Bahrain| Codex Contact Point | |
| Fatima Ahmed Isa Head, Standards Development Testing & Metrology Directorate -Ministry of Industry & Commerce Kingdom of Bahrain | Tel: 00973-17574887 E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://www.moic.gov.bh/en/node/1580 |
Competent authorities
Name of authority
1- Ministry of industry and commerce
2- Ministry of Municipalities Affairs& Agriculture
3- Ministry of Health
Mandate/competence
1 - Ministry of industry and commerce
The National Standardization body who is responsible for issuing regulations and legislation in food and Agriculture products.
2 - Ministry of Municipalities Affairs& Agriculture
It is responsible for monitoring livestock (imported, local and exported) and food products
3 - Ministry of Health
It is represented by the Public Health Department, and it is responsible for monitoring food products (imported and local products)
INFOSAN Emergency Contact Point
Ms. Faisal Alsari
Chief, Food Control section
Public Health Directorate
Ministry of Health
email: [email protected]
The national Codex programme
National Codex consultative mechanism
Codex informations and updating sharing with all realeted ministries ( AMRA, MOH, ministry of trade and industry , University, Prive Copmany and consumer production Association.
Providers of scientific and technical input to national consultation on Codex
- Agriculture and marine resources ( Food Saftey sections, Labortories sections, plant and animal qurantinee sections, Equatic section)
- 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
- Central Verterinary Laboratory provide scientific advice to different sections in AMR -the MOH assigned a Risk Communications Officer within its Public Health Directorate to workwith, and have direct access to public relations, health promotion and IHR focal points.
- 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
N/A
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
Routine work with work plan
- Emergency in case of out break
National monitoring systems – foodborne hazards in the food chain
- Routine work with work plan
- Emergency in case of out break