection products or pesticides|25px]] |
| | |Plant protection products or pesticides |
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| | |style="text-align:center;" |[[File:ResiduesVeterinary.png|Residues of veterinary medicinal products|link=Residues of veterinary medicinal products|25px]] |
| | |Residues of veterinary medicinal products |
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| The institutions involved in the EFSA Network pursuant to Article 36 Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 are
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| listed at the end of each country profile and are subject to changes. An up-to-date list of these institutions
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| is available in the Internet at: https://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/assets/art36listg.pdf
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| | <b>Regional and local level:</b> |
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| | Institutions at regional and local levels are described in separate sections. |
| <h1>Foreword</h1>
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| <b>Food Safety in the EU: an Almanac</b>
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| Dear Readers,
| | <b>Institutions involved in the European Food Safety Association (EFSA) Network:</b> |
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| | 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. |
| The globalisation of food production and food
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| trading poses new challenges for consumer
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| health protection. The safety of foods and feeds
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| has to be guaranteed along global and increasingly
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| complex supply chains. In Europe, the
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| supply of food from all over the world is steadily
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| growing. Consequently, this is leading to an increase
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| in requirements that have to be met for
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| scientific assessments, reduction of food risks
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| and effective risk communication.
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| The EU Food Safety Almanac gives an overview
| | !Institutions involved in the EFSA network pursuant to Article 36 Reg. (EC) No. 178/2002 |
| of the competent public institutions and the structures
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| of food and feed safety within Europe. The
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| emphasis here is on risk assessment. This overview
| | #German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung) (EFSA Focal Point) |
| of organisational links and cooperation not
| | #Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) (Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit) |
| only facilitates the search for European partners,
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| it also helps to avoid the duplication of work and
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| to clarify responsibilities.
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| This brochure is intended for everyone who wishes
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| to find out more about food safety structures
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| and institutions. Further, it is addressed at those
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| who work in the following institutions and fields:
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| food safety agency staff, trade and general interest
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| press, consumer associations, the food industry,
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| science and politics.
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| The Food Safety Almanac covers all Member
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| States of the European Union, along with Iceland,
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| Norway and Switzerland and the neighbouring
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| European countries of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina,
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| the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
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| Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey.
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| This brochure does not claim to give a full description
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| of each national structure, it is limited to the
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| essential aspects in the interest of clarity and is
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| intentionally restricted to the subject of consumer
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| protection as a legally protected area. This does
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| not mean, however, that other legally protected
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| areas, such as environmental protection, animal
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| welfare, and health and safety at work, are any
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| less important.
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| During the preparation of this EU Almanac, the
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| received great and committed support from the
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| EFSA Focal Points in the Member States and from
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| EFSA itself. I would like to sincerely thank everyone
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| involved for their contributions.
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| The EU Almanac (3rd edition) was evaluated in
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| 2015 by members of the EFSA Advisory Forum,
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| the Communication working group of EFSA's Advisory
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| Forum, the European EFSA Focal Points
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| and the German institutions involved in the EFSA
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| network. The respondents declared themselves
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| “satisfied” to “very satisfied” with regard to the information
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| content, extent of the country profiles,
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| update rhythm, layout, clarity of the icons, structure
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| and quality of the EU Almanac. The valuable | |
| feedback on the evaluation was integrated into
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| this new edition of the EU Almanac, which is available
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| in six languages German, English, French,
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| Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese.
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| With this 4th edition of the EU Food Safety Almanac,
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| you are given an updated and comprehensive
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| overview of food and feed safety in the European
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| Union and other countries. In doing so, we
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| hope to be able to make a valuable contribution
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| towards strengthening risk assessment capacities
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| and expanding international cooperation.
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