Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Policy. Country/Territory United Arab Emirates Territorial subdivision Abu Dhabi Document type Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Policy/planning Food security Internal trade International trade Public health Business/industry/corporations Risk assessment/management Consumer protection Governance Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Traceability/product tracing Hygiene/sanitary procedures Standards Residues Animal feed/feedstuffs Animal health Animal production Geographical area Middle East, NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, Persian Gulf Abstract This national cross-sectoral Policy aims at providing a regulatory regime that manages imported and domestic food safety, animal and plant food production and protection and sustainability in production. It also provides measures to minimizing, protecting and managing possible risks to public, plant and animal health and requires food business operators and food traders to take responsibility for the food safety and suitability. Responsible body to protect the health of animals and plants and deliver safe food (in collaboration with other Emirate and Federal agencies where appropriate) is the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority ADFCA. The document is composed of two main parts: the principles and general policies for ADFCA’s involvement in the agriculture and food sectors (Chapter 4), together with policy frameworks and specific policies for each of the agriculture (Chapter 5) and food (Chapter 6) sectors. Full text English