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Food Safety Act No. 19 of 2015.

Country/Territory
Grenada
Document type
Legislation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the establishment of a Food Safety Authority to regulate food safety and quality of food produced, sold, stored, distributed, imported into and exported from Grenada and to provide for the registration and licensing of food business.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Authorization/permit Basic legislation Business/industry/corporations Capacity building Certification Enforcement/compliance Consumer protection Data collection/reporting Food quality control/food safety Processing/handling Hygiene/sanitary procedures Inspection Institution Internal trade International trade Packaging/labelling Monitoring Offences/penalties Public health Registration Research Risk assessment/management Standards Traceability/product tracing Vending Community management Early warning system Education Non-governmental entity
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force on the date appointed by the Minister by Notice in the Gazette.
Abstract

This Act lays down provisions on the establishment and functions of the Food Safety Authority and National Food Safety Advisory Body; licensing and registration of and inspection on food premises, food businesses and food handlers; powers and duties of the inspectors; emergency and preventative measures taken by the Authority to manage, reduce and eliminate the food safety risk to public health; duties of food business operators and street food vendors in general and during inspections; traceability of food and recalling of hazardous food; requirements for importation and exportation of food and inspection, sampling, re-labeling and re-conditioning of imported food; offences and penalties, including but not limited to selling food that is unfit for human consumption; and food safety training and accreditation. This Act shall apply to the production, processing, manufacturing or other preparation of food; the handling or sale of food; the import or export of food; and any other activity related to the activities aforementioned. The duties of the Food Safety Authority are to: (I) establish a coordinated and integrated system to protect, enhance and safeguard food safety, and facilitate the implementation of aspects of the WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Agreement, (II) establish a coordinated and integrated risk-based food safety and quality system, (III) formulate policies and strategies related to food safety and quality, (IV) strengthen policy, planning and service capacity of the public sector, private sector and community organizations, (V) register food premises and to ensure that every food business implements quality control systems, (VI) approve risk-based sanitary measures and take action in case of an emergency related to a food safety risk, (VII) issue licences, permits and certificates, pursuant to this Act, (VIII) strengthen the national capacity for surveillance and response programmes to prevent, manage, reduce and eliminate food-borne diseases, (IX) develop training and certification programmes for food handlers, (X) increase awareness on food-borne diseases and effective intervention strategies, (XI) provide advice, information and assistance to any public authority in relation to food control, food safety and food trade, (XII) develop training programmes for inspectors in modern food safety systems, (XIII) establish databases for imported and domestic foods including inspections, and (XIV) do all reasonable acts to promote compliance with this Act.

Full text
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Website
laws.gov.gd