Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority (Bahfsa)

the authority is responsible for overseeing the administration and enforcement of the food safety and quality act, 2016, the animal health and production act, 2016, and the plant protection act, 2016. in carrying out the objectives of this act, the authority shall operate in accordance with the principles contained in the sps agreement, namely— (a) necessity; (b) harmonization with international standards; (c) risk assessment and science-based actions; (d) transparency; (e) equivalence; and (f) proportionality. the functions of the authority are to— (a) monitor the performance of enforcement agencies in administering the legislation for which they are responsible; (b) formulate strategies and policies on food safety and quality, including procedures for emergency response, and to monitor their implementation; (c) protect human or animal life or health from food-borne risks arising from additives, contaminants, toxins or disease-causing organisms in foods, beverages or feed