Division General tasks

The crisis coordinator of each Member State shall act as one single contact point to ensure:

• Coordination in case of food- or feed-borne incidents or crisis at national level;

• Efficient use of the alert networks in an incident or crisis situation;

• Presentation at the request of the Commission of their national contingency plan in meetings of crisis coordinators;

• Participation and follow-up of audio-conferences organised by the Commission during an enhanced coordination or crisis situation;

• Providing feedback to the meeting when a crisis is over on possible gaps and areas for improvement;

• Establishment of strong links between crisis coordinators and build up trust amongst partners by exchange of experiences;

• Participation to national and European simulation exercises, including those organised by EFSA and other European institutes.