Second FAO/WHO GLOBAL FORUM OF FOOD SAFETY REGULATORS 12-14 October 2004 BANGKOK, THAILAND Building effective food safety systems PROCEEDINGS OF THE FORUM
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Rome, 2005
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION (Agenda Item 1)

ADOPTION OF THE PROVISIONAL AGENDA (Agenda Item 2)

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES (Agenda Item 3)

STRENGTHENING OFFICIAL FOOD SAFETY CONTROL SERVICES (Agenda Item 4)

Defining the responsibilities and tasks of different stakeholders within the framework of a national strategy (Agenda Item 4.1)
Legal basis for food safety official and non-official control (Agenda Item 4.2)
Training personnel of official food safety control services (Agenda Item 4.3)
How official services foster and enforce the implementation of HACCP by industry and trade (Agenda Item 4.4)
Food Import/Export Control and Certification (Agenda Item 4.5)

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE OF FOOD-BORNE DISEASES (fbd) AND FOOD SAFETY RAPID ALERT SYSTEMS (Agenda Item 5)

Food Contamination Monitoring and Food-borne Disease Surveillance at National Level (Agenda Item 5.1)
International Cooperation on Food Contamination Monitoring and Food-borne Disease Surveillance (Agenda Item 5.2)
Dealing with emerging risks related to the environment and new technologies (Agenda Item 5.3)
Prevention and response to intentional contamination (Agenda Item 5.4)

WORKSHOP 1: PARTNERSHIPS ON STRENGTHENING OFFICIAL FOOD SAFETY CONTROL SERVICES (Agenda Item 6.1)

WORKSHOP 2: PARTNERSHIPS ON EPIDEMIO-SURVEILLANCE OF FOOD-BORNE DISEASES AND FOOD SAFETY RAPID ALERT SYSTEMS (Agenda Item 6.2)

CONCLUDING SESSION

ANNEX I - CHAIRMEN'S SUMMARY

APPENDIX I - LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

APPENDIX II - Welcome speech By Mr Apichart Pongsrihadulchai Secretary General National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards

APPENDIX III - Opening Remarks By Dr Kerstin Leitner, WHO

APPENDIX IV - Opening Speech By Mr Hartwig de Haen, FAO

APPENDIX V - Opening Address of His Excellency Mr Chaturon Chaisang, the Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand

APPENDIX VI - Provisional Agenda

APPENDIX VII - Keynote address by Mr Richard Fadden, President Canadian Food Inspection Agency

APPENDIX VIII - Keynote address By Mr Stuart Slorach Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission

APPENDIX IX - Working papers of the Second Global Forum of Food Safety Regulators

STRENGTHENING OFFICIAL FOOD SAFETY CONTROL SERVICES
DEFINING THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS OF DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR FOOD CONTROL
LEGAL BASIS FOR FOOD SAFETY OFFICIAL AND NON-OFFICIAL CONTROL: "STRENGTHENING OFFICIAL FOOD SAFETY CONTROL SERVICES"
EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY CONTROL SYSTEMS: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON A HARMONIZED LEGAL BASIS
TRAINING PERSONNEL OF OFFICIAL FOOD SAFETY CONTROL SERVICES
HOW OFFICIAL SERVICES FOSTER AND ENFORCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HACCP BY INDUSTRY AND TRADE
FOOD EXPORT CONTROL AND CERTIFICATION
FOOD IMPORT/EXPORT CONTROL AND CERTIFICATION IMPORT SYSTEMS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
EPIDEMIO-SURVEILLANCE OF FOOD-BORNE DISEASES AND FOOD SAFETY RAPID ALERT SYSTEMS
FOOD CONTAMINATION MONITORING AND FOOD-BORNE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AT NATIONAL LEVEL
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON FOOD CONTAMINATION AND FOODBORNE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE
EMERGING RISKS RELATED TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES
PREVENTION AND RESPONSE TO INTENTIONAL CONTAMINATION

APPENDIX X - List of Conference Room Documents

APPENDIX XI - Summaries of GF-2 side events

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