Website of the Federal Office of Consumer protection and Food Safety

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.

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Modern Molecular Methods in Biotechnology - Perspectives for Research and Applications.

BVL expert forum
24-25 February 2026 (lunch to lunch)
Hotel Estrel Congress Center, Sonnenallee 225, 12057 Berlin

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Ensuring Consumer Protection

Our Core Mission

Explore our new international brochure to discover how we proactively engage in consumer protection and food safety every day, for the benefit of consumers.

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Many topics, one goal

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.

News

The Federal Office

History of the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL)

The history of food surveillance in Germany began in 1876 with the establishment of the Imperial Health Office in Berlin. Then came the Reich's Health Office in 1918 and the Federal Health Office in 1952.

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Events (in German)

Workshop Aufklärung lebensmittelbedingter Krankheitsausbrüche (ausgebucht)

Fortbildung für Mitarbeiter/innen aus Lebensmittel- und Veterinärüberwachungsbehörden

Uhrzeit: 10:00 - 17:00 Uhr

Address: Gerichtstr. 49, 13347 Berlin

Modern Molecular Methods in Biotechnology: Perspectives for Research and Applications

BVL expert forum — 24-25 February 2026 — Berlin

Address: Sonnenallee 225, 12057 Berlin

International Training for Safer Food 2026

“Managing Risks through Official Controls”

Uhrzeit: 12:30 - 15:30 Uhr

Reports (in English)

Pesticide residues in food 2023

National reporting 2023 Federal Republic of Germany – condensed version

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Pesticide residues in food 2022

National reporting 2022 Federal Republic of Germany – condensed version

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Pesticide residues in food 2021

National reporting 2021 Federal Republic of Germany – condensed version

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Pesticide residues in food 2020

National reporting 2020 Federal Republic of Germany – condensed version

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Pesticide residues in food 2019

National reporting 2019 Federal Republic of Germany – condensed version

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Pesticide residues in food

National reporting 2018 Federal Republic of Germany – condensed version

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Pesticide residues in food

National reporting 2017 Federal Republic of Germany – condensed version

PDF Download(PDF, 282KB, File does not meet accessibility standards; English)

Pesticide residues in food

National reporting 2016 Federal Republic of Germany – condensed version

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