This is a list of organizations and associated posts which are related to food safety, either as a primary interest or through statutory responsibility. National organizations are grouped by the

UN geoscheme The United Nations geoscheme is a system which divides 249 countries and territories in the world into six regional, 17 subregional, and nine intermediate regional groups. It was devised by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) based on ...

Africa

* Africa Food Safety Forum (AFSF) * African Food Safety Network (AFoSaN) * The Food Safety and Quality Authority of The Gambia (FSQA) * Tanzanian Food and Drugs Authority (TFDA) * Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) * Moroccan National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA) * South African National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS)
Egyptian Food Safety Authority
* Ghana Food and Drugs Authority ** National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control * Nigerian Food and Drugs Authority ** National Agency For Food And Drug Administration and Controlbr>
*** aduna State Livestock Regulatory Authority ww.kadlra.kdsg.gov.ng

Americas

* Argentina ** Minister of Economy *** Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishing and Food **** National Food Safety and Quality Service (SENASA) ''Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria'' * Canada **

Minister of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister ...

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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC; sometimes Ag-Canada; french: Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada)''Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada'' is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of Agriculture ...

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Canadian Food Inspection Agency The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA; french: Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments) is a regulatory agency that is dedicated to the safeguarding of food, plants, and animals (FPA) in Canada, thus enhancing the health and well-being of ...

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Minister of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental health. Coun ...

*** Health Canada **** Health Products and Food Branch ** Guelph Food Technology Centre (Canada) * United States of America **

U.S. Food and Drug Administration The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. The FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the control and supervision of food ...

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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN ( )) is the branch of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that regulates food, dietary supplements, cosmetics, drugs, biologics, medical devices, and radiological products. ...

(CFSAN) ** International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI) ** Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) **

United States Department of Agriculture The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food. It aims to meet the needs of com ...

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Under Secretary for Food Safety The Under Secretary for Food Safety is a subcabinet position within the United States Department of Agriculture responsible for oversight of the policies and programs of the Food Safety and Inspection Service. The Under Secretary chairs the U.S. Cod ...

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Food Safety and Inspection Service The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is the public health regulatory agency responsible for ensuring that United States' commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg pro ...

(FSIS)

Asia

* Saudi Arabia ** Saudi Food and Drug Authority * Bangladesh *
Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA)
* Burma **

Food and Druhg Administration (Burma) Food is any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support. Food is usually of plant, animal, or fungal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is inge ...

* China **

General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China ( zh, 中华人民共和国国家质量监督检验检疫总局, abbreviated AQSIQ) was a ministerial-level department under the State C ...

** State Food and Drug Administration * Hong Kong SAR **

Centre for Food Safety Centre for Food Safety (CFS; ) is the food safety authority of the Hong Kong government. Its mission is to ensure food is safe and fit for consumption through tripartite collaboration among the government, food trade, and consumers. The CFS was ...

* India **

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is a statutory body established under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. The FSSAI has been established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, which is a co ...

* Indonesia **

National Agency of Drug and Food Control of Indonesia The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority ('' id, Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan, , Agency for Drug and Food Control'') or ''Badan POM''/''BPOM'' or Indonesian FDA, is a government agency of Indonesia responsible for protecting public health t ...

* Nepal **

Department of Food Technology and Quality Control Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

*Philippines **

Food and Drug Administration (Philippines) Food is any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support. Food is usually of plant, animal, or fungal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is inges ...

* South Korea **

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian mi ...

(MFDS) ** Minister for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs *** Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs **** Office for Healthcare Policy * Taiwan ** Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW) **

Food and Drug Administration The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a List of United States federal agencies, federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Health and Human Services. The FDA is respon ...

(TFDA) * Malaysia ** Ministry of Health (MOH) ** Food Safety and Quality Division (FSQD) *Kazakhstan ** Islamic Organisation for Food Security

Europe

* Multinational ** European Union *** Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (EU) ***

European Food Safety Authority The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is the agency of the European Union (EU) that provides independent scientific advice and communicates on existing and emerging risks associated with the food chain. EFSA was established in February 2002, ...

*** SAFE FOODS **

Food Safety Promotion Board Safefood, stylised ''safe''food (also known as The Food Safety Promotion Board; FSPB)( ga, An Bord um Chur Chun Cinn Sabháilteachta Bia; Ulster Scots dialects, Ulster-Scots: ''Tha Mait Safétie Fordèrin Boord'' or ''The Meat Sauftie Forder Bui ...

* Belgium ** Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain * Greece *
Hellenic Food Authority
* Germany **

Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (german: Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft, ), abbreviated BMEL, is a cabinet-level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its primary headquarters are located in Bonn with ...

*** Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) ''Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung'' *** Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety ''Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit'' *** Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung * Netherlands ** Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation (ELI) *** nieuwe Voedsel en Waren Autoriteit (nVWA) *** Rijks Kwaliteitsinstituut voor Land- en Tuinbouwproducten (RiKILT) ***

Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment ( nl, Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu or simply RIVM) is a Dutch research institute that is an independent agency of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport. RIVM perfo ...

(RiVM) ** Stichting Voedingscentrum Nederland * Norway ** Minister of Agriculture and Food ***

Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food ( no, Landbruks- og matdepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry established on 17 February 1900, and is responsible for agriculture, forestry and food in Norway. It is since January 2019 led by ...

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Norwegian Food Safety Authority Norwegian Food Safety Authority ( no, Mattilsynet) is a Norwegian government agency responsible for safe food and drinking water, and works within the fields of human, plant, fish and animal health as well as environmentally friendly production a ...

''Mattilsynet'' * Portugal ** Ministry of Economy *** Economic and Food Safety Authority ''Autoridade de Segurança Alimentar e Económica'', ASAE * Spain ** Ministerio de Sanidad, Consumo y Bienestar Social,

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*** Agencia Española de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición (AESAN) * United Kingdom ** Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ***

Animal Health Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals. Along with this, it deals with animal rearing, husbandry, breeding, research on nutri ...

*** Pesticides Safety Directorate *** UK Government Decontamination Service ***

Veterinary Medicines Directorate The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) is an Executive Agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) seeking to protect public health, animal health, the environment and promoting animal welfare by assuring the safety ...

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** British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standard (Baines, R. (2010) Quality and Safety Standards in Food Supply Chains, Royal Agricultural University, UK) ***

Advisory committee on the microbiological safety of food The Food Standards Agency is a non-ministerial government department of the Her Majesty's Government, Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for protecting public health in relation to food in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It i ...

** Food Standards Scotland

Oceania

* Multinational ** Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) * Australia **

Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Murray Watt in the Albanese ministry since 1 June 2022, following the Australian federal election in 2022. In the Gov ...

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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment The Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) was an Australian Government department which operated from 1 February 2020 until 30 June 2022. It represented Australia's national interests in agriculture, water and th ...

** Government of New South Wales *** Minister for Primary Industries (NSW) **** New South Wales Food Authority * New Zealand ** Minister for Food Safety ***

New Zealand Food Safety Authority __NOTOC__ New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS), or Haumaru Kai Aotearoa, is the New Zealand government body responsible for food safety, and is the controlling authority for imports and exports of food and food-related products. In April 2012 it was mer ...

(NZFSA)

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