Egypt Introducing New Food Safety Regulations
Egypt’s National Food Safety Authority recently introduced new regulatory requirements for specialty foods that aim to protect Egyptian consumers and minimize “disruption to the stream of commerce, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service said in a report released…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
If your job depends on informed compliance, you need International Trade Today. Delivered every business day and available any time online, only International Trade Today helps you stay current on the increasingly complex international trade regulatory environment.
Sept. 11. The new regulations require certain foods to meet “common safety-based acceptability criteria” and “labeling obligations” and require registrations with the NFSA, the report said. FAS included a list of foods mentioned by Egypt, which include infant formula, cereal-based foods for infants and young children, canned baby foods, “foods for individuals with medical conditions,” and food supplements such as for athletes building muscle. Egypt will implement a transition period to comply with the new regulations that will last until Dec. 31, 2022, or end earlier for certain food categories if they have adopted their criteria, the report said.