Health and Food Safety Act. Country/Territory Austria Document type Legislation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part I, No. 63, 19 April 2002, pp. 491-503. Long titleFederal Act on the establishment of an Agency for Health and Food Safety, as well as a Federal Office for Food Safety. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Institution Special fund Food quality control/food safety Geographical area Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract An Act to establish an Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, as well as a Federal Office for Food Safety. Part one outlines the scope of the Act, defines the most important terms, and deals with protection of human health, as well as consumer protection. Part two concerns the establishment of the said Federal Office and Agency. In particular, it outlines their competences and their tasks; it deals also with the specific organs, funds and personnel. The text consists of 20 articles divided into 3 Parts. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at