Nepal

Codex Contact Point

Director General, Department of Food Technology and Quality Control, Babar Mahal, P.O. Box No. 21265, Kathmandu

Fax:
977-1-4262337

Email:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

Competent authorities

Name of authority:
Department of Food Technology and Quality Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development
Mandate/competence:
www.dftqc.gov.np

INFOSAN Emergency Contact Point

Name: Dr. Matina Joshi Vaidya
Designation: Director General, Department of Food Technology and Quality Control
Telephone # +977 1 4262369/ +977 9841501690
Fax# +977 1 4262337
Email: [email protected]; [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

National consultative mechanism for Codex programme is through the National codex committee meeting which consist of experts and representatives from key stakeholders of government agencies as well as private sector and consumer forums.

Providers of scientific and technical input to national consultation on Codex

The stakeholders are the representatives and experts from the National Codex Committee members comprising of :

1. Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MOALD)
2. Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliament Affairs (MOLJPA)
3. Department of Food Technology and Quality Control, MOALD (DFTQC)
4. Department of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Population (DoHS)
5. Department of Agriculture, MOALD (DOA)
6. Department of Livestock Services, MOALD (DOLS)
7. Department of Commerce, Supply and Consumer Protection, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (DOCSCP)
8. Nepal Bureau of Standard and Metrology, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (NBSM)
9. Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry
10. Consumer Forums

Risk Assessments and Scientific Data

National bodies providing risk assessment and scientific advice

National Food and Feed Reference Laboratory, DFTQC
Nepal Health Research Council, Government of Nepal
Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, Department of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Population

Risk assessment, risk profiles, scientific opinions

Official Laboratories

Official Laboratory:
National Food and Feed Reference Laboratory, DFTQC
Official Competence:
Accredited by ISO/ IEC 17025: 2017
Analysis in Chemical discipline (Quality, Heavy metals, Mycotoxins, Pesticide residues etc.)
Analysis in Microbiological discipline

Surveillance of foodborne diseases and monitoring of food contamination

National surveillance systems – foodborne disease in humans

Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, Department of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Population

National monitoring systems – foodborne hazards in the food chain

Regular and Routine Inspection and Monitoring program