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Food Control System in Jordan

Food Control System in Jordan. Dr. Zuhair Al Shurman Head of Slaughterhouses Division Veterinary Department Ministry of Agriculture. Legislations. Interim Agricultural Law no. 44 for the year 2002. Interim Food Control Law no. 79 for the year 2001.

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Food Control System in Jordan

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  1. Food Control System in Jordan Dr. Zuhair Al Shurman Head of Slaughterhouses Division Veterinary Department Ministry of Agriculture

  2. Legislations • Interim Agricultural Law no. 44 for the year 2002. • Interim Food Control Law no. 79 for the year 2001. • Interim Food and Drug Administration Law no. 31 for the year 2003. • Municipality Law • JSMO legislations

  3. Laws & Regulations 1. Agriculture Law (44/2002). a) Instruction of License and Organize the Poultry slaughter (NO.z/16/2003) b) Instruction of License and Organize the Livestock Slaughter (NO.z/39/2003). 2.Jordan Food and Drug Administration Control law (32/2003) a) Instruction of Handling and Storage food products. b) Instruction of Licensing the food establishments.

  4. Laws & Regulations 3. Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology Law. (22/2000) a) Additives standards b) Food Packaging standards. c) Cleaning and detergent standard. d) Residues in food products 1533/2003 e) Canning, de-boning and grinding products standards. 4. Great Amman Municipality System. a) Amended Slaughter House regulations in Great Amman. (42/1997) b) Slaughter House regulation in Great Amman. (01/1985)

  5. Food System Controlling Agencies • Ministry of Agriculture • Jordan Food & Drug Administration (FDA) • Ministry of Health • Ministry of Municipality • Jordan Institution fro Standards & Metrology

  6. Jordan FDA • Assurance of food safety and suitability for human consumption. • Proper control on food at the retail and distribution level. • Regular monitoring to assure that the food fulfills the regulatory standards set by JISM

  7. Jordan FDA • Deals with • Processed food • Fresh frozen food • All types of food except fresh meat

  8. Jordan JFDA • Regular monitoring on retail level to assure validity of food • Regular checking on supermarket, shops and retail markets.

  9. Ministry of Health • Assurance of health status of the employees and workers in meat processing plants and food factories • Join the the national committee for slaughterhouses monitoring

  10. Ministry of Municipality • They own the building of slaughterhouses • Hire the veterinarians for meat inspection • Join the national slaughterhouses committee

  11. Ministry of Agriculture • Set regulations for import/export of food consignments • Issue veterinary health certificates for food of animal origin upon request of the importing country • Monitoring of health status of food animal

  12. Ministry of Agriculture Veterinary Department Animal Health Slaughterhouses Veterinary Quarantine Pharmacy & Veterinary Drugs control Poultry Health

  13. Slaughterhouses Control • Ministry of Agriculture through the veterinary department has a monitoring and supervisory action on slaughterhouses (livestock & Poultry). • Slaughterhouses Division within the department is the responsible official agency to do such supervision and monitoring.

  14. Responsibilities of Slaughterhouses Division • Regular visits are conducted to central and regional slaughterhouses for checking on the: • The routine meat inspection practices on livestock and poultry carcasses • Hygienic practices inside the slaughterhouse • Sanitary environment inside the slaughterhouse

  15. Responsibilities of Slaughterhouses Division • Managing the monthly , quarterly and annual reports submitted form the slaughterhouses, illustrating the followings: • Species of slaughtered animals • Number of slaughtered animals • Number of condemned carcasses • Reasons for condemnation

  16. Responsibilities of Slaughterhouses Division • Provide the animal health division at the veterinary department with the output of passive surveillance system that is obtained from routine inspection procedures.

  17. Responsibilities of Slaughterhouses Division • Submit monthly, quarterly and annual reports regarding the animal health status of the slaughtered animals, for considerations of the Veterinary department and to be included within the OIE country reports.

  18. Responsibilities of Slaughterhouses Division • Chairing a national technical committee for slaughterhouses supervision and monitoring, which consists of representatives from: • Ministry of Agriculture • Ministry of Health • Ministry of Municipality • Ministry Trade & Industry

  19. Oie listed Diseases • Foot and mouth disease (FMD) , • Rinder pest (RP). • Peste des petits ruminants (PPR). • Rift valley fever (RVF). • Sheep pox and goat pox. • Newcastle disease (ND).

  20. National Animal Disease and production reporting system. • Daily Veterinary Clinics Report • Notifiable Infectious diseases reports • Diagnostic Laboratories reports • Slaughter-houses reports • Early warning devices • Data collection and analysis. • regular surveillance for some diseases in addition to many case studies conducted upon request and needs

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