Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office

federal office (Switzerland)
Organization federal_office_of_switzerland Q1005501
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Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office

Summary

Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office is a federal office of Switzerland[1]. It draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (federal_office_of_switzerland category, ranking #10 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office is located in Bern[3].
  • Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office's instance of is recorded as federal office of Switzerland[5].
  • Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office's instance of is recorded as Government agency of Switzerland[6].
  • Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office's instance of is recorded as organization[7].
  • Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office's headquarters location is recorded as Bern[8].
  • Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office's headquarters location is recorded as Federal Department of Home Affairs[9].
  • Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office's chairperson is recorded as Hans Wyss[10].
  • January 1, 1959 marks the founding of Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office[11].
  • Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 46.948555, 'longitude': 7.443276, 'precision': 1e-06}[12].
  • Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office's parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Department of Home Affairs[13].
  • Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office's official website is recorded as https://www.blv.admin.ch[14].
  • Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office's official website is recorded as http://www.blv.admin.ch/?lang=en[15].

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Founding

January 1, 1959 marks the founding of Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office[11].

Leadership

Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office's chairperson is recorded as Hans Wyss[10].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Bern[8], a Municipality of Switzerland[16], in Switzerland[17], founded in 1191[18] and Federal Department of Home Affairs[9], an interior ministry[19], in Switzerland[20], founded in 1848[21], headquartered in Bern[22]. Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office's parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Department of Home Affairs[13].

Why It Matters

Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (federal_office_of_switzerland category, ranking #10 of 14).[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . GRID Release 2017-05-22. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . blv.admin.ch. Retrieved . blv.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . GRID Release 2017-05-22. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . blv.admin.ch. Retrieved . blv.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . GRID Release 2017-05-22. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . GRID Release 2017-05-22. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . GRID Release 2017-05-22. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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