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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.

In the area of health related consumer protection the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) aims to improve the coordination between the Federal Government and the Federal States (Bundesländer), to make the communication of risks more transparent and to manage risks before they turn into crises. Read more about our work on the following pages:

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