Landesbetrieb Hessisches Landeslabor
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Landesbetrieb Hessisches Landeslabor |
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| State level | State authority |
| position | State company |
| founding | January 1, 2005 |
| Headquarters | Schubertstrasse 60, House 13, 35392 Giessen |
| Authority management | Hartmut Römer |
| Servants | 534 |
| Web presence | Homepage |
The Landesbetrieb Hessisches Landeslabor is a subordinate authority of the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection . The Landesbetrieb Hessisches Landeslabor works as a service company for authorities, associations and private clients. One focus is the support of the municipal veterinary offices in the field of food control and veterinary affairs by examining the samples delivered from there.
history
The state company was founded with effect from January 1, 2005. It emerged from the State Investigation Office of Hesse (SUAH), the Agricultural Investigation and Research Institute (LUFA), the environmental laboratory and the training center for chemical professions of the Hessian State Office for Nature Conservation, Environment and Geology . In addition, the Veterinary Border Control Hesse (TGSH), which is based at the airport in Frankfurt am Main, has been relocated to the Hessian State Laboratory.
By pooling the laboratory operations in the Hessian State Laboratory, similar or similar tasks from different laboratory areas in Hesse were bundled and specialist knowledge brought together. From 2005 to 2018, the graduate chemist Prof. Dr. Hubertus Brunn Director of the State Laboratory.
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The fields of activity include the examination and assessment of food such as meat, fish, milk, fruit, vegetables, bread and baked goods, wine, beer and spirits as well as the examination of cosmetics and consumer goods such as trainers or toys. On the basis of European and national laws, among other things, the harmlessness to health, the composition and labeling are checked. Food chemists , chemists and veterinarians examine the samples taken by the offices for veterinary affairs and consumer protection at the manufacturer, from the trade or the catering trade .
Farm animals such as cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, fish and poultry as well as wild and zoo animals are examined in the laboratories of the state enterprise. In particular, laboratory evidence of notifiable and reportable animal diseases according to the Animal Diseases Act is carried out.
The state company is the only facility in Hesse that guarantees indirect consumer protection by examining soils and seeds for food production as well as feed for the production of farm animals. The samples are examined for residues such as pesticides, heavy metals and mold toxins, as well as veterinary drug residues.
In the area of environmental analysis , water, waste and contaminated sites are examined. The state company monitors large industrial dischargers and checks laboratories as part of the laboratory approval.
The state laboratory regularly trains up to 80 trainees in the fields of chemistry, biology, administration and agricultural-technical assistants at all locations in Hessen.
The state company also works with the Hessian universities and technical colleges in the field of applied research and development.
Veterinary border inspection post
The Hesse Veterinary Border Control (TGSH) at Frankfurt Airport is organizationally part of the Hessian State Laboratory. It is responsible for food, animal disease and animal welfare controls during the import, export and transit of animals and goods via Frankfurt am Main Airport . At this largest border inspection post in Europe, around 60,000 consignments of live animals, animal products and plant-based foods are inspected on the basis of European and national legislation. These arrive in the European Union as freight, in luggage and as parcels.
In the animal station, vets and TGSH employees examine animals from all over the world. In 2011 around 20,500 animal consignments with around 109,900 animals were handled. These included farm animals such as pigs, cattle and bees as well as pets such as cats, dogs, birds and ornamental fish. All animals are only allowed to enter from non-EU member states with valid health certificates. The exclusion of animal diseases or the determination of possible causes of death is carried out in the veterinary medicine department of the Hessian State Laboratory.
In the Perishable Center, animal and vegetable goods, especially food, are checked during import and transit. In addition to animal and vegetable foods, these include, for example, pet food, sperm, embryos and game trophies. In 2011 around 29,000 consignments were checked. The traffic control serves to prevent the introduction of animal diseases such as avian influenza or foot-and-mouth disease. In cooperation with customs, up to 60,000 passengers and around 10,000 animals and postal parcels are checked every year.
Locations
The state company has its headquarters in Giessen . Other locations are in Kassel (Druseltalstraße and Ludwig-Mond-Straße (training center)), Kassel-Harleshausen (Am Versuchsfeld), Bad Hersfeld (Eichhof Palace), Frankfurt am Main (airport) and Wiesbaden (Glarusstraße).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Food chemist at the veterinary border control point at Frankfurt Airport" ( Memento of the original from January 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ "Veterinary Border Control Hesse (TGSH)" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Website of the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Agriculture and Consumer Protection.
- ^ "Traveling with animals" , Frankfurt Airport website.
- ^ "For the protection of animals and humans" , FAZ, October 1, 2009.
- ↑ "The number of animal passengers at Frankfurt Airport is increasing" ( page can no longer be accessed , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Mittelhessen.de, September 12, 2012.
