Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office
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The Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office is a Swiss government authority responsible for protecting public health and animal welfare by overseeing food safety, animal health, and animal protection regulations.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T735863 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office Context triple: [Vetsuisse Faculty, collaboratesWith, Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office]
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A.
Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
The Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety is the European Commission department responsible for EU policy on public health, food safety, and related consumer protection.
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B.
Vetsuisse Faculty
The Vetsuisse Faculty is the veterinary medicine faculty jointly operated by the University of Zurich and the University of Bern, providing education, research, and clinical services in animal health.
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C.
Swiss customs administration
The Swiss customs administration is the federal authority responsible for overseeing customs, border control, and the enforcement of trade and fiscal regulations in Switzerland.
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D.
Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture is a German government ministry responsible for national policies on agriculture, food safety, rural development, and related environmental and consumer protection issues.
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E.
Food Safety and Inspection Service
The Food Safety and Inspection Service is a U.S. federal agency responsible for ensuring the safety, wholesomeness, and proper labeling of meat, poultry, and certain egg products.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office Target entity description: The Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office is a Swiss government authority responsible for protecting public health and animal welfare by overseeing food safety, animal health, and animal protection regulations.
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A.
Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
The Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety is the European Commission department responsible for EU policy on public health, food safety, and related consumer protection.
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B.
Vetsuisse Faculty
The Vetsuisse Faculty is the veterinary medicine faculty jointly operated by the University of Zurich and the University of Bern, providing education, research, and clinical services in animal health.
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C.
Swiss customs administration
The Swiss customs administration is the federal authority responsible for overseeing customs, border control, and the enforcement of trade and fiscal regulations in Switzerland.
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D.
Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture is a German government ministry responsible for national policies on agriculture, food safety, rural development, and related environmental and consumer protection issues.
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Food Safety and Inspection Service
The Food Safety and Inspection Service is a U.S. federal agency responsible for ensuring the safety, wholesomeness, and proper labeling of meat, poultry, and certain egg products.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal office of Switzerland
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government agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
BLV
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FSVO ⓘ OSAV ⓘ USAV ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure safe food from farm to table
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prevent and control animal diseases transmissible to humans ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
European Food Safety Authority
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Federal Office for Agriculture ⓘ Federal Office of Public Health ⓘ World Organisation for Animal Health ⓘ cantonal food control authorities ⓘ cantonal veterinary authorities ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Bern ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
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surface form:
Swiss Confederation
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| languageOfWork |
French
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German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
canton of Bern
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surface form:
Canton of Bern
Switzerland ⓘ |
| mandate |
protection of animal health
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protection of animal welfare ⓘ protection of human health in relation to food and feed ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Bundesamt für Lebensmittelsicherheit und Veterinärwesen
Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Office fédéral de la sécurité alimentaire et des affaires vétérinaires
Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ufficio federale della sicurezza alimentare e di veterinaria
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| oversees |
implementation of Swiss animal welfare law
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implementation of Swiss epizootic diseases law ⓘ implementation of Swiss food law ⓘ |
| partOf | Federal Department of Home Affairs ⓘ |
| regulates |
animal experimentation (within Swiss legal framework)
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foodstuffs placed on the Swiss market ⓘ import and export of animals and animal products ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
animal health
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animal protection legislation ⓘ animal welfare ⓘ control of epizootic diseases in animals ⓘ food safety ⓘ public health protection in relation to food ⓘ regulation of veterinary medicinal products (shared competences) ⓘ veterinary public health ⓘ |
| sector |
animal welfare policy
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food safety regulation ⓘ veterinary services ⓘ |
| supervises |
border veterinary inspections
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official food control system in Switzerland ⓘ |
| website | https://www.blv.admin.ch ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office Description of subject: The Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office is a Swiss government authority responsible for protecting public health and animal welfare by overseeing food safety, animal health, and animal protection regulations.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs
Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
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oversees
→
Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office
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this entity surface form:
Federal Office for Agriculture
Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office
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nativeName
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Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Bundesamt für Lebensmittelsicherheit und Veterinärwesen
Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office
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nativeName
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Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Office fédéral de la sécurité alimentaire et des affaires vétérinaires
Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office
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nativeName
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Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Ufficio federale della sicurezza alimentare e di veterinaria
this entity surface form:
Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office
DFI – French (Département fédéral de l’intérieur)
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oversees
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Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office
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subject surface form:
Département fédéral de l’intérieur
this entity surface form:
Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs
DFI – Italian (Dipartimento federale dell’interno)
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oversees
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Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office
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this entity surface form:
Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs
this entity surface form:
Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office
this entity surface form:
Bundesamt für Lebensmittelsicherheit und Veterinärwesen
this entity surface form:
Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office
this entity surface form:
Office fédéral de la sécurité alimentaire et des affaires vétérinaires
this entity surface form:
Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office
this entity surface form:
Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO)
this entity surface form:
Bundesamt für Lebensmittelsicherheit und Veterinärwesen
this entity surface form:
Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office
this entity surface form:
Bundesamt für Lebensmittelsicherheit und Veterinärwesen
this entity surface form:
Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs