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Food and Drugs Act.

País/Territorio
Nigeria
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1976 (2004)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Título completo
An Act to make provision for the regulation of the manufacture, sale and advertisement of food, drugs, cosmetics and devices and repeal the existing State laws on those matters.
Materia
Alimentación y nutrición
Palabra clave
Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Higiene/procedimientos sanitarios Fraude Inspección Comercio internacional Autorización/permiso Infracciones/sanciones
Área geográphica
Africa, Atlántico Norte, Africa Occidental
Resumen

This Act provides rules for the manufacture, importation, exportation, distribution and advertisement of food and drugs. It also grants power to the Minister to set up the Food and Drugs Advisory Council and to make Regulations for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act. No person shall sell, import, manufacture or store any article of food which: (a) has in it or upon it any poisonous or harmful substance not being a food additive or contaminant of a type and within the level permitted by regulations made under this Act; (b) is unfit for human consumption; or (c) consists in whole or in part of any filthy, disgusting, rotten or diseased substance; (d) adulterated; (e) stored under unsanitary conditions. The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Food and Drugs Advisory Council, and subject to the provisions of this section, designate: (a) a food and drug analyst; or (b) a drug analyst; or (c) a food and drug inspection officer. The Act also specifies the power of inspecting officers on importation of food, etc.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.nafdac.gov.ng

Referencias - Legislación

Enmendado porr

Food and Drugs (Amendment) Decree 1999 (No. 21 of 1999).

Legislación | Nigeria | 1999

Palabra clave: Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos, Fraude

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX