Saint Lucia| Codex Contact Point | |
| The Director, Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards (SLBS), National CODEX Contact Point (Saint Lucia), Bisee Industrial Estate, CP 5142, Castries, Saint Lucia |
Tel: +1 758 453 0049 E-mail: slbs@candw.lc Website: http://www.slbs.org.lc |
Competent authorities
Name of authority
Ministry of Health Environmental Health department
Ministry of Agriculture
Bureau of Standards
Ministry of Agriculture
Bureau of Standards
Mandate/competence
Public Health, restaurants, post mortem animal carcasses, inspections of food establishments
Livestock, Fisheries, ante mortem swine, bovine, poultry, etc, port inspections
food product labelling, mandatory standards monitoring, inspections, bottled water, www.slbs.org.lc
Livestock, Fisheries, ante mortem swine, bovine, poultry, etc, port inspections
food product labelling, mandatory standards monitoring, inspections, bottled water, www.slbs.org.lc
INFOSAN Emergency Contact Point
Ernie Pierre
Ministry of Health
Environmental Health Division
Tel: 1758 384 5508 or 1758 4856499 or 1758 4518937
email: erniepierre@hotmail.com
Ministry of Health
Environmental Health Division
Tel: 1758 384 5508 or 1758 4856499 or 1758 4518937
email: erniepierre@hotmail.com
The national Codex programme
National Codex consultative mechanism
a technical committee, sub-committee or working group.
Once the need for a standard has been established, these experts meet to discuss and negotiate a draft standard. The national draft is circulated to the public for comment once experts are satisfied with the content.
Comments received are disposed by committee and once consensus is obtained, the final draft is submitted to the Standards Council for approval. If approved by the Standards Council draft becomes a national stan... dard and gazette notice is issued.
Codex Committee Organizations include:
Ministry of Agriculture, Food Production, Fisheries, Co-operatives and Rural Development Veterinary & Livestock services Division
General Interest Expertd
Caribbean Agriculture Business Association
National Consumers Association
Ministry of Health, Wellness, Human Services and Gender Relations
Sir Arthur Lewis Community College
Baron Foods Ltd (manufacturer)
Saint Lucia Manufacturer’s Association
Saint Lucia Industrial and Small Business Association
Ministry of Commerce, Business Development, Investment and Consumer Affairs
Caribbean Public Health Agency
Saint Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association
Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards
more
Once the need for a standard has been established, these experts meet to discuss and negotiate a draft standard. The national draft is circulated to the public for comment once experts are satisfied with the content.
Comments received are disposed by committee and once consensus is obtained, the final draft is submitted to the Standards Council for approval. If approved by the Standards Council draft becomes a national stan... dard and gazette notice is issued.
Codex Committee Organizations include:
Ministry of Agriculture, Food Production, Fisheries, Co-operatives and Rural Development Veterinary & Livestock services Division
General Interest Expertd
Caribbean Agriculture Business Association
National Consumers Association
Ministry of Health, Wellness, Human Services and Gender Relations
Sir Arthur Lewis Community College
Baron Foods Ltd (manufacturer)
Saint Lucia Manufacturer’s Association
Saint Lucia Industrial and Small Business Association
Ministry of Commerce, Business Development, Investment and Consumer Affairs
Caribbean Public Health Agency
Saint Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association
Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards
more
Providers of scientific and technical input to national consultation on Codex
Ministry of Agriculture, Food Production, Fisheries, Co-operatives and Rural Development Veterinary & Livestock services Division
General Interest Expertd
Caribbean Agriculture Business Association
National Consumers Association
Ministry of Health, Wellness, Human Services and Gender Relations
Sir Arthur Lewis Community College
Baron Foods Ltd (manufacturer)
Saint Lucia Manufacturer’s Association
Saint L... ucia Industrial and Small Business Association
Ministry of Commerce, Business Development, Investment and Consumer Affairs
Caribbean Public Health Agency
Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards
Codex Issues of relevance include items under the purview of CCFH, CCFFV, CCFL, CCFICS, CCLAC more
General Interest Expertd
Caribbean Agriculture Business Association
National Consumers Association
Ministry of Health, Wellness, Human Services and Gender Relations
Sir Arthur Lewis Community College
Baron Foods Ltd (manufacturer)
Saint Lucia Manufacturer’s Association
Saint L... ucia Industrial and Small Business Association
Ministry of Commerce, Business Development, Investment and Consumer Affairs
Caribbean Public Health Agency
Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards
Codex Issues of relevance include items under the purview of CCFH, CCFFV, CCFL, CCFICS, CCLAC more
Risk Assessments and Scientific Data
National bodies providing risk assessment and scientific advice
Caribbean Public Health Agency
Ministry of Agriculture, Food Production, Fisheries, Co-operatives and Rural Development
Ministry of Health, Wellness, Human Services and Gender Relations
Ministry of Agriculture, Food Production, Fisheries, Co-operatives and Rural Development
Ministry of Health, Wellness, Human Services and Gender Relations
Risk assessment, risk profiles, scientific opinions
None available
Official Laboratory
No official labs exist. Government lab involved in some microbial testing. Commissioning of national diagnostic facility upcoming within 2019.
CARPHA
CARPHA
Official Competence
E. Coli
HPC
Pseudomonas
E. Coli/Coliform
HPC
Pseudomonas
E. Coli/Coliform
Surveillance of foodborne diseases and monitoring of food contamination
National surveillance systems – foodborne disease in humans
Ministry of Health, Wellness, Human Services and Gender Relations keeps some record of food bourne disease through chief medical officer or chief environmental officer departments/offices
National monitoring systems – foodborne hazards in the food chain
Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards, Ministry of Health, Wellness, Human Services and Gender Relations and Ministry of Agriculture, Food Production, Fisheries, Co-operatives and Rural Development has regulations and legislation that support monitoring of food products at point of import and market surveillance.