A team of experts from the National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority of Romania (NSVFSA) participated this week in the first workshop of a series of activities aimed at strengthening the national capacities of the Republic of Moldova in assessing risks related to food safety.

The five-day workshop is one product of a partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority of Romania.

The workshop was attended by representatives of the National Food Safety Agency; the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment; the Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Protection / National Agency for Public Health; and the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure. These experts discussed with Romanian specialists the food safety policies, tools and procedures for risk analysis currently applied in the Republic of Moldova, identifying opportunities for improvement in Romania.