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Company Database:
Swedish National Food Administration
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| Type |
Organization
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| Homepage |
http://www.slv.se/HeadMenu/livsmedelsverket.asp |
| Headquaters |
The National Food Administration |
| Address |
P.O. Box 622
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| City |
Uppsala |
| Zip-code |
751 26 |
| Country |
Sweden |
| Phone |
+46 (0) 18 17 55 00 |
| Fax |
+46 (0) 18 10 58 48 |
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In Sweden, the National Food Administration, an autonomous government agency reporting to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, is the central administrative authority for matters concerning food.
Sweden is divided into counties (21) and municipalities (290). Food control at the local level is the responsibility of the relevant municipal committe(s), usually the Environment and Health Protection Committee. The County Administrations are responsible for co-ordinating food control within each county.
The NFA deals with all types of foodstuff, including drinking water. The veterinary meat inspection organisation is part of the NFA.
In the interests of the consumers, the NFA works towards three goals:
- safe foods of high quality;
- fair practices in the food trade and
- healthy dietary habits.
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