Law No.1 of 2017 establishing the National Food Safety Authority (NFSA).

This Law consisting of 19 articles aims at creating the Egyptian Food Safety Authority that shall solely undertake the functions of control and handling of food to prevent health hazards arising from human consumption of food, through formulating necessary regulations and taking any measures to protect human health. Main powers of the Authority are: setting mandatory food safety criteria in accordance with the international standards; inspection, control, licensing, handling of food; control of imported and local food to prevent any fraudulent activity; setting conditions and rules regarding the granting of certificates of validity necessary for the export of locally-produced food; setting the necessary measures and procedures for emergencies that threaten imported or locally produced food, through rapid alert and recall systems; setting the necessary procedures for risk assessment, analysis, management, communication; developing mandatory systems that ensure food safety; developing a system for food traceability; raising community awareness; setting the necessary plans for identifying existing unlicensed food production units; and cooperating and coordinating with national and international organizations concerned with the safety of food and human health.
The Authority, chaired by the Prime Minister, has a Board of Directors with political powers, together with management and coordination functions.