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Safety Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Act.

Country/Territory
Germany
Document type
Legislation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
Act on the establishment of a Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety.
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Consumer protection Institution Public health Inspection Food additives Early warning system/emergency intervention system Agricultural commodities Basic legislation Animal feed/feedstuffs GMO Disasters Registration Certification Drugs Animal health Pesticides Fertilizers/nutrients Biotechnology
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

The present Act establishes a Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety within the Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture. The aim of the afore-mentioned Office is to improve coordination of consumer health protection between the federal government and the federal states, to make the communication of risks more transparent and to manage risks before they turn into crises. The Office contributes to food safety in Germany by taking various measures. It issues approvals and coordinates monitoring programs together with the federal states. As part of the European rapid alert system, the Office is a national point of contact for the flow of information between the EU and the federal states. It supports the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) with crisis management and assists in EU and third-country inspections in Germany.

Full text
German
Website
www.bmj.de