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About the Almanac
…t the Almanac
What is the Almanac?
With this online World Food Safety Almanac, the German Federal Institute for Risk…
/ Europe / Spain / AESAN OA
AESAN OA
…The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN OA) is the competent authority for the coordination of food…
/ Europe / Montenegro / AFSVPA
AFSVPA
…Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Affairs (AFSVPA) is a single state authority under the…
/ Europe / Austria / AGES
AGES
…The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) is a limited liability company (GmbH) owned by the BMASGPK and…
/ Europe / Albania
Albania
…
The adoption of Law No. 9863 On Food, enacted in 2008, is to a large extent harmonised with the EU Acquis in the…
/ Europe / Luxembourg / ALVA
ALVA
…The Luxembourg Veterinary and Food Administration (ALVA) is a subordinate authority within the portfolio of the MAAV…
/ Europe / Hungary / AM
AM
… responsibility for official controls for the whole food chain. The ministry's core tasks are international…
/ Europe / Romania / ANPC
ANPC
… for Consumer Protection (ANPC) monitors whether food, food advertising and food labelling comply with legal…
/ Europe / Iceland / ANR
ANR
… for fisheries and agricultural policy and food safety in Iceland.
Risk assessment comity is under…
/ Europe / France / ANSES
ANSES
…Created on 1 July 2010, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) is a…
/ Europe / Romania / ANSVSA
ANSVSA
…The National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA) is subordinated to the Romanian Government, under…
/ Europe / Portugal / ASAE
ASAE
…ordinate specialist authority of the METD, the Economic and Food Safety Authority (ASAE) is responsible for risk…
/ Europe / Luxembourg / ASTA
ASTA
… of the ministry regarding the safety of the food chain are based on risk assessments prepared by ASTA…
/ Europe / Austria
Austria
… (EC) No. 178/2002)
Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (Agentur für Gesundheit und…
/ Europe / Austria / BAES
BAES
…The Federal Office for Food Safety (BAES) was established by the Austrian Health and Food Safety Act. It is associated…
/ Europe / Belgium
Belgium
… No. 178/2002)
Federal Public Service (FPS) Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment (EFSA Focal Point)…
/ Europe / Germany / BfR
BfR
… the compilation of expert reports on issues of food and feed safety and consumer protection based on…
/ Europe / Germany / BfS
BfS
… BfS also collects measurement results, e.g. for food, and informs the population. The work in the field of…
/ Europe / Bulgaria / BFSA
BFSA
…The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) is a specialised body under MAF that is responsible for the official controls…
/ Europe / Latvia / BIOR
BIOR
…The Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment (BIOR) carries out scientific activities in the food,…
/ Europe / Hungary / BM
BM
… responsible for establishing legislation on food supplements, dietetic products, infant and follow-up…
/ Europe / Austria / BMASGPK
BMASGPK
… prepares draft legislation in the field of food safety based on scientific risk assessments conducted…
/ Europe / Germany / BMLEH
BMLEH
…The Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity (BMLEH) is responsible for agricultural and food policy…
/ Europe / Austria / BMLUK
BMLUK
… (BMLUK) is responsible for agricultural policy and food safety during primary food production. It prepares…
/ Europe / Germany / BMUKN
BMUKN
… habitats.
The BMUKN is responsible for preventing food safety risks resulting from anthropogenic impacts from…
/ Europe / Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
… responsibility in the area of agriculture policy, food and feed policy, and quality and official controls.…
/ Europe / Greece / BPI
BPI
… of pesticide products, to ensure the safety of foodstuffs and agricultural products. The Laboratories of…
/ Europe / Bulgaria
Bulgaria
… Reg. (EC) No. 178/2002)
Risk Assessment Center on Food Chain (RACFCH) (EFSA Focal Point) AgroBioInstitute The…
/ Europe / Germany / BVL
BVL
…The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) is the national management body for risks along the…
/ Europe / European Union / CEU
CEU
… The minister represents his/her Member State. Food safety issues, for example, are dealt with at meetings…
/ Europe / Croatia
Croatia
… No. 178/2002)
Croatian Agency for Agriculture and Food (Hrvatska agencija za poljoprivredu i hranu, HAPIH)…
/ Europe / Cyprus
Cyprus
… their own control competencies in the field of food hygiene in certain types of establishments within…
/ Europe / Czechia
Czechia
… Health Veterinary Research Institute Czech Agrifood Research Center Institute of Animal Science Czech…
/ Europe / Ireland / DAFM
DAFM
…The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is responsible for policy development, negotiation at the EU…
/ Europe / Denmark / DCA
DCA
…The remit of the Danish Centre for Food and Agriculture (DCA), Aarhus University (AU), includes research-based risk…
/ Europe / Denmark / DCE
DCE
… are of major importance for the assessment of food, feed and their production, such as:
Contaminants in…
/ Europe / United Kingdom / Defra
Defra
…The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is a Government Department that has overall…
/ Europe / Denmark
Denmark
… local veterinary control offices and five local food control offices. The local offices are an integrated…
/ Description of topics
Description of topics
… terms and definitions are used in the World Food Safety Almanac to describe the various food safety…
/ Europe / Portugal / DGAV
DGAV
…The Directorate-General for Food and Veterinary (DGAV) is the subordinate specialist authority of the MA. Based on…
/ Europe / Croatia / DIRH
DIRH
…DIRH performs official controls of the entire food chain according to the principle “from farm to fork” by conducting…
/ Europe / Serbia / DNRL
DNRL
… the purpose of performing tasks within the area of food safety, plant health, residues of pesticides, milk…
/ Europe / Cyprus / DOA
DOA
… (DOA) deals with agricultural policy and food and feed safety in Cyprus. It prepares national…
/ Europe / Ireland / DoH
DoH
… is responsible for policy issues in the area of food safety, for formulating and transposing EU regulations…
/ Europe / Denmark / DTU
DTU
…The National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (DTU) researches and communicates sustainable and…
/ Europe / Denmark / DVFA
DVFA
… authority of the MFAF, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA) is responsible for risk…
/ Europe / European Union / EC
EC
… The EC Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) prepares draft legislation in the…
/ Europe / Greece / EFET
EFET
…The Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) is a National Public Agency which operates under the Ministry of Rural Development…
/ Europe / European Union / EFSA
EFSA
…European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is an independent European Agency and the keystone of risk assessment regarding…
/ Europe / Greece / ELGO - DIMITRA
ELGO - DIMITRA
… certifying quality agricultural products and food (e.g. origin and identity of products), establishing…
/ Europe / Greece / EOF
EOF
… and veterinary use. The remit of EOF also includes foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses, food…
/ Europe / European Union / EP
EP
… amendments to the draft legislation in the area of food and feed safety. The EP has 22 standing committees and…
/ Europe / Estonia
Estonia
… (Tervise Arengu Instituut, TAI) Agriculture and Food Board (Põllumajandus- ja Toiduamet, PTA) Centre of…
/ Europe / European Union / EU-RLs
EU-RLs
… reagents and their suppliers.
The EU-RLs for food and feed are listed in Annex VII of Regulation (EC)…
/ Europe / European Union
European Union
… White Paper provided the impetus for a new food safety structure in Europe. A new concept for…
/ Europe / North Macedonia / FASF
FASF
…The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food (FASF) is an integral part of Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in…
/ Europe / Belgium / FASFC
FASFC
…The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) is the federal executive agency responsible for official…
/ Europe / Switzerland / FFCU
FFCU
…On behalf of the FOAG and FSVO, the Federal Food Chain Unit (FFCU) audits the implementation and enforcement of…
/ Europe / Finland
Finland
… Institute Finland (Luonnonvarakeskus – Luke) Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto) (EFSA Focal Point) Finnish…
/ Europe / Finland / Finnish Customs
Finnish Customs
… is the competent authority for the import of food of non-animal origin. (Ruokavirasto controls the…
/ Europe / Switzerland / FOAG
FOAG
… is responsible for agricultural policy, safety of food of plant origin during primary production and safety…
/ Europe / Belgium / FPSH
FPSH
… for policy and legislation in the area of food and feed safety, including novel foods, food…
/ Europe / France
France
… 36 Reg. (EC) No. 178/2002)
French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety…
/ Europe / United Kingdom / FSA
FSA
…The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is the central authority in the field of food safety in England, Wales, and Northern…
/ Europe / Bosnia and Herzegovina / FSA BiH
FSA BiH
…The Food Safety Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FSA BiH), in collaboration with competent authority of the entity and…
/ Europe / Ireland / FSAI
FSAI
…The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is a statutory, independent and science-based body dedicated to protecting…
/ Europe / Malta / FSC
FSC
…The Food Safety Commission (FSC) is an independent government coordinating body which reports to the MfH. The FSC is…
/ Europe / United Kingdom / FSS
FSS
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) was established on 1 April 2015 by the Food (Scotland) Act 2015 as the public sector food…
/ Europe / Albania / FSVI
FSVI
…The Food Safety and Veterinary Institute (FSVI) is under the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Water…
/ Europe / Switzerland / FSVO
FSVO
…The Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) is part of the Federal Department of Home Affairs. The office is…
/ Europe / Kosovo / FVA
FVA
…The Food and Veterinary Agency (FVA) is an executive agency under the auspices of the Prime Minister's Office. Within…
/ Europe / North Macedonia / FVA
FVA
…The Food and Veterinary Agency (FVA) is the central competent authority responsible for performing tasks related…
/ Europe / North Macedonia / FVM
FVM
… in the field of veterinary medicine and food safety in the Republic of North Macedonia. The Faculty…
/ Europe / Germany
Germany
… Point) Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und…
/ Europe / Poland / GIS at MZ
GIS at MZ
… (MZ) is responsible for public health policy and food safety. The MZ prepares draft legislation in the area…
/ Europe / Türkiye / GKGM
GKGM
…The General Directorate of Food and Control (GKGM) is the main unit of the TOB that is responsible for food and feed…
/ Europe / Greece
Greece
…k pursuant to Article 36 Reg. (EC) No. 178/2002)
Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) - Ενιαίος Φορέας Ελέγχου Τροφίμων…
/ Europe / Croatia / HAPIH
HAPIH
… public institution in the field of agriculture and food safety and works within the portfolio of the MP. HAPIH…
/ Europe / Lithuania / HI
HI
… SAM. The HI organises and implements nutrition and food safety education for residents, communities and…
/ Europe / Norway / HOD
HOD
… deals with health policy, including nutrition and food safety. It is responsible for legislation in the field…
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… view its organisational structure in the field of food and feed safety. Each country profile provides an…
/ Europe / Ireland / HSE
HSE
… Service is part of the HSE and provides a range of food safety and food control services on behalf of the…
/ Europe / Hungary
Hungary
… to Article 36 Reg. (EC) No. 178/2002)
National Food Chain Safety Office (Nemzeti Élelmiszerlánc-biztonsági…
/ Europe / Croatia / HVI
HVI
… and parasitic animal diseases, analysis of food of animal origin and animal feed, control of…
/ Europe / Croatia / HZJZ
HZJZ
… HZJZ and regional public health institutes have food laboratories which are official laboratories pursuant…
/ Europe / Iceland
Iceland
… to Article 36 Reg. (EC) No. 178/2002)
The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (EFSA Focal Point) Matís Ltd.…
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Imprint
… Hensel
Supervisory agency: Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (BMEL)
VAT Reg No. of BfR: DE…
/ Europe / North Macedonia / IPH
IPH
… is authorised to conduct laboratory analyses of food and feed samples collected by state food inspectors.…
/ Europe / Ireland
Ireland
… Reg. (EC) No. 178/2002)
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Dublin City University Food Safety…
/ Europe / Italy / ISS
ISS
… of the Italian National Health Service engaged in food and feed control and performs confirmatory analyses.…
/ Europe / Italy
Italy
… central government, responsibility for controls in food safety and veterinary public health has been devolved…
