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Regulation on reporting and some other obligations of control authorities (LIVSFS 2009:13).

Country/Territory
Sweden
Document type
Regulation
Date
2009 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Early warning system Inspection Institution Monitoring Consumer protection Public health Risk assessment/management Data collection/reporting
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

The present Regulation, issued by the Swedish Food Agency, apply to the control authorities' obligation to report to the Swedish Food Agency on control activities according to the Food Act (2006:804). The Regulation also applies to the National Rapid Alert System. According to Article 6, the following control authorities shall integrate the National Rapid Alert System: 1. The Swedish National Food Agency; 2. The County Administrative Boards; 3. The Municipal Boards referred to in the Food Act (2006:894); and 4. The Armed Forces Inspector for Health and Environment (FIHM). If a control authority finds that a food entails a serious direct or indirect risk to human health, such information shall be notified via the National Rapid Alert System. Registration shall be made without undue delay, but no later than 48 hours from the identification of the risk by the control authority. A control authority that has submitted or received a notification in in the National Rapid Alert System shall report on its action taken regarding the food to which the notification relates.

Full text
Swedish
Website
www.livsmedelsverket.se