Saint Vincent and the Grenadines| Codex Contact Point | |
| Mr. Ezra D. Ledger, Director, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Bureau of Standards, Campden Park Industrial Site P.O. Box 1506, Kingstown, VC0100 St. Vincent and the Grenadines. | Tel: +1 784 457 8092 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.svgbs.gov.vc National legislation on food safety: FAOLEX |
Competent authorities
Name of authority
The Public Health Department/Ministry of Health;
The SVG Bureau of Standards
Mandate/competence
Environmental Services Act, 14 of 1991;
Standards Act, 70 of 1992
INFOSAN Emergency Contact Point
Public Health Deparment
Ministry of Health and the Environment
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.
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
The SVGBS operates consistent with the Annex 3 of the WTO TBT agreement and the Standards Act, which oultine the that standards and technical regulations must be prepared and adopted in an open and transperant manner.
Providers of scientific and technical input to national consultation on Codex
1. Public Health Department, Ministry of Health
2. The Nutrition Unit, Ministry of Health
3. The Fisheries Division, Ministry of Agriculture
4. Plant Protection Unit, Ministry of Agriculture
5. Veterinary Division, Ministry of Agriculture
6. Ministry of Trade
7. Ministry Consumer Affairs
8. The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
9. Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI)
10. The Windward Islands Farmers Association (WINFA)
11. Consumer Association
12. Chamber of Industry and Commerce
13. St.Vincent and Grenadines Bureau of Standards (SVGBS)
14. SVG Technical College
Risk Assessments and Scientific Data
National bodies providing risk assessment and scientific advice
most times the SVG Bureau of Standards, The Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Health as applicable
Risk assessment, risk profiles, scientific opinions
NA
Official Laboratory
SVG Bureau of Standards lab, microbiological testings for water and foods
Official Competence
Surveillance of foodborne diseases and monitoring of food contamination
National surveillance systems – foodborne disease in humans
Ministry of Health procedure
National monitoring systems – foodborne hazards in the food chain
Ministry of Health procedure