Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
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FormedJanuary 1, 2000
Preceding agencies
- Ministry of Social Affairs, Public Health and Environment
- Ministry of Agriculture
Jurisdiction
Belgium
BelgiumHeadquartersFood Safety Center,
City of Brussels
50°51′11″N 4°21′55″E / 50.852946°N 4.365278°E
City of Brussels
50°51′11″N 4°21′55″E / 50.852946°N 4.365278°E
| In Dutch: Federaal Agentschap voor de Veiligheid van de Voedselketen (FAVV) In French: Agence Fédérale pour la Sécurité de la Chaîne Alimentaire (AFSCA) In German: Föderalagentur für die Sicherheit der Nahrungsmittelkette (FASNK) | |
 Agency logo featuring a stylized (pitch)fork | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | January 1, 2000 |
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| Jurisdiction | Belgium |
| Headquarters | Food Safety Center, City of Brussels 50°51′11″N 4°21′55″E / 50.852946°N 4.365278°E |
| Employees | 2,800 employees (2020) |
| Annual budget | 166,000,000 EUR (2017) |
| Minister responsible |
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| Agency executive |
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| Parent department | FPS Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment |
| Website | www.fasfc.be |
The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) is an authority tasked with ensuring the quality and safety of foodstuffs in Belgium, and safeguarding plant, animal and human health this way. It controls and inspects all processes in the food industry "from farm to fork", meaning all food production, food processing, food distribution and food service. With food safety in mind, the agency is also responsible for combating animal and plant diseases.[1]
