In Germany, the federal states are responsible for food control. In most federal states, food control is divided into three levels: At the uppermost level, the responsible Ministry coordinates the food control. Below this, the provincial authorities or the regional government offices are responsible for the supervisory control of the food control authorities in the district or municipal authorities ("Kreise und Kreisfreie Städte"). These local offices for food and veterinary control carry out the investigation locally.

Competent ministries/senate administration departments in the federal states

The internet sites of the competent ministries and senate administration departments in the federal states can be found using the following map. Each of these sites opens in a new window.