General Information

The Hellenic Food Authority, founded in 1999, is a Governmental Organization supervised by the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food. The headquarters are based in Athens, while eight (8) of the thirteen (13) foreseen regional directorates are operational (Attica, Central Macedonia, Thessaly, Western Greece, Crete, Thrace, Epirus, Northern Aegean). The principal aim of Hellenic Food Authority is to take all the necessary actions to ensure that food produced, distributed or marketed in Greece meets the standards of food safety and hygiene as described by the national and European legislation. The Hellenic Food Authority also acts as the national contact point of the European Union for the management of the Rapid Alert System of Food (RASFF) and for the Codex Alimentarius as well as the focal point of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA),