Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs

{{Short description|Swiss government agency}}

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{{Infobox Government agency

| agency_name = Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs

| native_name = {{in lang|de}} Bundesamt für Lebensmittelsicherheit und Veterinärwesen
{{in lang|fr}} Office fédéral de la sécurité alimentaire et des affaires vétérinaires
{{in lang|it}} Ufficio federale della sicurezza alimentare e di veterinaria

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| logo = Logo der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft.svg

| logo_width = 300 px

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| jurisdiction = Federal administration of Switzerland

| headquarters = Bern

| employees = 250

| minister1_name = Alain Berset

| minister1_pfo = Federal Councillor

| parent_agency = Federal Department of Home Affairs

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| website = [https://www.blv.admin.ch/blv/en/home.html blv.admin.ch]

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The Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs (FSVO){{Efn|{{langx|de|Bundesamt für Lebensmittelsicherheit und Veterinärwesen, BLV}}, {{langx|fr|Office fédéral de la sécurité alimentaire et des affaires vétérinaires, OSAV}}, {{langx|it|Ufficio federale della sicurezza alimentare e di veterinaria, USAV}}}} is the federal office responsible for ensuring food safety and protecting animal health and welfare in Switzerland.{{Cite web |last=FSVO |first=Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office |title=About us |url=https://www.blv.admin.ch/blv/en/home/das-blv/organisation.html |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=www.blv.admin.ch |language=en}} It is subordinated to the Federal Department of Home Affairs.

It was created in 2014 as a merger between the Federal Veterinary Office and the Food Safety division of the Federal Office of Public Health.{{Cite web |last=DFI |first=Département fédéral de l'intérieur |title=Office fédéral de la sécurité alimentaire et des affaires vétérinaires |url=https://www.edi.admin.ch/edi/fr/home/das-edi/organisation/bundesaemter/bundesamt-fuer-lebensmittelsicherheit-und-veterinaerwesen.html |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=www.edi.admin.ch |language=fr}}