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MeetingReport of the Preparatory Meeting for the Global Forum of Food Safety Regulators 2001The Meeting developed a consensus on the focus and purpose of such fora. These were defined as an exchange of information and experience acquired by countries on ways of dealing with food safety issues, methods of risk management and communication, information and rapid alert systems. The agendas of such fora should be clearly separated from activities of Codex Alimentarius; they should complement or support, but not duplicate, those of other meetings. It was further agreed that the global food safety fora would not make decisions, but exchange information, describe alternative options, share and learn from national experiences and seek mutual understanding on issues and response strategies with regard to food safety problems of common concern. While focussing on national approaches to food safety issues the fora would seek to identify a global perspective in coping with certain risks, including crisis management and prevention policies and measures,.
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MeetingReport of the 2nd Preparatory Meeting for the Global Forum of Food Safety Regulators 2001Discussion Groups and topics - The Meeting agreed that the first Global Forum will be held over a three day period during October 2001, with plenary sessions as well as four Discussion Groups. The Meeting had agreed on a Central Theme for the first Global Forum, this being, "Improvement of efficiency and transparency in food safety systems - sharing experiences". Four broad topics of interest were agreed upon to be considered by the Discussion Groups in the context of the Central Theme. These we re: Regulatory issues; Risk management; Capacity building; and Communication and participation. Following discussions and agreement by the Meeting, the secretariat prepared a summary document outlining the Discussion Groups, their assigned topic areas, a general statement of the proposed scope of each topic and a brief list of possible items to consider within each topic, in approximate priority order. This document is attached as Annex 5.
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