Legal Notice and Legal Information
Information in accordance with Section 5 of the Electronic Commerce Act (ECG), Section 25 of the Media Act and Section 14 of the Austrian Commercial Code (UGB)
Provider of this website
Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety GmbH, or AGES
for short, 1220 Vienna, Spargelfeldstraße 191
Shareholders of AGES
Republic of Austria (the owner’s representatives are the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management)
Management
Priv.-Doz. Dr Johannes Pleiner-Duxneuner
, Dr Anton Reinl
Tel. +43 5 0555-0
Fax: +43 50 555-22019
Email: management@ages.at
You can find the members of the Supervisory Board here.
Registered office: Vienna
Bank: BAWAG P.S.K. Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft und Österreichische Postsparkasse Aktiengesellschaft
BIC: BAWAATWW
IBAN: AT58 6000 0000 9600 6506
Sort code: 60000
Account number: PSK 96.006.506
Legal form: Limited liability
company Commercial Register court: Vienna Commercial Court, FN 223056z
VAT number: AT U54088605
EORI number: ATEOS1000013260
Purpose of the company and statement on its fundamental direction
To safeguard the health of humans, animals and plants; to carry out effective and efficient evaluation and assessment of food safety; and to conduct epidemiological surveillance and investigation of communicable and non-communicable infectious diseases in humans.
To safeguard food safety and quality, a high level of health protection and the protection of consumer interests must be pursued, taking into account the precautionary principle.
The scope of responsibilities is set out in more detail in the Health and Food Safety Act (BGBl. I No. 63/2002, as amended).
This website is intended to facilitate public access to information provided by AGES.
Copyright
The copyright and rights of use in the information provided, as well as all other related intellectual property rights, are held by AGES. The reproduction of texts and data, including (digital) storage and use on optical and electronic data carriers, may only take place with the prior written consent of AGES. The use of texts and data, including their inclusion in online services, databases or websites by unauthorised third parties, as well as the alteration or falsification of information, is prohibited. However, downloading and printing for personal, non-commercial use is permitted.
Liability
AGES constantly reviews and updates the information on its websites. Despite every effort to ensure accuracy, the data may have changed in the meantime. AGES therefore accepts no liability or warranty for the timeliness, accuracy or completeness of the information provided.
Furthermore, AGES reserves the right to make changes or additions to the information provided.
The information provided on the websites is not legally binding.
The AGES websites may contain links to websites operated by other providers, for which AGES accepts no responsibility or liability.
Editorial Team
Communication & Knowledge Transfer Department, Contact: presse@ages.at
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The translations of the English websites were produced using DeepL Translator.
Last updated: 20.07.2026
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