Stock Photo - 22 August 2022, Saxony, Chemnitz: A medical-technical assistant prepares Escherichia coli strains for PCR analysis in a laboratory at the Saxony State Investigation Office (LUA) in Chemnitz. The aim of the LUA's work in the field of food safety and the safety of consumer goods and cosmetics is to protect consumers from hazards that can arise from unsafe food and materials and objects that are in prolonged contact with the body. Preventive consumer health protection is becoming increasingly important and is supported by the work of the LUA. The Saxon Ministry of Social Affairs has now presented the authority's annual report for 2021. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa. - Chemnitz/Saxony/Germany