Health and Food Safety Act. Country/Territory Austria Document type Legislation Date 2002 (2021) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich. Long titleFederal Act on the establishment of the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, and the Federal Office for Food Safety, as well as the Federal Office for Health Safety. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Special fund Certification Consumer protection Environmental standards Food quality control/food safety Food security Governance Inspection Institution Local government Nutrition Public health Resource/damage valuation Risk assessment/management Standards Drugs Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The purpose of this Federal Act, consisting of 21 articles, is to establish the Federal Agency for Health and Food Safety and the Federal Offices for Food Safety, Health Safety, veterinary certification and Consumer Health, in order to: protect the health of humans, animals, plants and the environment, evaluate effectively food security, monitore communicable and non-communicable diseases in humans, protect consumer interests, maintain the effectiveness, safety and quality of medical products. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Amended by Federal Act amending the Health and Foods Safety Act. Legislation | Austria | 2007 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Royalties/fees Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Act amending the Health and Foods Safety Act. Legislation | Austria | 2006 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Royalties/fees Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Act amending the Health and Food Safety Act. Legislation | Austria | 2005 Keyword: Institution, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Agricultural Amendment Act 2003. Legislation | Austria | 2003 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Institution, Afforestation/reforestation, Forest service/forest officers, Forest management/forest conservation, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Plant protection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amendment of the Health and Food Safety Act. Legislation | Austria | 2021 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Royalties/fees, International trade, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX