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Enhancing INFOSAN in Asia and Implementation of Regional Food Safety Strategies

Meeting Report. Seoul, Republic of Korea, 27-30 November 2012

Year of publication 2013

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 74 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

ISBN (WHO)978- 92-4-150592 5

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The objectives of the meeting were to: (1) formulate an Asia-based strategy to enhance participation in INFOSAN; (2) strengthen INFOSAN by facilitating active participation in this network by the countries present through the development of in-country notification systems and risk analysis capacities for emergency situations; and (3) discuss the implementation of regional food safety strategies, including the Western Pacific Food Safety Strategy 2011-2015, identify priorities and assess countrie s’ status against the defined indicators

Meeting Session Number Sess. 1

Language English

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