Links

National Authorities and Organizations

• Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH)
• Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO)
• Swiss Food Inspection Agencies
• Swiss Accreditation Service (SAS)
• Swiss Legislation, Foodstuffs and Utility Articles (Foodstuffs Act, FSA)
• Swiss Society for microbiology
• GastroSuisse (DE / FR / IT)

European Bodies und Organizations

• Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety, Germany
• Federal Institute for risk assessment (BfR)
• Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Germany
• EU-Legislation
• European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
• European Food Information Council
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
• Robert Koch Institute
• Association for General and Applied Microbiology

International Organizations

• Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Codex Alimentarius – International Food Standards
• General Principles of Food Hygiene (PDF-File)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• World Health Organisation (WHO)

Additional Links

• Bachema AG
• BAV Institut
• Gastronomie-Hygiene
• Swiss Association for Food Quality

Downloads

• Federal Act on Foodstuffs and Utility Articles (Foodstuffs Act, FSA) (english)
• Foodstuffs and Utility Articles (german)
• Regulation on the maximum levels for pesticide residues in or on on products of plant and animal origin (german)
• Food Labelling (german)
• Food Additives (german)
• Foodstuffs of animal origin (german)
• Hygiene (german)

Checklists

Miscellaneous