List of non-profit food safety organisations
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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 main region.http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm
Food safety
Food safety is a scientific discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. This includes a number of routines that should be followed to avoid potentially severe health hazards....
, either as a primary interest or through statutory responsibility. National organizations are grouped by main region.http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm
Americas
- Argentina
- Minister of EconomyMinister of Economy of ArgentinaThe Minister of Economy is the head of the Ministry of Economy and Production of Argentina, concerned with finance and monetary matters. The position within the Government of Argentina is analogous to the finance ministers of some countries and the United States Treasury Secretary...
- Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishing and Food
- National Food Safety and Quality ServiceNational Food Safety and Quality ServiceThe National Food Safety and Quality Service is an independent agency of the Argentine government charged with surveillance, regulation and certification of products of animal and plant origin and the prevention, eradication and control of diseases and plagues that affect them .SENASA formally...
(SENASA) Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria
- National Food Safety and Quality Service
- Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishing and Food
- Minister of Economy
- Canada
- Minister of AgricultureMinister of Agriculture (Canada)The Minister of Agriculture is a Minister of the Crown in the Cabinet of Canada, who is responsible for overseeing several organizations including Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian Dairy Commission, Farm Credit Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, National Farm Products Council and...
- Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAgriculture and Agri-Food CanadaThe Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food, also referred to as Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada , is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for policies governing agriculture production, farming income, research and development, inspection, and the regulation of animals...
- Canadian Food Inspection AgencyCanadian Food Inspection AgencyThe Canadian Food Inspection Agency is a science based regulatory agency that is dedicated to the safeguarding of food, animals, and plants, which enhance the health and well-being of Canada's people, environment and economy...
(CFIA)
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Minister of HealthMinister of Health (Canada)The Minister of Health is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's health department and the enforcing the Public Health Agency of Canada, Canada Health Act, the law governing Medicare...
- Health CanadaHealth CanadaHealth Canada is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for national public health.The current Minister of Health is Leona Aglukkaq, a Conservative Member of Parliament appointed to the position by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.-Branches, regions and agencies:Health Canada...
- Health Products and Food BranchHealth Products and Food BranchThe Health Products and Food Branch of Health Canada manages the health-related risks and benefits of health products and food by minimizing risk factors while maximizing the safety provided by the regulatory system...
- Health Products and Food Branch
- Health Canada
- Minister of Agriculture
- United States of America
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Center for Food Safety and Applied NutritionCenter for Food Safety and Applied NutritionThe Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition is the branch of the United States Food and Drug Administration that regulates food, dietary supplements, and cosmetics .-Area of regulation:...
(CFSAN)
- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
- International Food Protection Training InstituteInternational Food Protection Training InstituteThe International Food Protection Training Institute is a non-profit organization that seeks to improve food safety by building a national training infrastructure.In collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration , U.S...
(IFPTI) - Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
- United States Department of AgricultureUnited States Department of AgricultureThe United States Department of Agriculture is the United States federal executive department responsible for developing and executing U.S. federal government policy on farming, agriculture, and food...
(USDA)- Under Secretary for Food SafetyUnder Secretary for Food SafetyThe 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. Codex Steering Committee, which provides guidance to...
- Food Safety and Inspection ServiceFood Safety and Inspection ServiceThe Food Safety and Inspection Service , an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture , is the public health agency responsible for ensuring that the nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged...
(FSIS)
- Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Under Secretary for Food Safety
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Asia
- China
- General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and QuarantineGeneral Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and QuarantineThe General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine is a ministerial-level department under the State Council of the People's Republic of China that is in charge of national quality, metrology, entry-exit commodity inspection, entry-exit health quarantine, entry-exit...
- State Food and Drug Administration
- General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine
- Philippines
- Food & Drug Administration (Philippines)
- South Korea
- Korea Food & Drug AdministrationKorea Food & Drug AdministrationThe Korea Food & Drug Administration is a South Korea government agency responsible for promoting the public health by ensuring the safety and efficiency of foods, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and cosmetics as well as supporting the development of the food and pharmaceutical industries...
