Promoting Industrial Growth and Encouraging Foreign Direct Investment in Egypt
Food Safety
- The National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) has a number of weak spots, particularly with regards to its independence and effectiveness; there is jurisdictional overlap between NFSA and other agencies.
- Activate the role of NFSA, and enable it to exercise the authorities vested in it by law; prevent other government entities from interfering in its operations.
- Expedite the issuance of the executive regulations of the Food Safety Law.
- The Board of Trustees of NFSA should coordinate all food safety efforts, and clearly define the roles and responsibilities of the different bodies concerned during the transitional period in order to ensure complementarity.
- On February 18, 2019, the Executive Regulations of Law No.1 of 2017 establishing the National Food Safety Authority were issued.