| Agenda Item | Subject matter | Document Reference |
| 1. | Opening of the conference | |
| 2. | Election of officers | |
| 3. | Adoption of the Provisional Agenda and Timetable | CAF 05/1 |
| 4. | Keynote Address | CRD |
| 5. | National food safety systems in Africa - a situation analysis | CAF 05/2 |
| 6. | Prioritization and coordination of capacity building activities related to food safety | CAF 05/3 |
| 7. | Informal food distribution sector (street foods and foods sold in schools): importance and challenges | CAF 05/4 |
| 8. | Assuring food safety and quality in small and medium-size food enterprises | CAF 05/5 |
| 9. | International, regional, subregional and national cooperation in food safety | CAF 05/6 |
| 10. | Working group discussions | |
| 11. | Other matters | |
| 12. | Adoption of the draft report | CRD Z |
NOTES ON THE PROVISIONAL AGENDA
Item 1 - Opening of the conference: The FAO/WHO Regional Conference on Food Safety for Africa will be opened by a high-ranking African official.
Item 2 - Election of officers: Delegates will designate a Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson to lead the plenary meeting of the conference.
Item 3 - Adoption of the Agenda and Provisional Timetable: In order to keep the conference focused, any proposals for additional topics must be relevant to the agenda and integrated and discussed with existing items.
Item 4 - Keynote address: A keynote address will be made by a senior food safety official from the African region.
Item 5 - National food safety systems in Africa - a situation analysis: The preparation of the paper will be led by the FAO/WHO regional and subregional food safety officers, including information and inputs from the countries of the region. It will address the economic, health, and social impacts of food safety systems of the region; analyze the strengths of the region and effective methods to utilize these strengths to overcome the challenges of improving food safety; and other relevant issues.
Item 6 - Prioritization and coordination of capacity building activities related to food safety: The preparation of the paper will be led by one of the countries of the region. It will address the long-term sustainability of the results of capacity building activities, prioritization for utilizing limited timeframes and budgets, and other relevant issues.
Item 7 - Informal food distribution sector (street foods and foods sold in schools): importance and challenges: The preparation of the paper will be led by one of the countries of the region. It will address the challenges of ensuring safe products, the current initiatives underway to improve the safety of these products, and other relevant issues.
Item 8 - Assuring food safety and quality in small and medium-size food enterprises: The preparation of the paper will be led by one of the countries of the region. It will address the economic importance of the sector, the barriers to the application of appropriate safety assurance schemes to control safety and quality, ways to mitigate these barriers and other relevant issues.
Item 9 - International, regional, sub-regional and national cooperation in food safety: The preparation of the paper will be led by the FAO/WHO regional and subregional food safety officers. It will address the challenges in sustainability of regional and subregional networks; the role of public/private partnerships; the need for collaboration, coordination, and communication between and among all partners involved in food safety; and other relevant issues.
Item 10 - Working group discussions: Participants will divide into two working groups to further discuss various aspects of an action plan to improve food safety in the region.
Item 11 - Other matters: Any other matters will be discussed at this time.
Item 12 - Adoption of draft report: The Chairperson of the conference will present the draft report of the discussions as drafted by the Secretariat. The draft report should fully reflect the different points of view and approaches expressed during the conference.