(KFDA) http://english.mw.go.kr/front_eng/jc/sjc0101mn.jsp?PAR_MENU_ID=1003&MENU_ID=10030101http://www.nih.go.kr/ - Minster for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs http://english.mw.go.kr/front_eng/sg/ssg0101mn.jsp?PAR_MENU_ID=1001&MENU_ID=100101
- Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs http://english.mw.go.kr/front_eng/jc/sjc0101mn.jsp?PAR_MENU_ID=1003&MENU_ID=10030101
- Office for Healthcare Policy http://english.mw.go.kr/front_eng/sg/ssg0201ls.jsp?PAR_MENU_ID=1001&MENU_ID=10010302&DEPT_ID=1351023
- Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs http://english.mw.go.kr/front_eng/jc/sjc0101mn.jsp?PAR_MENU_ID=1003&MENU_ID=10030101
- Korea Food & Drug Administration
Europe
- Multinational
- European Union
- Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetyCommittee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetyThe Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety is a committee of the European Parliament. It has 68 members and a secretariat of 10 administrators. Its chairman is...
(EU) - European Food Safety AuthorityEuropean Food Safety AuthorityThe European Food Safety Authority is an agency of the European Union that provides independent scientific advice and communication on existing and emerging risks associated with the food chain, created by European Regulation 178/2002....
- SAFE FOODSSAFE FOODSSAFE FOODS is a European project established in 2004 that deals with food safety. It aims to contribute to the restoration of consumer confidence in the safety of the European food chain, to protect the consumer from foodborne illness, and to refine risk analysis practices for food safety via an...
- Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
- Food Safety Promotion BoardFood Safety Promotion BoardThe Food Safety Promotion Board , trading as safefood, is the body responsible for the promotion of food safety in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland...
- European Union
- Germany
- Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
- Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit
- Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung
- Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
- 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 (RiVM)
- Stichting Voedingscentrum Nederland
- Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation (ELI)
- Norway
- Minister of Agriculture and Food
- Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and FoodNorwegian Ministry of Agriculture and FoodThe Royal Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Foods is a Norwegian ministry established on February 17, 1900, and is responsible for agriculture, forestry and food in Norway. It is led by Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars Peder Brekk...
Landbruks- og matdepartementet- Norwegian Food Safety AuthorityNorwegian Food Safety AuthorityNorwegian Food Safety Authority 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 and ethically acceptable farming of animals and fish...
Mattilsynet
- Norwegian Food Safety Authority
- Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food
- Minister of Agriculture and Food
- Spain
- Health Department of the Generalitat de CatalunyaGeneralitat de CatalunyaThe Generalitat of Catalonia is the institution under which the autonomous community of Catalonia is politically organised. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Government of Catalonia....
- Catalan Food Safety AgencyCatalan Food Safety AgencyThe Catalan Food Safety Agency is an autonomous agency within the Health Department of the Generalitat de Catalunya, which aims to achieve the highest level of food safety in Catalonia through planning and coordination of control actions, collaborating and cooperating with different...
- Catalan Food Safety Agency
- Health Department of the Generalitat de Catalunya
- United Kingdom
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsThe Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is the government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the United Kingdom...
- Animal HealthAnimal HealthAnimal Health is the UK government's executive agency primarily responsible for ensuring that farmed animals in Great Britain are healthy, disease-free and well looked after....
- Pesticides Safety DirectoratePesticides Safety DirectorateThe Pesticides Safety Directorate was an agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs . It was based in York with about 200 scientific, policy and support staff and was responsible for the authorisation of plant protection products and, from 2005, detergents, in the United...
- UK Government Decontamination ServiceUK Government Decontamination ServiceThe UK Government Decontamination Service is an organisation within the UK Government that provides advice and guidance to help the UK resist and recover from any deliberate or accidental release of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear materials or from major accidental releases of...
