Directorate of Food and Control: Organizational Structure, Laws, and Affiliated Institutions

GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF FOOD AND CONTROL http://www.tarim.gov.tr/GKGM/Sayfalar/AnaSayfa.aspx

CONTENTS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF FOOD AND CONTROL 1. Organization Chart 2. Affiliated Institutions 3. Law no. 5996 4. Basic Activities 5. Food Safety Policy 6. Database 7. Supports 8. Database 9. Cooperation with International Organizations

ORGANIZATION CHART DIRECTOR GENERAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL Department of Food Establishments and Codex Department of Border Inspection for Animal and Animal Products Department of Plant Protection Products Department of Animal Health and Quarantine Department of Veterinary Health Products and Public Health Department of Plant Health abd Quarantine Department of Food Control and Laboratories Department of Feed Department of Border Inspection for Plant and Plant Products Risk Department of Risk Assesment Department of Administrative Affairs and Coordination

AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS DIRECTORY GENERAL OF FOOD AND CONTROL Agricultural Quarantine Directorates (12) Directorate of National Food Reference /Bursa Research/Food Control Laboratories (41) Etlik Central Veterinary Control/ Research Institutes (8) PROVINCIAL D RECTORATES (81) Food and Feed Division Plant Production and Plant Health Division Animal Health, Husbandary and Aquaculture Division Foot&Mouth Disease (FMD) Institute Directory (1) Veterinary Border Inspection Posts Directorates (23) Affiliated Insititutions Directorates of Agricultural Research Institutes (4) Other research institute directorates (6)

LAW NO 5996 The laws below containing legal regulations on food, veterinary services, plant health and feed which are prepared by our Ministry; Food Law No. 5179, The Law on Animal Health and Control No. 3285, Agricultural Plant Protection and Agricultural Quarantine Law No. 6968, The Feed Law No. 1734, The Animal Breeding Law No.4631, were repealed. "Veterinary Services, Veterinary Services, Plant Health, Food and Feed Law No. 5996" which contains these basic 5 Laws in its own right, was adopted in the Turkish Grand National Assembly on June 11, 2010 and published in the Official Gazette on 13 June 2010.

LAW NO 5996 5996 Veterinary Services, Plant Health, Food and Feed Law (Official newspaper Date of publication: 13.06.2010, No: 27610) Sole Authority Single Law Integrated Approach Reflections of The Law Business Responsibility Risk Assessment Traceability Transparency

FOOD SAFETY POLICY General Directorate of Food and Control defined its food safety policy as; "Food Safety from Field to Table"

FOOD SAFETY POLICY Protection of Consumer Interests and Environment Plant Health Animal Health and Welfare Food and Feed Safety Risk Assessment

MAIN ACTIVITIES To make legal regulations on plant health, animal health, food and feed To carry out follow-up and surveillance activities of plant and animal diseases throughout the country To make official controls on food and feed products across the country To make independent, impartial, transparent and scientifically based risk assessment considering animal health and welfare, plant health and protection of the environment in matters affecting food and feed safety directly or indirectly Controlling the compliance of exported plant and animal products with the criteria of the recipient country and the products to be imported according to the Plant Quarantine Regulation and Turkish Food Codex

PLANT HEALTH To combat against the diseases and pests of plant health Plant quarantine and plant passport activities To make official market control and registration of plant protection products and agricultural control tools and machinery, Phytosanitary controls regarding export and import ntegrated pest management and integrated and controlled product management studies Supporting those who do Biological and biotechnical combat Implementation of pre-harvest pesticide residue control program

ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE Animal health plans and programs Identification and registration of animals Animal movements Animal welfare Official controls on imports and exports of animal products Registration of veterinary health products Foodborne zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance monitoring activities

FOOD AND FEED SAFETY Turkish Food Codex National Food Codex Commission Registration and approval of food and feed establishments The minimum technical and hygienic conditions and specific hygienic conditions of food establishments Food supplements Food and food market official controls Food contact materials Feed additives

RSK ASSESSMENT Scientific support and advice in the field of food and feed safety Scientific Commissions Crops Commission to be used as food Contaminant Commission Biological Hazards Commission Feed Commission Expert Database Application all year round

INVESTMENT PROJECTS Food and Feed Collection Services Development Project Plant Health Practice and Control Project Assessment of Biological Activities of Licensed Pesticides Project Project to Combat Animal Diseases and Harms Oral Vaccination Project Against Rabies Disease in Turkey Electronic Identity and Registration Project for Sheep-Goats Project for the Control and Prevention of Nodular Exanthema (LSD) Disease in Cattle

SUPPORTS Supporting Disease-free Holdings (Tuberculosis and Brucellosis free holdings ) Vaccine Support Poultry Animal Disease Compensation Support Cattle Animal Disease Compensation Support Biological Combat Support

DATABASE Food Safety Information System (GGBS) Animal Registration System for Cattle and Sheep (TURKVET) Sheep Goat Registration System (KKKS) Follow-up Authorization of the Prescribing and Applying of Plant Protection Products Classification of Establishments Recording of the Licensed Veterinary Medicinal Products Monitoring of Investment Projects Laboratory Information System Source Catalogue Tracking The Use of Methyl Bromide (MeBr) Plant Protection Registry System Plant Passport Registry System

DATABASE E-Quarantine System (Used as Pilot) Plant Protection Products Licensing Program (Used by officals of authorized department and the applicant company for license) Following Authorization of Plant Protection Products Recipe Writing and Implementation Registration of Licensed Veterinary Medicinal Products Following Methyl Bromide (MeBr) usage Plants and Plant Products Importer Registration System Risk Assessment Scientific Committee and Commissions and Expert Database Application System

COLLABORATIVE STUDIES ARE CARRIED OUT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS http://www.zdravky.cz/uploads/article/1641_big.jpg Provision of food safety and the protection of public health, collaborative studies are carried out with the international organizations, such as, the European Food Safety Authority-EFSA-, World Organization for Animal Health-OIE-, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations- FAO-,World Health Organization-WHO-, The European Medicines Agency- EMA-, The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare-EDQM-, European and Organization-EPPO-, International Plant Protection Convention-IPPC-, World Trade Organization-WTO Mediterranean Plant Protection http://foodtank.org/resource-database-files/665/=EFSA_logo.gif

Contact: GIDA, TARIM ve HAYVANCILIK BAKANLI I G da ve Kontrol Genel M d rl Eski ehir Yolu 9.Km., Lodumlu / ANKARA www.tarim.gov.tr