New laws on food supply: crisis -resistant future for everyone!

New laws on food supply: crisis -resistant future for everyone!

Vienna, Österreich - On August 12, 2025, the course set for improved food supply security in Austria. Agriculture Minister Norbert Tettschnig (ÖVP) has presented a novella of the Food Management Act (LMBG), which aims to increase proactivity in crisis management. This novella was sent in assessment and includes, among other things, the possibility of a stock by regulation. This is intended to ensure early information measures for the population and the economy in times of crisis.

Totchnig emphasizes the need to be prepared for crises and refers to the creation of a state reserve that could also include a grain reserve for crisis situations. So far it was not possible to create such a state reserve on a legal basis. This initiative is based on knowledge from the latest crises, such as blackout events and the challenges of supply chain failures, which have a lasting impact on supply security. [Vienna.at reports that ...] (https://www.vienna.at/so-soll-die-versorgungsensicherheit-mi- Lebensmittel-Begen/9604094)

legal foundations and national responsibility

In Germany, responsibility for ensuring food supply in crisis situations is regulated by national regulations. The nutritional security and pre -provision law (ESVG), which was introduced in 2017, summarizes relevant regulations for emergency situations in the nutritional area. The ESVG ensures that the supply crisis is determined and, if necessary, sovereign measures can also be taken to cultivate food. [BLE informs about…] (https://www.ble.de/de/themen/gritischen-infrastructure/gesetzliche-reisen/gesetzliche_ regelungen.html)

Regulations regarding production, covering and allocation of food can also be issued. In the event of short -term crisis scenarios, the responsible authorities have interim powers. The aim is to ensure the quick and safe distribution of food despite possible failures. The BLE is the central institution, which can take on the tasks for the management of food and feed in crisis situations.

general interest and private pension measures

The protection and care of the citizens in times of crisis is seen as a sovereign task of the state, which is derived from the general defense task. The provision of services not only includes military crises, but also natural disasters and other unpredictable events. A central component of this provision is the food supply, which is supported by government measures in order to bridge short -term supply bottlenecks. Bmleh emphasizes that…

Although the likelihood of a supply crisis is assessed as low, past events such as the Ukraine War or the Corona pandemic show the fragility of critical infrastructures. It is therefore important to promote both state and private pension measures. Ultimately, there is a supplement to state training in the self -protection of the population in order to be better prepared in crisis situations.

For detailed information on the state emergency advisory of food, the website www.ernaehrungsvororge.de is available, which serves as a source of information for citizens in order to adequately prepare for possible crisis situations.