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Index Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain

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.[1]

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  1. 30 relations: Animal feed, Belgian official journal, Belgium, City of Brussels, Denis Ducarme, Dioxin affair, Dutch language, Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products, Federal Public Service Health, Food chain, Food distribution, Food industry, Food processing, Food quality, Food safety, Foodservice, French language, German language, Health, Inspection, La Libre Belgique, Minister of Agriculture (Belgium), Plant health, Plant pathology, Polychlorinated biphenyl, Public law, Sciensano, Statutory corporation, Supermarket, Veterinary medicine.

  2. 2000 establishments in Belgium
  3. Federal departments and agencies of Belgium
  4. Medical and health organisations based in Belgium
  5. Regulation in Belgium
  6. Veterinary medicine in Belgium
  7. Veterinary organizations

Animal feed

Animal feed is food given to domestic animals, especially livestock, in the course of animal husbandry.

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Belgian official journal

The Belgian official journal (Belgisch Staatsblad, Moniteur belge, Belgisches Staatsblatt) is the official journal or gazette of the Kingdom of Belgium.

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.

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City of Brussels

The City of Brussels is the largest municipality and historical centre of the Brussels-Capital Region, as well as the capital of the Flemish Region (from which it is separate) and Belgium.

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Denis Ducarme

Denis Ducarme (born 23 October 1973 in Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium) is a Belgian Walloon politician.

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Dioxin affair

The Dioxin affair was a political crisis that struck in Belgium during the spring of 1999.

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Dutch language

Dutch (Nederlands.) is a West Germanic language, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the third most spoken Germanic language.

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Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products

The Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP) of Belgium is responsible for the approval and registration of new medication in Belgium and for pharmacovigilance. Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain and Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products are Federal departments and agencies of Belgium, medical and health organisations based in Belgium and Regulation in Belgium.

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Federal Public Service Health

The FPS Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment (FOD Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu, SPF Santé publique, Sécurité de la Chaîne alimentaire et Environnement, FÖD Volksgesundheit, Sicherheit der Nahrungsmittelkette und Umwelt), more commonly known as the FPS Health, is a Federal Public Service of Belgium. Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain and Federal Public Service Health are Federal departments and agencies of Belgium, food safety organizations and Regulation in Belgium.

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Food chain

A food chain is a linear network of links in a food web, often starting with an autotroph (such as grass or algae), also called a producer, and typically ending at an apex predator (such as grizzly bears or killer whales), detritivore (such as earthworms and woodlice), or decomposer (such as fungi or bacteria).

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Food distribution

Food distribution is the process where a general population is supplied with food.

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Food industry

The food industry is a complex, global network of diverse businesses that supplies most of the food consumed by the world's population.

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Food processing

Food processing is the transformation of agricultural products into food, or of one form of food into other forms.

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Food quality

Food quality is a concept often based on the organoleptic characteristics (e.g., taste, aroma, appearance) and nutritional value of food.

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Food safety

Food safety (or food hygiene) is used as a scientific method/discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness.

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Foodservice

The foodservice (US English) or catering (British English) industry includes the businesses, institutions, and companies which prepare meals outside the home.

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French language

French (français,, or langue française,, or by some speakers) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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German language

German (Standard High German: Deutsch) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol.

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Health

Health has a variety of definitions, which have been used for different purposes over time.

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Inspection

An inspection is, most generally, an organized examination or formal evaluation exercise.

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La Libre Belgique

La Libre Belgique, currently sold under the name La Libre, is a French-language Belgian daily newspaper.

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Minister of Agriculture (Belgium)

The Agriculture Minister of Belgium is the political minister office responsible for agriculture.

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Plant health

Plant health includes the protection of plants, as well as scientific and regulatory frameworks for controlling plant pests or pathogens.

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Plant pathology

Plant pathology or phytopathology is the scientific study of plant diseases caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors).

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Polychlorinated biphenyl

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are highly carcinogenic chemical compounds, formerly used in industrial and consumer products, whose production was banned in the United States by the Toxic Substances Control Act in 1976 and internationally by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in 2001.

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Public law

Public law is the part of law that governs relations and affairs between legal persons and a government, between different institutions within a state, between different branches of governments, as well as relationships between persons that are of direct concern to society.

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Sciensano

Sciensano is a research institute and the national public health institute of Belgium. Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain and Sciensano are Federal departments and agencies of Belgium, food safety organizations, medical and health organisations based in Belgium and Veterinary medicine in Belgium.

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Statutory corporation

A statutory corporation is a government entity created as a statutory body by statute.

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Supermarket

A supermarket is a self-service shop offering a wide variety of food, beverages and household products, organized into sections.

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Veterinary medicine

Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in non-human animals.

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See also

2000 establishments in Belgium

Federal departments and agencies of Belgium

Medical and health organisations based in Belgium

Regulation in Belgium

Veterinary medicine in Belgium

Veterinary organizations

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Agency_for_the_Safety_of_the_Food_Chain