Bahrain
Codex Contact Point
Dr. Zainab Abdulhusain Mahfoodh Codex Focal Point Ministry of Municipalities and Agriculture Affairs P.O. Box 125, Manama Kindom of Baharain
Telephone:
00973-36116318
Competent authorities
Name of authority:
1- The Agriculure and marine resources/ Ministry of Works & Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning
2- Ministry of Health
Mandate/competence:
AMRA Animal Directorate undertakes routine inspection of live animals (import and domestic, Export ) and food producs from plant , animal and Equatic
MoH, Public health Directorate take aresponsiblities of ispection local locatios markets and some types of food at the ports of entry .
The Food Safety laboratories of both AMRA& MoH has significant and advanced capacity to undertake analysis of food borne diseases and contaminants (both natural toxins and chemicals).
INFOSAN Emergency Contact Point
- IHR National Focal point
- Head of Foods licensing and inspection section
email: [email protected]
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
Providers of scientific and technical input to national consultation on Codex
- Public health directoreate ( Food Control sections, labortories sections , Nutrient sections etc.
University, Ministry of industry and trade , private sector, Consumer Protection Association
Risk Assessments and Scientific Data
National bodies providing risk assessment and scientific advice
- the countryhas a coordinated risk communication management system for public health that cuts across other sectorsand is integrated into the national disaster plans.
Their is collabration between CVL and BHL
Risk assessment, risk profiles, scientific opinions
Official Laboratories
Official Laboratory:
CENTRAl Verterinary Laboratory
Buplic Haelth Laboratory
Official Competence:
Both analysis food borne diseases and contaminants (both natural toxins and chemicals).
Surveillance of foodborne diseases and monitoring of food contamination
National surveillance systems – foodborne disease in humans
- Emergency in case of out break
National monitoring systems – foodborne hazards in the food chain
- Emergency in case of out break