The Federal Public Service (FPS) Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment was set up in 2001. Its competencies were transferred from :

  • the former Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Environment
  • the regionalized Ministry of Agriculture

The following scientific establishments are linked to the FPS and carry out research into policy-supporting matters or issue advisory reports :

  • Sciensano, Federal Research Centre
  • The Superior Health Council

The Federal Agency for Food Chain Security is responsible for all verifications with regard to food safety.

Our Policy Domains

Our mission

With the ambition to protect and improve the health of citizens, our FPS intends to be the Belgian promoter of the "One World, One Health" principle, by placing health and all its components at the heart of our concerns and missions, including human health, the health of the planet, animal and plant health and food.

Our Values

Acknowledgment

Every person counts

Collaboration

One World, One Health, One Team


 

At the service of society

Neutrally serving the common good

Responsibility

Acting as effectively as possible for health and the environment

Sustainability

Thinking and acting sustainably

Our ministers