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Yemen
Codex Contact Point
Akram Mohsen Aljobairi Accreditation Unit Manager Yemen Standardization, Metrology and Quality Control Organization- YSMO Khor Maksar Aden, The Temporary Capital, Republic of Yemen Tel: 00967-02-230973
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.ysmo.org
National legislation on food safety: FAOLEX

Competent authorities

Name of authority
National Committee for Food Safety.(codex) https://www.ysmo.org/content.php?id=69 Ahmed Mohammed Khashafa Secretary General of the National Committee for Food Regulation and Safety Tel: 772239029 [email protected] Eng. Nasr Saeed (Liaison officer for the Codex ) Yemen Standardization, Metrology and Quality Control Ministry Of Agriculture Ministry of Health Ministry of Fisheries Ministry of Public Works Consumer Protection Association Yemeni Manufacturers Association Federation of Chambers of Commerce
Mandate/competence
-National Committee for Food Safety.(codex) https://www.ysmo.org/content.php?id=69 [email protected] Ahmed Mohammed Khashafa Secretary General of the National Committee for Food Regulation and Safety [email protected] -Yemen Standardization, Metro-logy and Quality Control. https://www.ysmo.org/index.php -Ministry of Health . -Ministry of Agriculture. -Ministry of Public Works . -Ministry of Fisheries.
INFOSAN Emergency Contact Point
*National Committee for Food Safety. Secretary General of the National Committee for Food Regulation and Safety *Name of the responsible : Nasr آAhmed Mohammed Saeed *Telephone :+967775532739 *Email / [email protected] [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
Codex work received by Codex Contact Point in National Committee for Food Safety. Participants in the technical committees are from: - Governmental Sectors - Industrial Sector - Private Sector - Experts - Academic and Scientific Institutions - Customers . **Final decision should come out upon national consultation with participating of all stakeholders and key sectors. Members are listed below http://www.ysmo.org/content.php?id=71
Providers of scientific and technical input to national consultation on Codex
Providers of scientific and technical input to national consultation on Codex - Governmental Sectors (Labs *Ministry of Health -* Quarantine *Ministry of Agriculture - * Ministry of Trade and Industry...) - Industrial Sector ( company - Exporters - Importers) - Private Sector - Experts - Academic and Scientific Institutions - Customers (Customer Protection Agency) for more information codex contact point Eng. Nasr Saeed (Liaison officer for the Codex ) [email protected] Ahmed Mohammed Khashafa Secretary General of the National Committee for Food Regulation and Safety [email protected]

Risk Assessments and Scientific Data

National bodies providing risk assessment and scientific advice
Till now there is no specific body, -National Committee for Food Safety.(codex) https://www.ysmo.org/content.php?id=69 [email protected] Ahmed Mohammed Khashafa Secretary General of the National Committee for Food Regulation and Safety [email protected] -Yemen Standardization, Metro-logy and Quality Control. https://www.ysmo.org/index.php -Ministry of Health . -Ministry of Agriculture. -Ministry of Public Works . -Ministry of Fisheries.
Risk assessment, risk profiles, scientific opinions
Work continues to complete the system for more information codex contact point Ahmed Mohammed Khashafa Secretary General of the National Committee for Food Regulation and Safety [email protected] Eng. Nasr Saeed (Liaison officer for the Codex )
Official Laboratory
-Laboratory of the Yemeni Organization for Standardization and Petrology. http://www.ysmo.org/content.php?id=15 -Central Laboratory of the (Ministry of Public Health and Population). -Laboratory Residue of Pesticides. (Ministry Of Agriculture ) Plant Quarantine Laboratory. (Ministry Of Agriculture ) Veterinary Laboratory. (Ministry Of Agriculture ) -Laboratory of the Ministry of Health. for more information [email protected] Eng. Nasr Saeed (Liaison officer for the Codex )
Official Competence
- Performing tests for food and water. - All MRLs, Chemical, Microbial, Pesticides... http://www.ysmo.org/content.php?id=15

Surveillance of foodborne diseases and monitoring of food contamination

National surveillance systems – foodborne disease in humans
(1) Management of quality control of food and agricultural products and products: http://www.ysmo.org/content.php?id=15 2--Ministry of Health . 3--National Committee for Food Safety.(codex) for more information codex contact point [email protected] Ahmed Mohammed Khashafa Secretary General of the National Committee for Food Regulation and Safety [email protected] Eng. Nasr Saeed (Liaison officer for the Codex )
National monitoring systems – foodborne hazards in the food chain
Work continues to complete the system for more information codex contact point [email protected] [email protected] Ahmed Mohammed Khashafa Secretary General of the National Committee for Food Regulation and Safety