The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration's units

Get to know The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration's different units, and learn about the various professional business areas.

Danish Veterinary and Food Administration - organisation chart

Director General - Nikolaj Veje

  • Executive Office and Corporate Communication

Chief Inspection Officer - Thomas Anderskov

  • Chief Meat Inspection Officer
    • Meat Inspection
    • Four Meat Inspection Divisions
  • Control and Public Administration
  • Three Food Inspection Divisions
  • Food Inspection Task Force
  • Three Veterinary Inspection Divisions
  • Veterinary Inspection Task Force

Chief Financial Officer - Sarah Børner

  • Finance and Accounting
  • Compensation
  • Data and Corporate Analysis
  • IT
  • HR
  • Customers and Business Services

Deputy Director General - Vacant

  • Food and Feed Safety
  • Chemistry and Food Quality
  • Sustainable Diet and Health
  • Center for International Cooperation
  • International Trade Division
  • Laboratory

Chief Veterinary Officer - Charlotte Vilstrup Castle

  • Animal Health
  • Animal Welfare
  • Veterinary Medicine and Movement of Animals

Chief Legal Officer - Christian Vigh

  • Legal Services

About the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration

The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration consists of five professional business areas: Meat Inspection, Finance, Veterinary, Food, and Innovation & Development.

  • The Inspection Division is responsible for meat inspection units and the inspection of all slaughter animals before and after slaughter. The division also handles tasks related to slaughterhouses, small abattoirs, and outbound inspections.

  • The Finance Division manages not only financial tasks but also responsibilities related to Procurement, HR, IT, Data & Business Processes, as well as Customer and Business Services.

  • The Veterinary Division oversees field inspections, emergency preparedness, regulation development, and policy-making concerning animal health, animal welfare, and veterinary medicine.

  • The Food Division handles emergency preparedness, regulation development, inspection, and policy-making related to feed and food safety, as well as food chemistry and quality.

  • The Legal Division provides legal advice and coordination, regulation issuance and interpretation, administrative law, and more.

The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration employs approximately 1,800 staff members and is part of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, as one of two agencies under the ministry.