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5th Updated and Revised Edition of the EU Food Safety Almanac, 2021
Publisher: German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany
www.bfr.bund.de/en
Editors: Kei Udagawa, Alina Berendsohn, Dr. Wenna Xu, Julia Schöne,
Dr. Majlinda Lahaniatis, PD Dr. Gaby-Fleur Böl, Dr. Nicole Gollnick
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No. of copies printed: 2,000
The information provided in this booklet was compiled with the kind support of the Focal
Point Network of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and EFSA itself. The contents
of this booklet are subject to continuous change and to the best of our knowledge reflect
the status quo in 2020. The country profiles have been provided by the Focal Points of the
respective countries. They are responsible for the content of the respective profile.
The EU Food Safety Almanac is available online or as a printed brochure:
https://www.bfr.bund.de/en/publication/eu_almanac-192693.html
Reprints allowed with permission of the publisher.
ISBN: 978-3-948484-21-7
ISSN: 2363-6564 (Print)
ISSN: 2363-6572 (Online)
EU Food Safety Almanac
Country profiles – how to read the EU Almanac
Each profile provides an overview of public institutions in the area of food and feed safety in the respective
country.
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1. German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
category are listed here. 50 (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR)
(EFSA Focal Point)
2. Federal Office of Consumer Protection and
Food Safety (BVL) (Bundesamt für Verbrauch-
Additional information is available at: erschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit)
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EU Food Safety Almanac
Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR)
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Kei Udagawa, Alina Berendsohn, Dr. Wenna Xu, Julia Schöne, Dr. Majlinda Lahaniatis,
PD Dr. Gaby-Fleur Böl, Dr. Nicole Gollnick
EU Food Safety Almanac
Foreword
Food Safety in the EU: An Almanac
Dear Readers,
The food products we commonly consume are This new edition provides an updated and com-
so much a part of our daily life that we hardly prehensive overview of the competent public
think about how much of it originates from other institutions and the structures of food and feed
countries. The globalisation of food production safety within 37 countries. The European Food
and food trading allows for more and more con- Safety Authority (EFSA) as well as its Focal Point
sumer choice. However, it complicates consumer network from all 27 EU Member States, Iceland
health protection because food and feed safety and Norway, as well as observers from Switzer-
has to be guaranteed along global supply chains land and EU candidate countries have consid-
that are increasingly complex. Challenges such erably contributed to this almanac. I would like
as climate change and the recent Covid-19 pan- to sincerely thank everyone involved for their
demic have also made their impact on agricultural valuable contributions. This almanac not only
production and food supply. In Europe, the sup- facilitates the search for European partners and
ply of food from all over the world is still growing. the clarification of responsibilities, it also helps
Consequently, stricter requirements have to be to avoid the duplication of work and to harmo-
met with regard to scientific risk assessments, risk nise existing methods and processes.
management, and risk communication. Food and
feed safety today can only be ensured by taking The world is changing faster than ever before,
an international approach. not only technologically and economically, but
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also politically (e.g. Brexit), socially and envi-
ronmentally as well. I am pleased to present a
printed version of the almanac to my friends and
partners. At the same time, it can only provide a
current snapshot of the situation. To keep you up-
dated on the latest status, the BfR is currently de-
veloping an online version of the almanac, where
all national profiles will be updated regularly. The
online world food safety almanac will soon be an-
nounced on the BfR website.
I hope that all of our readers will find this EU Al-
manac useful and gain interesting insights into
the world of European food and feed safety.
Professor Dr. Dr. Andreas Hensel
BfR President and
German Representative of
the EFSA Advisory Forum
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EU Food Safety Almanac
Table of Contents
Foreword 2
1 Introduction 6
2 Food Safety in the European Union 8
3 Food Safety in the Member States 12
3.1 Austria 12
3.2 Belgium 15
3.3 Bulgaria 18
3.4 Croatia 22
3.5 Cyprus 25
3.6 Czech Republic 30
3.7 Denmark 34
3.8 Estonia 39
3.9 Finland 42
3.10 France 46
3.11 Germany 50
3.12 Greece 57
3.13 Hungary 61
3.14 Ireland 65
3.15 Italy 69
3.16 Latvia 73
3.17 Lithuania 77
3.18 Luxembourg 82
3.19 Malta 86
3.20 Netherlands 89
3.21 Poland 93
3.22 Portugal 97
3.23 Romania 100
3.24 Slovak Republic 103
3.25 Slovenia 107
3.26 Spain 111
3.27 Sweden 115
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4 Food Safety in Neighbouring Countries 118
4.1 Albania 118
4.2 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) 122
4.3 Iceland 125
4.4 Kosovo 128
4.5 Montenegro 130
4.6 Norway 134
4.7 Republic of North Macedonia (MK) 138
4.8 Serbia 143
4.9 Switzerland 146
4.10 Turkey 148
5 Description of Pictograms 151
6 Overview of Institutions 154
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EU Food Safety Almanac
1 Introduction
Effective and efficient cooperation between state amended guidance, the BfR contributes to the
actors in Europe strengthens food safety. If all harmonisation of risk assessment methods in the
parties involved are familiar with the relevant area of food and feed safety. The document can
actors and the legal framework in the European be found on the BfR website in the ‘Publications’
Member States, countries are able to work to- section.
gether more efficiently, thus avoiding duplication
of work while maintaining consumer protection. Based on the results of risk assessments, desig-
Strong and sustainable cooperation activities nated competent institutions decide on the nec-
contribute to harmonised risk assessment me- essary measures (“risk management”). In addi-
thods and improve the control of risks. It also tion to scientific risk assessments, this process
increases the transparency of decision-making also incorporates social and economic aspects
processes and facilitates the search for Europe- in order to evaluate the suitability and efficiency
an partners for project collaborations. of these measures.
The aim of food safety and effective consumer Consumers are only able to make self-determined
protection is to protect health, prevent fraud and purchase decisions if they have been adequately
provide proper consumer information. Common informed (“risk communication”). For this reason,
European legal regulations offer a uniform and scientifically-based and transparent communica-
reliable level of protection for European con- tion of identified risks is essential in all respects,
sumers, since national measures alone are not and information on food safety should be made
enough to provide sufficient protection in a glo- accessible in an appropriate form. Other affected
balised world. and involved parties from science, politics, as-
sociations, NGOs and public institutions should
Without releasing companies and consumers also be included in the interactive exchange of
from their responsibilities and due diligence obli- information and opinions.
gations, it is the responsibility of the state to pro-
tect consumers in the area of food safety through At European level, risk assessment and risk com-
risk assessment, risk management and risk com- munication are tasks assigned to EFSA, while risk
munication. management remains with the European Com-
mission and the Council of the European Union.
As a first step, risks for human health are identi-
fied, evaluated and characterised using scientific In the various European states, the task alloca-
methods (“risk assessment”). tion of risk assessment, risk management and
risk communication has different legal structures.
According to the principles and methods for risk Some countries, including Germany, prefer to dis-
assessment established by the World Health Or- tribute the responsibility for risk assessment and
ganization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Or- risk management between different institutions.
ganization (FAO), and the Organisation for Eco- Other countries unite these tasks in a single in-
nomic Co-operation and Development (OECD), stitution.
the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
(BfR) has revised its “Guidance Document for The relevant government institutions along with
Health Assessments” again in 2020. With this their tasks and legal foundations in relation to
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