The National Food Safety and Quality Service (, SENASA) is an independent agency of the
Argentine
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government
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charged with surveillance, regulation and certification of products of animal and plant origin and the prevention, eradication and control of diseases and plagues that affect them .
SENASA formally comes under the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishing and Food, a division of the Ministry of Economy.
SENASA has 24 regional and 1 metropolitan supervising offices in all the country; however, its head office is located in
Buenos Aires
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.
See also
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Food Administration
External links
Official website
Regulation in Argentina
Food safety organizations
Medical and health organisations based in Argentina
Phytosanitary authorities
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