- Veterinary Medicines DirectorateVeterinary Medicines DirectorateThe Veterinary Medicines Directorate is an Executive Agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs seeking to protect public health, animal health, the environment and promoting animal welfare by assuring the safety, quality and efficacy of veterinary medicines in the United...
- Animal Health
- Food Standards AgencyFood Standards AgencyThe Food Standards Agency is a non-ministerial government department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for protecting public health in relation to food throughout the United Kingdom and is led by a board appointed to act in the public interest...
- Advisory committee on the microbiological safety of foodAdvisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of FoodThe Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food is a statutory committee advising the British government. The ACMSF was set up in 1990 and is attached to the Food Standards Agency. Its quarterly meetings are open to members of the public and are generally held at its headquarters at...
- Advisory committee on the microbiological safety of food
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Oceania
- Multinational
- Food Standards Australia New ZealandFood Standards Australia New ZealandFood Standards Australia New Zealand is the governmental body responsible for developing food standards for Australia and New Zealand .FSANZ develops food standards after consulting with other government agencies and stakeholders...
(FSANZ)
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Australia
- Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and ForestryMinister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia)The current Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig.-Portfolio responsibilities:The minister administers his portfolio through the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, and its component bodies:...
- Department of AgricultureDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia)The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is an Australian government department. The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s role is to develop and implement policies and programs that ensure Australia's agricultural, fisheries, food and forestry industries...
(DAFF)- Australian Quarantine and Inspection ServiceAustralian Quarantine and Inspection ServiceThe Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service is the Australian government agency responsible for enforcing Australian quarantine laws...
(AQIS) - Biosecurity AustraliaBiosecurity AustraliaBiosecurity Australia is an arm of the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. It provides science based quarantine assessments and policy advice to protect Australian agricultural industry, and to enhances Australia's access to international animal and plant...
- Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
- Department of Agriculture
- Government of New South Wales
- Minister for Primary Industries (NSW)
- New South Wales Food AuthorityNew South Wales Food AuthorityNew South Wales Food Authority is an Australian government statutory authority, responsible for food safety and food labelling regulations in the state as well as consumer food safety promotion...
- New South Wales Food Authority
- Minister for Primary Industries (NSW)
- Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- New Zealand
- Minister for Food Safety
- New Zealand Food Safety AuthorityNew Zealand Food Safety AuthorityThe New Zealand Food Safety Authority , or Te Pou Oranga Kai O Aotearoa is the New Zealand government body responsible for food safety...
(NZFSA)
- New Zealand Food Safety Authority
- Minister for Food Safety
International
- Conference for Food ProtectionConference for Food ProtectionThe Conference for Food Protection is a non-profit organization that originated in 1971. The structure of the conference provides a representative and equitable partnership among regulators, industry, academia, professional organizations and consumers to identify problems, formulate...
- Institute of Food TechnologistsInstitute of Food TechnologistsThe Institute of Food Technologists or IFT is an international, non-profit professional organization for the advancement of food science and technology. It is the largest of food science organizations in the world, encompassing 22,000 members worldwide as of 2006. It is referred to as "THE Society...
- Institute of Food and Agricultural SciencesInstitute of Food and Agricultural SciencesThe University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is a federal-state-county partnership dedicated to developing knowledge in agriculture, human and natural resources, and the life sciences, and enhancing and sustaining the quality of human life by making that information...
- International Association for Food ProtectionInternational Association for Food ProtectionThe International Association for Food Protection , founded in 1911, is a non-profit association of food safety professionals. With a diverse membership of over 3,000 Members from 50 nations, the Association is dedicated to the education and service of its Members, as well as industry personnel.The...
- International Food Information CouncilInternational Food Information Council- Background and mission :Founded in 1985, the International Food Information Council is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to effectively communicate science-based information on food safety and nutrition to health and nutrition professionals, educators, government officials, journalists,...
- International Life Sciences InstituteInternational Life Sciences InstituteThe International Life Sciences Institute is a nonprofit [501c3] science organization founded in 1978 and headquartered in Washington, DC. It is a member organization whose members are primarily food and beverage, agricultural, chemical, and pharmaceutical companies...