Table 9.5 (continued)
Country
Responsible
organization
Key legislation Online resources
and Science
(KATS)
India
Food Safety Standard Authority of
India (FSSAI)
Food Safety
and Standards
Act (2006)
http://www.fssai.gov.in/AboutFssai/
Introduction.aspx?
RequestID¼kHte14K1h8e3hHK4iHe_
doAction¼True
China
Ministry of
Agriculture
Food Safety
Law of China
(2009)
http://en.nim.ac.cn/
Ministry of Health
http://en.nim.ac.cn/division/overview/
924
National Institute
of Metrology
Malaysia
Ministry of Science Technology
and Innovation
Food Regulations 1985
http://www.mosti.gov.my/index.php?
option¼com_content&
view¼frontpage&Itemid¼27&lang¼en
The Food Act
1983
Iran
Nanotechnology
Committee of
Food and Drug
Organisation
http://nanohealth.ir/pages/static_page.
php?id¼9&site¼1&lang¼2
http://irannano.org/nano/index.php?
ctrl¼section&actn¼get_section&
lang¼2&id¼22
Iran Nanotechnology Initiative
Council (INIC)
Thailand
Food and Drug
Administration of
the Ministry of
Public Health
Food Act B.
E.2522
http://eng.moph.go.th/index.php/safety
South Africa
Foodstuffs,
Cosmetics and
Disinfectants
Amendment
Act (2007)
http://www.sani.org.za/
Brazil
National Agency
of Sanitary Surveillance
(ANVISA)
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/wps/portal/
anvisa-ingleshttp://www.agricultura.
gov.br/
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food
Supply (MAPA)
Ministry of
Health (MS)
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