Law No.1 of 2017 establishing the National Food Safety Authority (NFSA). Pays/Territoire Égypte Type du document Législation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Institution Santé publique Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Transformation/manutention Inspection Commerce intérieur Commerce international Autorisation/permis Certification Évaluation/gestion des risques Traçabilité/traçage du produit Législation de base Aire géographique Afrique, Méditerranée, Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Afrique du Nord, Mer Rouge et le Golfe d'Aden Entry into force notes This Law enters into force the day after its publication in the Official Gazette. Résumé This Law consisting of 19 articles aims at creating the Egyptian Food Safety Authority that shall solely undertake the functions of control and handling of food to prevent health hazards arising from human consumption of food, through formulating necessary regulations and taking any measures to protect human health. Main powers of the Authority are: setting mandatory food safety criteria in accordance with the international standards; inspection, control, licensing, handling of food; control of imported and local food to prevent any fraudulent activity; setting conditions and rules regarding the granting of certificates of validity necessary for the export of locally-produced food; setting the necessary measures and procedures for emergencies that threaten imported or locally produced food, through rapid alert and recall systems; setting the necessary procedures for risk assessment, analysis, management, communication; developing mandatory systems that ensure food safety; developing a system for food traceability; raising community awareness; setting the necessary plans for identifying existing unlicensed food production units; and cooperating and coordinating with national and international organizations concerned with the safety of food and human health. Texte intégral Arabe Site web www.nfsa.gov.eg Références - Législation Implementé par Prime Minister Resolution No. 412 of 2019 promulgating the Executive Regulation of Law No.1 of 2017 establishing the National Food Safety Authority (NFSA). Législation | Égypte | 2019 Mot clé: Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires, Monitorage, Organisme génétiquement modifié (OGM), Transformation/manutention, Commerce intérieur, Commerce international, Hygiène/procédures sanitaires, Certification, Emballage/étiquetage, Traçabilité/traçage du produit, Additifs alimentaires, Évaluation/gestion des risques, HACCP, Recherche, Autorisation/permis, Inspection, Mise en application Source: FAO, FAOLEX Resolution of the National Food Safety Authority No. 7 of 2020 on the risk-based food import control system. Législation | Égypte | 2020 Mot clé: Autorisation/permis, Protection du consommateur, Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires, Commerce intérieur, Commerce international, Questions de procédures, Transformation/manutention, Santé publique, Évaluation/gestion des risques Source: FAO, FAOLEX