Record of the proceedings of the regional consultation workshop on guidelines for development of food safety policies for countries in Asia

RAP PUBLICATION 2013/05

Record of the proceedings of the regional consultation workshop on guidelines for development of food safety policies for countries in Asia

Edited by Shashi Sareen and Larry Copeland

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Bangkok 2013

ABSTRACT

A key responsibility of every government is the protection of its population against health hazards and commercial fraud from food. This responsibility, in most countries, involves more than one government department. Many countries in Asia are in the process of formulating food safety standards. It is important that these standards be formulated with multi-stakeholder involvement so that they are not skewed towards specific goals relating to a single sector (such as exports) or cater only to the interests of specific groups in the food chain. This publication records the proceedings of a regional workshop on guidelines for development of food safety policies for countries in Asia held in Bangkok, Thailand from 17 to19 December 2012. The report concludes with institutional and technical priority actions for governments to consider.

Table of Contents

Foreword Acronyms Executive summary Introduction Food safety policies Status of policies in countries: Facilitated discussions Working group sessions Summary of country responses Conclusions and a path forward Next steps Annexes Participants Welcoming address by Hiroyuki Konuma, Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific Opening address by Vichai Tienthavorn, Vice Minister for Public Health, Thailand Programme of the regional consultation Presentation slides on international experiences by Larry Copeland, FAO International consultant Presentation slides on regional experiences by Shashi Sareen, FAO Senior Food Safety and Nutrition Officer	[1.80 Mb]

Presentation slides on Thailand’s experiences by Kraisid Tontisirin, Prime Minister’s National Food Committee Presentation slides on Japan’s experiences by Tetsuo Urushiyama, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Presentation slides on Bangladesh’s experiences by ABM Abdul Hannan, Director, IPH, and Shah Mahfuzur Rahman, National Advisor (Food Inspection) FAO Food Safety Project	[1.61 Mb]

Compilation of the status of food safety policies implementation in Asian countries Working group session 1 – Responses by groups Working group session 2 – Responses by groups Working group session 3 – Responses by groups Working group session 4 – Responses by countries	[2.42 Mb]

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	Senior Food Safety & Nutrition Officer
	FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
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