Autoridade de Segurança Alimentar e Económica

Economic and Food Safety Authority Autoridade de Segurança Alimentar e Económica
Logo of the ASAE
Abbreviation	ASAE
Agency overview
Formed	2005
Preceding agency	Inspecção-Geral das Atividades Económicas
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Portugal
Operations jurisdiction	Portugal
Primary governing body	Government of Portugal
Secondary governing body	Ministry of Economy
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Lisbon
Agency executive	Pedro Portugal Gaspar, National Director
Website
asae.pt

The Autoridade de Segurança Alimentar e Económica - ASAE (English: Economic and Food Safety Authority) is a specialized authority responsible for food safety and economic surveillance in Portugal. ASAE is a national authority, with administrative autonomy, that acts as a police and law enforcement body.^[1]