Safety Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Act. País/Territorio Alemania Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2002 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoAct on the establishment of a Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety. Materia Ganado, Alimentación y nutrición, Cultivos Palabra clave Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Protección del consumidor Institución Salud pública Inspección Aditivos alimentarios Sistema de alerta rápida/sistema de intervención de emergencia Productos agrícolas Legislación básica Alimentos para animales/piensos OGM Desastres Registro Certificación Medicamentos Sanidad animal Plaguicidas Fertilizantes/nutrientes Biotecnología Área geográphica Alpes, Europa, EUROPA Y CENTRAL ASIA, Países de la Unión Europea, Mar del Norte, Atlántico Nordeste, Europa Occidental Resumen 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. Texto completo Alemán Página web www.bmj.de