/ Europe / Italy / IZSs
IZSs
… in supporting inspections and quality controls of food products and packaging, at the request of the Ministry…
/ Europe / Kosovo
Kosovo
…
The legal framework for food safety in Kosovo is the Law on Food 03/L-016. Infringement on the provisions of the Law…
/ Europe / Lithuania / KTU
KTU
…The KTU Food Institute is a research unit of Kaunas University of Technology. Its task is to conduct internationally…
/ Europe / Estonia / LABRIS
LABRIS
… in the fields of animal health, as well as food and feed safety. In addition, LABRIS serves as an…
/ Europe / Latvia
Latvia
… primary competent authorities, Latvia's national food safety system is reinforced by a robust network of…
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/ Europe / Sweden / LI
LI
… policy and matters related to the entire food chain, including food safety. In close collaboration…
/ Europe / Lithuania
Lithuania
… to Article 36 Reg. (EC) No. 178/2002)
State Food and Veterinary Service (Valstybinė maisto ir…
/ Europe / Norway / LMD
LMD
…The Ministry of Agriculture and Food (LMD) is the main ministry in charge of Mattilsynet (NFSA). It deals with…
/ Europe / Luxembourg
Luxembourg
… Reg. (EC) No. 178/2002)
Luxembourg Veterinary and Food Administration (ALVA) National health laboratory (LNS)…
/ Europe / Netherlands / LVVN
LVVN
…The Ministry of Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature (LVVN) is responsible for agricultural…
/ Europe / Luxembourg / MAAV
MAAV
…The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Viticulture (MAAV) deals with agricultural policy and prepares draft legislation…
/ Europe / Romania / MADR
MADR
… (MADR) deals with agricultural policy and food safety in Romania. It prepares draft legislation in…
/ Europe / Bulgaria / MAF
MAF
…Within the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (MAF), the Agro-Food Chain Policy Directorate is responsible for the…
/ Europe / Malta / MAFA
MAFA
… with agricultural policy and, more particularly, food and feed safety in Malta. It is the competent…
/ Europe / Kosovo / MAFRD
MAFRD
… legislation and programming for agriculture, food and feed safety.
MAFRD prepares legal bases for…
/ Europe / North Macedonia / MAFWE
MAFWE
… of agricultural policy and safety of food and feed of plant origin during primary…
/ Europe / Montenegro / MAFWM
MAFWM
… production; phytosanitary matters; veterinary and food and feed safety policy; beekeeping; freshwater and…
/ Europe / Serbia / MAFWM
MAFWM
… and legislation on the enforcement of laws on food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary matters.…
/ Europe / Malta
Malta
… for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights
Food inspections are implemented by seven regional control…
/ Europe / Portugal / MAM
MAM
… Affairs (MAM), the Directorate-General for Food and Veterinary (DGAV) is in charge of coordinating…
/ Europe / Spain / MAPA
MAPA
…The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) is responsible for agricultural policy, animal health, food…
/ Europe / Albania / MARDWA
MARDWA
… (MARDWA) deals with agricultural and food safety policy in Albania. It prepares draft…
/ Europe / France / MASA
MASA
…In the field of food safety, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty (MASA), Directorate General for Food…
/ Europe / Italy / MASAF
MASAF
…Within the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry (MASAF), the Department of Food Sovereignty and Horse…
/ Europe / Iceland / MAST
MAST
…The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) consists of a head office, an office for import and export control,…
/ Europe / Iceland / Matís Ltd.
Matís Ltd.
…The Icelandic Food and Biotech R&D (Matís Ltd.) is an independent research institute owned by the Icelandic…
/ Europe / Malta / MCCAA
MCCAA
… Ministry for Tourism and Consumer Protection. The Food Safety Act assigns specific responsibility for risk…
/ Europe / Italy / MdS
MdS
…In Italy, most of the mandates for food and feed safety, animal health and animal welfare are assigned at the national…
/ Europe / Spain / MDSCA
MDSCA
… OA is responsible for all matters relating to food safety.
The MDSCA is responsible for the proposal and…
/ Europe / Portugal / MECT
MECT
… with economic and consumer policy, as well as with food safety in Portugal. The Economic and Food Safety…
/ Europe / France / MEFSIN
MEFSIN
… and for ensuring the integrity and authenticity of food and animal feed. In the area of food safety, MEFSIN is…
/ Europe / Denmark / MFAF
MFAF
…The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark (MFAF) deals with agricultural and fisheries policy as well…
/ Europe / Malta / MfH
MfH
… (MfH) deals with social policy, health policy and food safety in Malta. It is responsible for controls of…
/ Europe / Albania / MH
MH
… nutrition and the control of water and specific food products (nutritional purposes).
