Egypt
Codex Contact Point
Eng. Hanan Fouad Hamed Codex Contact Point Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality (EOS) 16 Tadreeb EL-Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo, Egypt
Telephone:
+20222845522
+201224083536
Fax:
+20222845524
Email:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Website:
http://www.eos.org.eg
Competent authorities
Name of authority:
National Food Safety Authority-Egypt
Mandate/competence:
http://www.nfsa.gov.eg
INFOSAN Emergency Contact Point
Food safety and consumer protection – laws and regulations
The current list of legislation, related to food safety and consumer protection in each country, is extracted from FAO's database on Food Legislation FAOLEX. While FAOLEX makes every effort to serve as a high quality, reliable source of information, no guarantee is given that the information provided in FAOLEX is correct, complete, and up-to-date.The national Codex programme
National Codex consultative mechanism
Participants in the technical committees are from:
- Governmental Sectors
- Industrial Sector
- Private Sector
- Experts
- Academic and Scientific Institutions
- Customers
If the TCs sent any recommendations for scientific or market studies..., EG CCP transfers the documents to the relevant parties to be studied.
Final decision should come out upon national consultation with participating of all stakeholders and key sectors.
Providers of scientific and technical input to national consultation on Codex
- Industrial Sector (Companies at holding companies - Exporters - Importers)
- Private Sector
- Experts
- Academic and Scientific Institutions
- Customers (Customer Protection Agency)
Risk Assessments and Scientific Data
National bodies providing risk assessment and scientific advice
and each ministry has such as scientific committee and may request risk assessment studies from accredited bodies to be implemented
Risk assessment, risk profiles, scientific opinions
FOODS
www.eulc.edu.eg/demo/Libraries/UploadFiles/DownLoadFile.aspx?RelatedBibID...
Risk Assessment of Lead in Egyptian Vegetables and Fruits from Different Environments
http://waset.org/publications/10003150/risk-assessment-of-lead-in-egyptian-vegetables-and-fruits-from-different-environments
THE MICROBIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF READY-TO-EAT-FOOD (LIVER AND KOFTA SANDWICHES) IN TANTA CITY, EGYPT
http://bvmj.bu.edu.eg/issues/25-2/19.pdf
Official Laboratories
Official Laboratory:
Central Laboratories (MOHP)
Agricultural Research Center (ARC)
GOIEC Labs
Official Competence:
- Performing tests for food and water.
- All MRLs, Chemical, Microbial, Pesticides...
Surveillance of foodborne diseases and monitoring of food contamination
National surveillance systems – foodborne disease in humans
http://fsic-eg.blogspot.com.eg/