You will find below major organizations worldwide concerned with food safety.
 AUSTRALIA - AUSTRALIAN FOOD AND GROCERY COUNCIL'S FOOD SCIENCE BUREAU
PO Box 4399
Kingston ACT 2604
AUSTRALIA
Contact:
Tel: 1300 137 177
Fax: 1300 137 188
Website: www.foodsciencebureau.com.au
Email: info@foodsciencebureau.com.au
Type of organization: Information Center
Mission:
The Food Science Bureau aims to provide consumers, industry, policy makers and the media with access to independent, credible, science-based information about nutrition, healthy lifestyles, food safety and biotechnology and, subsequently, to encourage accurate and balanced discussion of food and food technology issues.
AUSTRALIA - FOOD STANDARD AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND (FSANZ)
(formerly ANZFA)
Boeing House, 55 Blackall Street
BARTON , ACT 2600
AUSTRALIA
Contact:
Tel: +61 2 6271 2222
Fax: +61 2 6271 2278
PO Box 71
Canberra Mail Centre
AUSTRALIA
Website: www.foodstandards.gov.au
Email: info@foodstandards.gov.au
Type of organization: Governmental Institution
Mission:
Food Standards Australia New Zealand FSANZ is an independent bi-national organisation. FSANZ is a partnership between Australia's Commonwealth, State and Territory governments and the New Zealand Government. FSANZ's role is to protect the health and safety of the people of Australia and New Zealand by maintaining a safe food supply.
BELGIUM - FEDERAL AGENCY FOR THE SAFETY OF THE FOOD CHAIN (FASFC)
WTC III , 2ième étage, 30, Boulevard Simon Bolivar
Brussels, 1000
BELGIUM
Contact:
Tel: +32 2 208 33 36 or 208 33 32
Fax: + 32 2 208 33 37
Website: www.favv.fgov.be
Director: Mr Piet Vanthemsche piet.vanthemsche@favv.be
Type of organization: Governmental Institution
Mission:
The Agency's main objective is to make one single food authority responsible for integrating and co-ordinating the control of the whole of the food chain in order to put an end to the current fragmentation of competencies, to facilitate the detection of problems and health risks and to take adequate measures so as to guarantee the quality of the foodstuffs and to protect the health of consumers. Improved monitoring should restore and strengthen consumer confidence in food products, both at home and abroad
FRANCE - AGENCE FRANCAISE DE SECURITE SANITAIRE DES ALIMENTS (AFSSA)
FRENCH AGENCY FOR FOOD SAFETY
23 avenue du Général de Gaulle
BP 19
Maisons-Alfort Cedex, 94701
FRANCE
Contact:
Tel: +33 1 49 77 13 50
Fax: +33 1 49 77 13 42
Website: www.afssa.fr
Email: wb.internet@afssa.fr
Name of President: Mr. Martin HIRSCH (Director)
Type of organization: Information Center
Mission:
Public institution depending of the French Health, Agriculture and Consumption Ministries, AFSSA was created in April 1999. Its missions consists of:
- evaluating the nutritional and safety risks of food from raw material production to distribution to the consumers
- to achieve research activities and to provide technical support related to animal health, food hygiene and nutrition
- to develop specific activities related to veterinary medicine. It publishes Avis "Nutrition humaine".
FRANCE - CENTRE DE RECHERCHE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'OBSERVATION DES CONDITIONS DE VIE (CREDOC)
142, rue Chevaleret
Paris, 75013
FRANCE
Contact:
Tel: +33 1 40 77 85 00
Fax: + 33 1 40 77 85 33
Website: www.credoc.fr
Name of President: Bernard Schaefer
Type of organization: Research Institution
FRANCE - DIRECTION GENERALE DE L'ALIMENTATION (DGA)
FRENCH DIET GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
78 rue de Varenne
Paris, 75349
FRANCE
Contact:
Tel: + 33 1 49 55 49 55 (Vaxelaire STEPHANE)
Fax: +33 1 49 55 81 82
Website: www.agriculture.gouv.fr
Email: stephane.vaxelaire@agriculture.gouv.fr
Type of organization: Governmental Institution
Mission:
The DGA depends of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fishing. It acts for the Ministry regarding control and promotion of quality and safety of animal, vegetal and food products as well as animal well-being.