/ Europe / Bulgaria / MH
MH
… (Directive 2009/54/EC) and the investigation of foodborne outbreaks in humans. In the area of food safety,…
/ Europe / Greece / MH
MH
The Ministry of Health (MH) deals with the determination of sanitary conditions and control measures for enterprises subject to public health regulations, the national nutrition policy focusing on
/ Europe / Serbia / MH
MH
… enforcement of legislation in the area of novel food, dietary products, infant formulas, dietary…
/ Europe / Slovenia / MKGP
MKGP
…The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food (MKGP) is responsible for the policy and legislative framework in the…
/ Europe / Finland / MMM
MMM
…Ministerial responsibility for food and feed safety is centralised in Finland within the Ministry of Agriculture and…
/ Europe / Cyprus / MOA
MOA
… institutions are the regulatory bodies for the food and feed chain controls listed above. Their remit also…
/ Europe / Bosnia and Herzegovina / MoFTER
MoFTER
… Protection BiH, have responsibilities related to food safety, animal health/welfare and plant protection.…
/ Europe / Kosovo / MoH
MoH
… healthcare. This includes drafting legislation for foodborne and waterborne diseases. The MoH actively…
/ Europe / Montenegro
Montenegro
… Laboratory (DVL).
The IPH conducts analyses of food, materials and items coming into contact with food:…
/ Europe / Croatia / MP
MP
… of agricultural policy, especially in the area of food and feed safety, quality and hygiene, animal health…
/ Europe / Slovakia / MPRV SR
MPRV SR
… policy, animal health and welfare, animal feed, food safety, plant health and genetically modified…
/ Europe / Greece / MRDF
MRDF
…The Ministry of Rural Development and Food (MRDF) is responsible for agricultural policy promoting sustainable…
/ Europe / Germany / MRI
MRI
… advice is provided in the fields of nutrition and food and is based on both basic and applied research. MRI's…
/ Europe / Poland / MRiRW
MRiRW
… for agricultural policy and the safety of food of animal origin and prepares draft legislation in…
/ Europe / Romania / MS
MS
… for public health protection and partially for food safety in Romania. The MS prepares draft legislation…
/ Europe / Spain / MS
MS
… Health and Health Equity, is responsible for food safety concerning imports and exports of food,…
/ Europe / France / MTSSF
MTSSF
… and ensures their implementation. With regard to food safety, the MTSSF is in charge of the safety of…
/ Europe / Croatia / MZ
MZ
… for drafting legislation in the area of food safety, covering food of non-animal origin. MZ defines…
/ Europe / Czechia / MZ
MZ
…stry of Health (MZ) deals with public health protection and food safety in the Czech Republic. The portfolio of MZ…
/ Europe / Slovenia / MZ
MZ
… The portfolio of the MZ includes safety of food and drinking water and drafting and implementing a…
/ Europe / Slovakia / MZ SR
MZ SR
… is the central competent authority for official food controls in the hotel, restaurant and catering sector…
/ Europe / Czechia / MZE
MZE
…try of Agriculture (MZE) deals with agricultural policy and food safety in the Czech Republic. It is responsible for…
/ Europe / Bulgaria / NCPHA
NCPHA
… of European and national legislation in GMOs, food contact materials, food supplements, food additives,…
/ Europe / Hungary / Nébih
Nébih
…The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) is an independent legal entity with nationwide competence and…
/ Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
… to Article 36 Reg. (EC) No. 178/2002)
Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) (EFSA…
/ Europe / Albania / NFA
NFA
…Pursuant to Law No. 9863 On Food, dated 28 January 2008, as amended, which regulates the food safety system in Albania,…
/ Europe / Norway / NFD
NFD
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries (NFD) is responsible for legislation in the area of primary production in aquaculture, both wild and farmed fish and shellfish as well as fish feed.
/ Europe / Norway / NFSA
NFSA
…The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA) is a governmental body whose aim is to implement regulations and controls to…
/ Europe / Hungary / NGM
NGM
… and trade of different products including food products.
The area of competence of the Ministry for…
/ Europe / Slovenia / NIJZ
NIJZ
… chemical, nutritional, microbiological and novel food risk assessments and risk communication. The NIJZ…
/ Europe / Poland / NIZP-PZH
NIZP-PZH
… (NIZP-PZH) prepares scientific risk assessments on food additives, biological risks, added chemical…
/ Europe / Hungary / NKFH
NKFH
… performance of tasks and the Government Office's food trade, consumer protection and market surveillance…
/ Europe / Slovenia / NLZOH
NLZOH
…The National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food serves as a National Reference Laboratory pursuant to…
/ Europe / Lithuania / NMVRVI
NMVRVI
… subordinate specialist authority of the VMVT, the National Food and Veterinary Risk Assessment Institute (NMVRVI) is…
/ Europe / Hungary / NNGYK
NNGYK
… and coordinating the official supervision of food supplements, foods for particular nutritional uses…
/ Europe / North Macedonia
North Macedonia
… pursuant to Article 36 Reg. (EC) No. 178/2002)
Food and Veterinary Agency (FVA), Phytosanitary…
/ Europe / Norway
Norway
… og biovitenskapelige universitet – NMBU) Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) Nofima AS (Nofima AS)…
/ Europe / Greece / NPHO
NPHO
… of MH. It is responsible for the surveillance of food borne, water borne and zoonoses sporadic disease…
/ Europe / Slovakia / NPPC-VÚP
NPPC-VÚP
… and one of its main roles is research focused on food safety and the development of new analytical methods…
/ Europe / Poland / NRA at MF
NRA at MF
… (MF) and is responsible for the border control of food. The CS cooperates with three specialist authorities:…
/ Europe / Ireland / NSAI
NSAI
… mineral waters and controls on suppliers of food contact materials.
/ Europe / Netherlands / NVWA
NVWA
…The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) is an independent agency in LNV and a delivery agency…
/ Europe / Albania / PHI
PHI
Food safety sector:
Development and application of plans for the verification of food supply.
Nutritional sector…
/ Europe / Cyprus / PHS of MPHS
PHS of MPHS
… for controlling the safety at all stages of food of non animal origin, honey, ice cream, and for all…
/ Europe / Poland
Poland
… Prof. Wacław Dąbrowski Institute of Agriculture and Food Biotechnology – State Research Institute Lodz…
/ Europe / Portugal
Portugal
… to Article 36 Reg. (EC) No. 178/2002)
Economic and Food Safety Authority (Autoridade de Segurança Alimentar e…
/ Europe / Serbia / PPD
PPD
… establishing test methods for residues of PPPs in food and feed of plant and animal origin, the control of…
/ Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
… and legal bases of the processing
The World Food Safety Almanac is made available online, as part of…
/ Europe / Estonia / PTA
PTA
…The Agriculture and Food Board (AFB) is a governmental authority operating in the area of government of the Ministry of…
/ Europe / Latvia / PVD
PVD
…The Food and Veterinary Service (PVD) operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture. The PVD is…
/ Europe / Bulgaria / RACFCH
RACFCH
…The Risk Assessment Center on Food Chain (RACFCH) was established by the adoption of the Law on RACFCH and its Code of…
/ Europe / Estonia / REM
REM
… policy in Estonia and, more particularly, with food and feed safety. The REM prepares draft legislation in…
/ Europe / Romania
Romania
… No. 178/2002)
National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority - Focal Point, CEN Bucharest Academy…
/ Europe / Finland / Ruokavirasto
Ruokavirasto
…Ruokavirasto (Finnish Food Authority), established in 2019, continues the activities of the Finnish Food Safety…
/ Europe / Lithuania / SAM
SAM
…nistry of Health (SAM) is responsible for health policy and food safety in Lithuania. The SAM prepares draft…
/ Europe / Türkiye / SB
SB
… is responsible for specific aspects in the area of food safety. The SB prepares legislation and is responsible…
/ Europe / Belgium / SCIENSANO
SCIENSANO
… the context of EFSA’s remits, Sciensano focuses on food consumption and food safety, (human and animal) health…
/ Europe / Serbia
Serbia
…
The Law on Food Safety is the central legal act which prescribes the rules on food and feed safety, responsibilities…
/ Europe / Cyprus / SGL
SGL
… out regular official controls and surveillance on foodstuffs, covering all sections of the food production…
/ Europe / Sweden / SJV
SJV
… products and GMOs in feed and extends beyond food safety to plant health, animal health and animal…
/ Europe / Slovakia
Slovakia
… in Agriculture (ÚKSUP) State Veterinary and Food Institute Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra…
/ Europe / Slovenia
Slovenia
… No. 178/2002)
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food (Ministrstvo za kmetijstvo, gozdarstvo in prehrano –…
/ Europe / Sweden / SLV
SLV
…The Swedish Food Agency (SLV) is an independent, non-ministerial government authority. Nonetheless, SLV is accountable…
/ Europe / Estonia / SM
SM
… the remit of responsibility of the Agriculture and Food Board (PTA).
