The following information has been provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a contribution to this project. It is authorised information provided to the WHO by the relevant government. The project would welcome additional material in the usual FLIP2000 format.
Activities in the field of food safety administration in Brunei Darussalam are carried out by the local authority. There is presently no national food legislation in the country, but some food hygiene by-laws have been submitted for approval by the Government. Some of these by-laws are being used as guidelines and cover the handling, storage, transport and sale of food.
The Municipal Board Enactment, enforced by the local authority, contains some provisions on food sanitation as indicated in Annex 1. The Municipal Board is also responsible for the licensing and registration of food establishments and the health monitoring of food handlers. There are altogether four health inspectors carrying out inspection of food and food establishments, examination of food handlers, and promotion of health education among food handlers. The inspectors hold the diploma of the Royal Society of Health.