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Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety

Name Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety
Acronym BVL
Activities
  • Risk management and communication
  • Coordination of food control and monitoring, including zoonoses
  • Crisis management, warning systems
  • SANTE/F, RASFF and AAC contact point
  • Regulatory science
  • Food supplements, dietary and novel food
  • Cosmetics, tobacco, consumer products
  • Food fraud
  • Food borne diseases
  • Data management
Responsibilities Animal feed Animal health and welfare Biological hazards and zoonoses Biotechnology and genetic engineering Contaminants Emerging risks Environmental risk assessment Food contact materials and packaging Food ingredients Food supplements Mineral water Nanotechnology Novel foods Plant protection products or pesticides Residues of veterinary medicinal products
Locations Braunschweig and Berlin
URL https://www.bvl.bund.de/EN/Home/home_node.html