The task area of the SM extends, amongst…
/ Europe / Spain
Spain
… to Article 36 Reg. (EC) No. 178/2002)
Agri-Food Research and Technology Centre of Aragon (CITA) …
/ Europe / Denmark / SSI
SSI
… a key role in the detection and investigation of foodborne disease outbreaks. All of SSI’s activities are…
/ Europe / Finland / STM
STM
…In the food sector, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (STM) deals with public health and nutrition policy,…
/ Story of the Almanac
Story of the Almanac
…The Story of the Food Safety Almanac
In 2009, a powerful idea took shape at the German Federal Institute for Risk…
/ Europe / Slovakia / ŠVPS SR
ŠVPS SR
…The State Veterinary and Food Administration of the Slovak Republic (ŠVPS SR) is subordinate to the MPRV SR and…
/ Europe / Sweden
Sweden
… to Article 36 Reg. (EC) No. 178/2002)
Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket)(EFSA Focal Point) Swedish…
/ Europe / Switzerland
Switzerland
… They are responsible for the enforcement of food safety and agricultural legislation. Cantonal food…
/ Europe / Czechia / SZPI
SZPI
…Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (SZPI) is a state authority responsible for supervising the safety,…
/ Europe / Czechia / SZU
SZU
… the health safety of various products (including food supplements and items of daily use), systematic…
/ Europe / Türkiye / TAGEM
TAGEM
… in the field of plant health, animal health, food and feed safety, animal husbandry, fishery,…
/ Europe / Türkiye / TOB
TOB
… for agricultural and forestry policy as well as food and feed safety, including veterinary and…
/ Europe / Türkiye
Türkiye
… PAFDs consist of nine units responsible for food, feed, animal health, breeding, fishery, plant…
/ Europe / Denmark / UCPH
UCPH
… in the areas of veterinary and animal science, food safety, antibiotic resistance, animal models and…
/ Europe / Slovenia / UL – VF, NVI
UL – VF, NVI
…National Veterinary Institute conducts official sampling of food of animal origin for microbiological testing, conducts…
/ Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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UK Food Standard Agency Hampshire Scientific Service Glasgow City Council Staffordshire County Laboratory and…
/ Europe / Slovenia / UVHVVR
UVHVVR
…The Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection (UVHVVR), a body within the MKGP, is the…
/ Europe / Slovakia / ÚVZ SR
ÚVZ SR
… for coordinating the implementation of official food controls in the sectors mentioned in the preceding…
/ Europe / Finland / Valvira
Valvira
…In the field of food safety, the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira) is responsible for the…
/ Europe / Lithuania / VATŽŪM
VATŽŪM
… health and consumer protection with regard to food safety and quality, to ensure plant and animal health…
/ Europe / Serbia / VD
VD
…eterinary Directorate (VD) is responsible for the safety of food of animal origin throughout all stages of production,…
/ Europe / Norway / VKM
VKM
…The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM) is an independent risk assessment body consisting of…
/ Europe / Latvia / VM
VM
… of nutrition policy, analysis of the results of foodborne disease monitoring, as well as the preparation of…
/ Europe / Lithuania / VMVT
VMVT
…The State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) is accountable to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, and…
/ Europe / Bosnia and Herzegovina / VO BiH
VO BiH
… management in the production and circulation of food of animal origin and, in accordance with the competent…
/ Europe / Cyprus / VS
VS
… and for public health protection by controlling food of animal origin by registering and approving the…
/ Europe / Netherlands / VWS
VWS
…Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) pursues a ‘good food’ policy mainly based on recommendations and guidelines…
/ Europe / Netherlands / WFSR
WFSR
…Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR) is an independent research institute in the field of food and feed safety and…
/ Europe / Slovenia / ZIRS
ZIRS
… (ZIRS) is responsible for the official control of food supplements, food for specific groups, food contact…
/ Europe / Latvia / ZM
ZM
… and implementation of policy in agricultural and food and feed safety sectors, including drafting national…
/ Europe / Lithuania / ŽŪM
ŽŪM
…The Ministry of Agriculture (ŽŪM) is responsible for food quality and food safety in Lithuania. This includes…
