Food administration (Redirected from Food Administration)

A food safety agency or food administration is a kind of agency found in various countries and international organizations with responsibilities related to food, primarily with ensuring the safety of food sold or distributed to the population, and with ensuring that food sellers inform the population of the origins and health qualities and risks associated with food being sold.

Food safety agencies by country

North America

United States

  • The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, the branch of the United States Food and Drug Administration that regulates food, dietary supplements, and cosmetics,
  • The Food and Drug Administration (United States), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the regulation and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, medications, vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiation emitting devices, veterinary products, and cosmetics,
  • The Food Safety Commission, a commission directed in 2002 to be established in the United States to report to the President and Congress on enhancing the food safety system,
  • The United States Food Administration, the responsible agency for the administration of the Allies' food reserves during the United States' participation in World War I.

South America

Argentina

Asia

People's Republic of China

The State Food and Drug Administration, the agency of the government of the People's Republic of China in charge of comprehensive supervision of the safety management of food, health food, and cosmetics, and the competent authority for drug regulation.

Singapore

In Singapore Food Administration in terms of Food safety is controlled for the Gastronomy in Singapore by the National Environment Agency (NEA). Goods which are imported/exported to the Little red dot are regulated/controlled by Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA).

India

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is an autonomous body established under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. The organisation is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the regulation and supervision of food safety. [1]

Australia and New Zealand

Europe

European Parliament and European Union

Ireland and Northern Ireland

Netherlands

Norway

  • The Norwegian Food Safety Authority, a Norwegian government agency responsible for safe food and drinking water; human, plant, fish, and animal health; environmentally friendly production and ethically acceptable farming of animals; cosmetics; medicines; and the inspection of animal health personnel.

Sweden

United Kingdom

  • The Food Standards Agency, a non-ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for protecting public health in relation to food.

United Nations and World Health Organization

See also

  • Agriculture ministry, a ministry or other government agency charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister for agriculture.
  • Fisheries management, draws on fisheries science in order to find ways to protect fishery resources so sustainable exploitation is possible.
  • Food quality, the quality characteristics of food that is acceptable to consumers.
  • Food safety, a scientific discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness.
  • List of non-profit food safety organisations

References

  1. ^ "Food Safety and Standards Authority of India".

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