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DocumentOther documentThe International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) - Progress Report 2004-2010 2011
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No results found.In May 2010, the World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted a resolution on Advancing Food Safety Initiatives re-enforcing the importance of INFOSAN. The resolution encourages participation of all Member States in INFOSAN and its related activities. It calls for further development of INFOSAN and encourages communication and technical exchange of risk assessments and best practices among Network members. It also supports the strengthening of the emergency functions of INFOSAN, recognizing the Network a s a critical component of WHO’s preventive and emergency operations related to food safety. This progress report provides an overview of INFOSAN by describing why and how it was formed and its aims and objectives. In addition, the various roles and responsibilities of Network members are explained and a summary of both the emergency and non-emergency functions of INFOSAN is included. Finally, some of the key challenges faced by the Network are expressed, and future directions addressed. -
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DocumentProceedingsMeeting proceedings: FAO national training course on strengthening food safety standard setting and enhancing effective participation in Codex activities in Lao PDR 2018
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No results found.A national training course on “Strengthening Food Safety Standard Setting and Effective Participation in Codex activities in Lao PDR” as a part of FAO Regional project “Support for Capacity Building for International Food Safety Standard Development and Implementation in ASEAN Countries” (GCP/RAS/295/JPN) was held during 27-29 June 2016 at Vientiane, Lao PDR. The objectives of the training course were to 1) provide participants with: enhanced understanding of the structure and function of CAC in relation to SPS/TBT Agreements and elaboration of Codex standards, 2) enhanced knowledge of the basic concept of Codex risk analysis framework and its link to standard development and data collection and utilization, 3) enhanced understanding of strengthened National Codex Contact Committee, 4) enhanced knowledge about effective participation in Codex activities, 5) draft road map for improving standard development activities and strengthening Codex activities. The training course was attended by 23 participants from Lao PDR belonging to four ministries, and two academic institutions, mainly responsible for food safety control with regard to standard development and implementation as well as the work of the Codex.
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