Federal Public Service Health

The FPS Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment, more commonly known as the FPS Health, is a Federal Public Service of Belgium. Royal Order established FPS Justice on 23 May 2001, as part of Verhofstadt I Government to rebuild the federal administration.
It is responsible for guaranteeing the public health, the safety of the food chain and a safe environment.

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Organisation

The FPS Health is currently organised into three Directorates-General and an Administration:

The Directorate-General for Health Care
The Directorate-General for Animals, Plants and Foodstuffs
The Directorate-General for Environment
The Administration of Medical Expertise

The former Directorate-General for Medicinal Products has become the autonomous Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products in 2007. The Directorate-General for Health Care is the result of the merger of the Directorate-General for Health Care Facilities Organisation and the Directorate-General for Primary Health Care & Crisis Management. The FPS Health is also linked with two scientific institutions:

Sciensano, the successor to the former Center for Veterinary and Agrochemical Research and the former Scientific Institute of Public Health
The Superior Health Council