1. OFFICIAL FOOD CONTROL IN AUSTRIA Franz VOJIR Federal Ministry of Health and Women Vienna, Austria

2. LEGAL BASIS FOR OFFICIAL FOOD CONTROL - legal framework of the European community - Austrian Food Act RESPONSIBILITY FOR OFFICIAL FOOD CONTROL - federal responsibility (Federal Ministry of Health and Women) - governors of the federal provinces (9 provinces) - laboratories analysing official samples (Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety laboratories for food testing of 3 provinces)

3. RESPONSIBILITES FOR OFFICIAL FOOD CONTROL IN AUSTRIA Federal Ministry of Health and Women Governor of the province in 3 provinces Institutes for food testing Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety food laboratories Food inspectorate of the province written order

4. Federal Ministry of Health and Women Division IV legislation, control and sample plan Federal Ministry of Health and Women Division IV legislation, control and sample plan governments of the 9 federal provinces implementation of the food act and of the control and sample plan governments of the 9 federal provinces implementation of the food act and of the control and sample plan supervisory organs (food inspectors) sampling control of enterprises transmission of samples to delivery of testing results and expertise delivery of testing results and expertise Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety; Institutes for food-testing of the federal provinces Carinthia, Vorarlberg and Vienna Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety; Institutes for food-testing of the federal provinces Carinthia, Vorarlberg and Vienna district administration authorities penal courts in case of a violation of legal provisions report by the supervisory organs to in case of a violation of legal provisions report by the supervisory organs to A U S T R I A STRUCTURE OF THE OFFICIAL FOOD CONTROL after provisional seizure by food inspectors: formal seizure by after provisional seizure by food inspectors: formal seizure by in case of a violation of legal provisions in case of a violation of legal provisions administrative measures punitive actions administrative measures punitive actions

5. REGIONAL COMPETENCE OF THE OFFICIAL LABORATORIES

6. LABORATORIES accredited for EN ISO/IEC 17025 for groups of tests or single tests minimum requirements for accreditation for a group of tests - six analytical instructions - full validation (inhouse validation) - group must be routinely applied otherwise accreditation for single tests