In Sweden, the National Food Agency, an autonomous government agency reporting to the Ministry of Rural Affairs, Food and Fisheries, is the central administrative authority for matters concerning food.
Sweden is divided into counties (21) and municipalities (290). Food control at the local level is the responsibility of the relevant municipal committe(s), usually the Environment and Health Protection Committee. The County Administrations are responsible for food control at farms and for co-ordinating food control within each county.