Portugal
Codex Contact Point
Dr. Francisco Santos, Head of Public Health Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Sea, Direção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária, Largo da Academia Nacional das Belas Artes, nº 2. 1249-105 Lisboa, Portugal
Telephone:
+351 214 767 490
+351962147561
Competent authorities
Name of authority:
General Directorate for Food and Veterinary Affairs (Direção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária)
Campo Grande, 50
1700-093 Lisboa, PORTUGAL
www.dgav.pt
Tlf.: 213 239 500
Mandate/competence:
The General Directorate of Food and Veterinary Affairs (DGAV) is responsible for the definition, implementation and evaluation of policies on food safety, animal protection and animal health, plant protection and plant health, being invested in the functions of national sanitary veterinary and phytosanitary authority, of national authority for veterinary medicinal products and of the authority responsible for the management of the food safety system.
Link to website http://www.dgv.min-agricultura.pt/portal/page/portal/DGV
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
Providers of scientific and technical input to national consultation on Codex
DSSA-Department for Food Safety;
DSMDS- Department for Management and Authorization of Phytofarmaceuticals and Veterinary Medicines;
DSNA-Department for Nutrition and Food;
DSECI-Department for Strategy, Planning, Communication and market access;
DGPA-General Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture;
GPP- Ministry of Agriculture Office for Planning, Policy and General Administration;
INIAV- National Institute for Agriculture and Veterinary Research.
ASAE – Economic and Food Safety Authority;
ISA- University of Lisbon, Agronomic sciences Institute;
FMV - University of Lisbon, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine;
INSA – National Institute of Health Doctor Ricardo Jorge
CAP – Confederation of Portuguese Farmers
AIP - Portuguese Association for Industry
AIB - Portuguese Association for Cod Industry;
ACOPE – Portuguese Association of Fish and fishery products retailers
ALIF- Food Industry and cold stores Association;
FRINA-Domestic Refrigerators Association;
ANCIPA-National Association of Retailers and Producers of Food Products;
FIPA – Portuguese Federation of Food and Agriculture Industry
ANIL – National Association for Milk Industry
FENELAC – Portuguese Federation for the Milk Producers
ACICO – Portuguese Association of wholesalers, retailers and importers of cereals and oleaginous grains
AICC – Portuguese Association of Industry and marketers of Coffee
APED - Portuguese Association of retailers
ANICP - Portuguese Association of industrial canned fish
AMECAR – Portuguese Association for Slaughterhouses and meat operators
APIC - Portuguese Association of Meat Industries
ARESP - Portuguese Association for Hotels, Restaurants and similar
Casa do Azeite – Portuguese Association for olive oil industry
ANAZEI – Portuguese Association for Olive oil producers
ACIP - Association of Commerce and Industry of Bakery, Pastry and Related Products
AGROBIO - Portuguese Association of Organic Agriculture
AIT - Portuguese Association for Tomato Industry
ANAPO - Portuguese Association for egg producers
ANCAVE - National Association of Slaughterhouses and Meat Processing Industries
FEPASA - Portuguese Federation for Aviculture Associations
ANIA - Portuguese Association for Rice Industries
ANIGA - Portuguese Association for Icecream Industries
ANIRSF - National Association of Soft Drink and Fruit Juice Manufacturers
Risk Assessments and Scientific Data
National bodies providing risk assessment and scientific advice
At European level, EFSA, supports the Member States of the EU with the risk assessment.
Risk assessment, risk profiles, scientific opinions
Link: http://www.asae.pt/
Link: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/publications
Official Laboratories
Official Laboratory:
INIAV, IP UEISTSA (National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research, I. P.)
Official Competence:
Antimicrobial Resistance, Milk and milk products; Zoonoses (salmonelas) S. pullorum, S.gallinarum S.arizonae; Listeria monocytogenes; Coagulase positive staphylococci, included Staphylococcus aureus; Escherichia coli, including E. coli verotoxin (VTEC); Campylobacter; animal proteins in animal feed; Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs); Residues of veterinary medicines and contaminants in feed; Heavy metals in feed and foodstuffs; Mycotoxins; Bovine tuberculosis; Brucellosis; Trichinellosis; Echinococcosis; Anisaquiose
Official Laboratory:
IPMA (Portuguese Institute of Ocean and Atmosphere)
Official Competence:
Marine biotoxins; Water classification, Control of bacterial and viral contamination of bivalve molluscs; Heavy metals in fish and fishery products, Microbiology in fish and fishery products
Official Laboratory:
LRVSA (Regional Veterinary and Food Safety Laboratory of Regional Directorate of Agriculture and Rural Development, Madeira
Official Competence:
Pesticide residues
Official Laboratory:
Veterinary Regional Laboratory in Autonomous Region of Azores
Official Competence:
Microbiology, Bacteriology and Chemical residues and contaminants
Official Laboratory:
INSA - National Institute of Health Doctor Ricardo Jorge
Official Competence:
Microbiology, Bacteriology
Official Laboratory:
ASAE (Economic and Food Safety Authority)
Official Competence:
Dioxins and PCBs in feed and foodstuffs; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Mycotoxins, Processing Contaminants
Official Laboratory:
Superior School of Biotechnology
Official Competence:
Food Contact Materials
Official Laboratory:
Agência de Salut Pública de Barcelona (Espanha); CATIM - Centre for Technological Support to Industry Metalomecânica- Testing Laboratory (CATIM - LE) (L0009); Vocational Training Centre of the Ceramics Industry - Laboratory (CENCAL - LAB) (L0008);
National Packing- Laboratory Centre (NEC - LAB) (L0005); Cork Technology Centre - Laboratory (CTCOR) (L0089); CTCV - Technological Center for Ceramics and glass-Materials Analysis Laboratory (CTCV - LAM) (L0022); Fera Science Limited;
LABIAGRO - Chemical Laboratory, Agrifood and Microbiological Ltd (LABIAGRO) (L0298); Regional Directorate of Agriculture and Rural Development - Regional Veterinary and Food Safety Laboratory (DRADR Wood - LRVSA) (L0509); IST (Instituto Superior Técnico) -Protection Laboratory and Radiological Safety (IST - LPSR) (L0620);
LGC Limited - (UK); NEOTRON S.p.A. - (Italy); Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and the Environment - Regional Agricultural Development Directorate - Regional Veterinary Laboratory (SRAA-DRA – LRV) (L0520);
Portuguese Catholic University - School of Biotechnology - Laboratories (UCP-ESB - LABS) (L0147)
Official Competence:
Food safety in general
Surveillance of foodborne diseases and monitoring of food contamination
National surveillance systems – foodborne disease in humans
INSA (National Health Institute Doutor Ricardo Jorge, IP) is the Institute that supports the analytical testing and collaborates with the epidemiological investigations performed by the DGS.
The food control System managed by DGAV and the Human surveillance system managed by DGS cooperates and assists each other and promote information discloser on health concerns on a web bulletin CESPRONDA that includes INFOSAN information.
National monitoring systems – foodborne hazards in the food chain
Whenever there are hazards in levels that do not comply with EU legislation the EU alert system Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) is trigged and measures are taken including the communication with relevant organisations such as the Health Department.
Information on foodborne hazards analytical results and foodborne outbreaks collected from the stakeholders involved (governmental organisations such as DGAV, ASAE (Economic and Food Safety Authority), DGS and INSA, and food business operators) is annually reported to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).