This Decree-Law creates the Authority for Economic and Food Security (ASAE). ASAE's mission is to monitor and prevent compliance with legislation regulating the exercise of economic activities in the food and non-food sectors, as well as assessing and communicating risks in the food chain, and it is the national liaison body with its counterparts at European and international level. ASAE fulfils the following duties: a) In the area of supervising economic activities: supervising all places where any industrial activity is carried out, namely of finished and/or intermediate products, tourism, commerce, agriculture, livestock, slaughtering, fishing, including any activity, warehouses, offices, means of transport, cold stores, tourist developments, local accommodation, travel agencies, tourist entertainment companies, holiday camps, casinos and bingos, catering and drinking establishments, cafeterias, medical and veterinary clinics, pharmacies, recreation areas, ports, airports, etc.; supervise the sale of products and services in accordance with the law, with a view to guaranteeing the safety and health of consumers, as well as monitoring compliance with the legal obligations of economic agents; b) In the area of food safety: carry out food risk assessments and issue scientific and technical opinions, recommendations and warnings, namely on matters related to human nutrition, animal health and welfare, plant health and genetically modified organisms; analysing data to assess risks that have a direct or indirect impact on food safety, ensuring the public communication of risks and promoting the dissemination of information on food safety to consumers; c) In the area of internal and external co-operation: promote the creation of a network for the information exchange.
葡萄牙 · 2012-08-23