NFSA: 30,000 tonnes increase in Egypt’s food exports

By Ibrahim Mohamed

The General Administration of Factories Control carried out 93 supervisory inspections of food factories nationwide, according to the latest report by the Information Centre of the National Food Safety Authority during the period May 25-31.
Notably, five food facilities were registered with the National Food Safety Authority, and seven met registration requirements.
Examination, inspection, and accreditation visits by the Department of Control of Packing Stations and Centres reached 51, registered 4 establishments, and issued 2,349 agricultural export permits.
Potatoes topped the list of exports at 23,000 tonnes, followed by onions at 22,000 tonnes, beans at 5,000 tonnes and 54 types of exported vegetables at 55,000 tonnes.
Citrus fruit exports were in the lead with 55,000 tonnes, followed by grapes at 25,000 tonnes and strawberries at 13,000 tonnes.
The Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Italy, and Sudan were the biggest customers for Egyptian products out of 176 importers.
The General Administration for Registration and Licensing of Private Food registered 19 products and 13 companies, carried out 8 inspection visits, and examined 750 new products.
The room for strategic goods management has inspected the functioning of the local wheat receiving committees and overcome any obstacles in the number of governorates.
The Authority’s managers also periodically pass through local wheat storage sites within each governorate.
Complaints reached 54, 19 of them were solved and 35 complaints are currently under monitoring.
Control of Commercial Chains has conducted 17 commissariats to ensure that their branches meet the requirements of food safety and 218 establishments met the requirements of NFSA.
The number of chains registered has reached 1674.
The Warehouse Control Department implemented 20 monitoring missions in a number of governorates.
The General Department of Slaughterhouses conducted 11 inspection visits to poultry and meat slaughterhouses, as well as 68 visits to intestinal factories, in addition to issuing 23 permissions for exports to the EU.
The National Food Safety Authority (NFSA), as a part of its role, has launched extensive inspection campaigns to ensure food safety.
This came in line with directives from NFSA chairman Dr Tareq El-Houby to tighten the control on food establishments in a number of governorates.