FRANCE - SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE NUTRITION (SFN)
(formerly AFN and SNDLF)
INRA Domaine Vilvert
Jouy-en-Josas Cedex, 78352
FRANCE
Contact:
Tel: + 33 1 34 65 20 04
Website: www.inra.fr/AFN/appels.html
Email: laplace@diamant.jouy.inra.fr
Type of organization: Scientific Society
Mission:
The aims of the SFN is to facitate and promote the links between nutrition specialists, researchers, private and public institutions. It is managed by a Board of Directors consisting of 20 members representing 6 scientific domains:
• diet, dietetics and eating behavior
• human and veterinary clinical nutrition
• Digestion and microbiologie
• metabolism, regulation and genetics
• Food sciences
• Food safety
GREECE - GREEK NATIONAL FOOD AUTHORITY (EFET)
Kanigos Sq.
Athens, 101 81
GREECE
Contact:
Tel: + 301 33 06 870/2
Fax: + 301 38 42 509
Website: www.efpolis.gr/efet
Email: efet@efpolis.gr
Type of organization: Governmental Institution
Mission:
The EFET is the National Organisation committed to food safety and protection of consumer rights
IRELAND - FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY OF IRELAND (FSAI)
Abbey Court, Lower Abbey Street
Dublin 1
IRELAND
Contact:
Tel: + 353 1 817 1300
Fax: + 353 1 817 1301
Website: www.fsai.ie
Email: info@fsai.ie
Type of organization: Governmental Institution
Mission:
The FSAI is to protect consumers’ health and consumers’ interests by ensuring that food consumed, distributed, marketed or produced in the state meets the highest standards of food safety and hygiene.
JAPAN - JAPANESE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SANITATION, MINISTRY OF HEATH, LABOUR AND WELFARE
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
1-2-2 Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8916
JAPAN
Contact:
Tel: + 3 5253 1111
Website: www.mhlw.go.jp/english
Email: www-admin@mhlw.go.jp
Type of organization: Governmental Institution
Mission:
The ministry implements important measures for securing safety of food we eat every day, taking every necessary step to prevent food poisoning and establishing a variety of standards concerning foods.
USA - FDA CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY AND APPLIED NUTRITION
200 C Street SW
Washington, DC 20204
UNITED STATES
Contact:
Tel: +1 301 436 1481 (Laurence R. DUSOLD)
Fax: +1 301 436 2654
Website: vm.cfsan.fda.gov
Email: lrd@cfsan.fda.gov
Type of organization: Governmental Institution
Mission:
The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, known as CFSAN, is one of six product-oriented centers that carry out the mission of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
FDA is a scientific regulatory agency responsible for the safety of the nation's domestically produced and imported foods, cosmetics, drugs, biologics, medical devices, and radiological products.
CFSAN, in conjunction with the Agency's field staff, is responsible for promoting and protecting the public's health by ensuring that the nation's food supply is safe, sanitary, wholesome, and honestly labeled, and that cosmetic products are safe and properly labeled.
It publishes Frequently Requested Food and Cosmetic Information and comprehensive list of current Food and Cosmetic Guidance Documents.
USA - JOINT INSTITUTE FOR FOOD SAFETY AND APPLIED NUTRITION (JIFSAN)
University of Maryland
0220 Symons Hall College Park, MD 20742
UNITED STATES
Contact:
Tel: (301)405-8382
Fax: (301)405-8390
Website: www.jifsan.umd.edu
Email: jifsan@umail.umd.edu
Type of organization: Academic Institution
Mission:
The JIFSAN was established between the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the University of Maryland in April 1996. The Institute is a jointly administered, multidisciplinary research and education program and includes research components from the FDA Centers for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) and Veterinary Medicine (CVM), and the University of Maryland.
USA - INTERNATIONAL LIFE SCIENCE INSTITUTE (ILSI)
One Thomas Circle, 9th Floor
Washington, USA, DC 20005
UNITED STATES
Contact:
Tel: + 1 202 659 00 74
Fax: + 1 202 659 38 59
Website: www.ilsi.org
Email: ilsi@ilsi.org
Mission:
The ILSI is a nonprofit, worldwide scientific research foundation seeking to improve the well-being of the general public through the pursuit of sound and balanced science. Its goal is to further the understanding of scientific issues relating to nutrition, food safety, toxicology, risk assessment, and the environment. The ILSI has established the Human Nutrition Institute (HNI) in 1989 to address and resolve nutrition issues. HNI supports the improved understanding of nutrition and its impact on health by funding research and coordinating scientific meetings and workshops.
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