Upon request of an FAO member country, the Development Law Service assists in amending or drafting a basic food law and accompanying regulations to restructure the system of food control and surveillance. In some countries, overlapping responsibilities or gaps in the legislative framework or in its implementation can lead to incomplete coverage in the food control and food safety system. Recently, Bhutan and Sudan benefited from FAO assistance in reviewing the legislative framework for food control. Ghana, Guyana, Suriname, Syria, Tanzania and several Francophone West African states have also sought FAO legal assistance on food safety issues. The Caribbean members of CARIFORUM are seeking assistance to prepare a legal instrument to create the Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency, which will cover food safety, animal health and plant health matters for the Caribbean region.