AGES is a government owned agency attached to the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection and to the Federal Ministry of Sustainability and Tourism, formed upon the Health and Food Safety Act as a private company with limited liability, with public service mission. The business of AGES is to promote a holistic approach in food security, food safety, animal health and public health issues in Austria by integrating different disciplines along the human food chain. AGES executes federal state tasks and conducts research in the areas of agriculture, control of food and feed safety and infectious diseases, veterinary medicine, radiation protection, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals. AGES is classified as non-profit research organisation. National Reference Laboratories according to Regulation No. (EC) 882/2004, are conducted as reference centres for infectious diseases. AGES operates several federal laboratories and is responsible for integrated risk assessment.
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