CENTER FOR FOOD AND DRUG CONTROL

(CFDC) LIBYADr MAHMOUD H. ARHIMA

Dr ACHRIS A. ABOULGASEM

Historical backgroundHistorical background

-1975 Board for Food and Nutrition-1995 National Center For Food Inspection

and Control-2002 National Center For Food and Drug

Control-2006 Center For Food and Drug Control

General Congress of People (Parliament)

General Popular Secretary for Inspection & Control

General Popular Secretary(Prime Minister)Food & Drug Control Centre

Drug Control AdministrationFood Control Administration

New organizationNew organization since March 2006since March 2006

Task and MissionTask and Mission

-To verify and validate all the documentation accompanied the shipments

-To secure the safety of all food and drugs imported to or exported from Libya by applying national and international standards.

-Analyzing the legal and security samples -Internal inspection and auditing

shops, .pharmacies and production sites

Our fieldsOur fields

Drug Control

Agriculture Control

VeterinaryControl

Food Control

General Director

Food Control Administration

Drug Control Administration

• Pharmaceuticals

• Medical Equipments & Consumables

• Infant and baby formula

• Natural products

• Food Products

• Veterinary Products

• Agricultural Products

Tripoli - BenghaziTripoli – Benghazi – Khoms

Zwara – Misrata – Tobrouk-Derna

Numbers and FiguresNumbers and Figures*Annual imported shipments average 16500

Food Shipments at 888 S/monthDrugs Shipment at 497 S/month

*Number of local Food Import and Export Companies is 333 companies

*Number of local drug importation companies is 254 local companies

*Number of Foreign drug Companies is XXX

How we deal with the worldHow we deal with the world 1. FOOD 1. FOOD

EU CountriesDecree 152/2006

(since June 2006)FREE SALE

CERTIFICATE

No sample withdrawal

No Sample Analysis

ONLY VISUAL INSPECTION

APPLIED!!

Non-EU Countries

-Sample withdrawal-Complete laboratory

analysis-Standard application

-Compliance or non Compliance

UK FiguresUK Figures

-UK drug registered drug companies are 14-2008Food Shipments from UK 24 at 0.8

S/m-2008 Drug Shipments from UK 118 at 9.8

S/m-2009Food Shipments from UK 56 at 4.6

S/m-2009 Drug Shipments from UK 300 at 25

S/m

Collaboration with UKCollaboration with UK

CFDC-FSA (Pending)CFDC-FSA (Pending)

DEFFRA-CFDC(to be studied)DEFFRA-CFDC(to be studied)

HMRA-CFDC (Ready)HMRA-CFDC (Ready)

Plans under executionPlans under execution

Electronic Network

Bar-coding system

Harmonization of specifications & standards(between Arabic countries)

Importers InformationBureau

(established)