Website of the Federal Office of Consumer protection and Food Safety

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Ensuring Consumer Protection

Our Core Mission

Explore our new international brochure to discover how we proactively engage in consumer protection and food safety every day, for the benefit of consumers.

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Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance - Strategies and Challenges

Recording of the event is now available.

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Managing Risks – Protecting Consumers

The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) fulfils many tasks in the area of food safety. The aim of the BVL is to make the communication of risks more transparent and to manage risks before they turn into crises.

Many topics, one goal

The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) fulfils many tasks in the area of food safety. The aim of the BVL is to make the communication of risks more transparent and to manage risks before they turn into crises.

News

Date24.10.2024 Kategorie der NachrichtPress Release

Versorgungssicherheit mit Tierarzneimitteln gewährleisten

BVL unterzeichnet in China Absichtserklärung zur Qualitätssicherung von Tierarzneimittelwirkstoffen

Date23.10.2024 Kategorie der NachrichtPress Release

Waldheidelbeeren häufig durch günstigere Arten ersetzt

Bundesweite OPSON-Operation deckt falsche Deklarierung von Produkten auf

Date21.10.2024 Kategorie der NachrichtPress Release

lebensmittelwarnung.de-App knackt Marke von 100.000 Downloads

Bund und Länder hatten Neuentwicklung erst im Sommer vorgestellt

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Date03.09.2024 Kategorie der NachrichtAnnouncements

Pharmacovigilance responsibilities for „pet veterinary medicinal products”

Important information regarding pharmacovigilance for exemption holders according to §4 TAMG

Date08.08.2024 Kategorie der NachrichtAnnouncements

Senvelgo® (velagliflozin) 15 mg/ml oral solution for cats

Known risk of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in cats with diabetes mellitus associated with the use of the product

Date22.11.2022 Kategorie der NachrichtAnnouncements

No more forwarding of AERs to marketing authorization holders

With immediate effect, the forwarding of AERs received by the BVL to the affected marketing authorization holders will be discontinued.

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Date30.10.2024 Kategorie der NachrichtBVL on Mastodon

Über gesundheitsgefährdende Produkte müssen Unternehmen die Öffentlichkeit informieren. Wenn ein Unternehmen seinen Verpflichtungen zum #Rückruf nicht nachkommt, kann die zuständige Behörde auch selbst warnen.
Nutzen Sie das Portal lebensmittelwarnung.de im Web oder als App!

Date30.10.2024 Kategorie der NachrichtBVL on Mastodon

@BVL_Bund's next online event on food safety & risk management is coming up.
#ITSFood2025
👉 17th to 21st of February 2025
The registration is now open until December 15th, 2024: Click below to apply! ⤵️
https://www.bvl.bund.de/its-food

Date28.10.2024 Kategorie der NachrichtBVL on Mastodon

Das BVL unterzeichnete in China eine wichtige Absichtserklärung zur Qualitätssicherung von Tierarzneimittelwirkstoffen.
🎯 Das Ziel: Die Versorgung mit Tierarzneimitteln für die Behandlung von Nutztieren, Haus- und Heimtieren verbessern.

🔗 https://sohub.io/a0yn

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The Federal Office

Ensuring Consumer Protection: Our Core Mission

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History of the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL)

The history of food surveillance in Germany began in 1876 with the establishment of the Imperial Health Office in Berlin. Then came the Reich's Health Office in 1918 and the Federal Health Office in 1952.

Dienstsitz des BVL in Berlin (Mauerstraße)

Events

13 - 14 Nov 2024

Workshop Aufklärung lebensmittelbedingter Krankheitsausbrüche

Fortbildung für Mitarbeiter/innen aus Lebensmittel- und Veterinärüberwachungsbehörden

Uhrzeit: 10:00 - 16:30 Uhr

Address: Gerichtstr. 49, 13347 Berlin

18 - 19 Nov 2024

Quo vadis Pflanzenschutzmittel-Zulassung?

Strategien identifizieren, Erkenntnisse umsetzen, Handeln gestalten

Uhrzeit: 13:00 - 13:00 Uhr

Address: Bundesallee 50, 38116 Braunschweig

17 - 21 Feb 2025

International Training for Safer Food 2025

Online-Training

Uhrzeit: 12:30 - 15:30 Uhr

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Reports (in English)

"Pesticide residues in food" - National reporting 2022 Federal Republic of Germany (condensed version)

BVL

Pesticide residues in food 2022

National reporting 2022 Federal Republic of Germany – condensed version

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Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2022

Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2022

Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2022

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Pesticide Residues in Food - National Reporting 2021 Federal Republic of Germany

BVL

Pesticide residues in food 2021

National reporting 2021 Federal Republic of Germany – condensed version

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Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2021

Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2021

Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2021

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Pesticide Residues in Food - National Reporting 2020 Federal Republic of Germany

BVL

Pesticide residues in food 2020

National reporting 2020 Federal Republic of Germany – condensed version

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Pesticide Residues in Food - National Reporting 2019 Federal Republic of Germany

Pesticide residues in food 2019

National reporting 2019 Federal Republic of Germany – condensed version

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Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2020

Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2020

Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2020

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Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2018

Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2018

Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2018

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Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2019

Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2019

Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2019

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Pesticide Residues in Food - National Reporting 2018 Federal Republic of Germany

Pesticide residues in food

National reporting 2018 Federal Republic of Germany – condensed version

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Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2017

Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2017

Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2017

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Berichte zur Nationalen Berichterstattung Pflanzenschutzmittelrückstände

Pesticide residues in food

National reporting 2017 Federal Republic of Germany – condensed version

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Download Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2016

Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2016

Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2016

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Berichte zur Nationalen Berichterstattung Pflanzenschutzmittelrückstände

Pesticide residues in food

National reporting 2016 Federal Republic of Germany – condensed version

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Download Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2015

Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2015

Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2015

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List of Substances of the Competent Federal Government and Federal State Authorities, 1st edition, 2014

Category “Plants and plant parts”

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Download Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2014

Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2014

Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2014

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Download Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2013

Abstract Report on the National Monitoring 2013

Lebensmittel-Monitoring

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