The Risk Assessment Centre on Food Chain (RACFC) is an administration established by a statutory act, a second-level spender of budgetary appropriations with budget supervised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and headquarters in Sofia.
The Risk Assessment Centre on Food Chain performs scientific risk assessments through independent, transparent and impartial analysis of scientific information on issues that directly or indirectly affect animal and plant health, plant and animal products, plant and animal reproductive material and food and feed safety.
The Bulgarian focal point of EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) is part of RACFC and coordinates the activities between EFSA and national food safety authorities, research institutes, universities, etc.
The RACFC experts are involved in scientific and research activities, developing their potential and careers through participation in scientific networks, project cooperation, participation in EFSA Focal Point activities, working groups, seminars, conferences and different events within RACFC activities on national and international level.
The following professional areas are included in the field of the RACFC activities:
• Plant protection, crop production, animal husbandry, veterinary medicine
• Physics, Chemistry, Biology
• Chemical science, Biotechnology, Food Technology
• Medicine, Public Health
• Administration and Management, Economics, Law, Public Communications and Information Sciences
