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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetNational stakeholder consultation on strengthening national capacity for risk-based food import control within a One Health framework in the Philippines
Summary report
2018Also available in:
No results found.This report is the output of the one-day stakeholder consultation meeting on strengthening the national capacity for risk-based food import control within One Health framework in the Philippines, held in Quezon City, the Philippines on 21 February 2018. It was attended by 43 participants working in relevant areas to imported food controls from 12 agencies of the government of the Philippines and 2 private sectors. A draft national situation report outlining the strengths, gaps and potential areas for improvement of imported food control system in the Philippines was presented by national consultants. The consultation has discussed and verified the information introduced in the report, made recommendations and agreed on the follow up actions towards an effective risk-based imported food control system in the country. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetNational stakeholder consultation on strengthening national capacity for risk-based food import control within One Health framework in Sri Lanka
Meeting summary report
2018Also available in:
No results found.The consultation meeting “Strengthening national capacity for risk-based food import control within a One Health Framework” was held on 30 November 2017 at Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The main objective of the consultation was to validate the information presented in the draft report entitled “National situation of imported food controls in Sri Lanka”, and to identify the priority actions to be considered while developing a roadmap for effective risk-based imported food control in the country. Thirty-two participants attended the consultation, including high-level officials from imported food control-relevant government agencies, stakeholder groups and resource people, provided input during the plenary and group discussions following the presentation of the national situation report. Group discussions were held on four focus areas: Sri Lanka Customs, Plant Quarantine, Animal Quarantine and Sri Lanka Standards Institution. Requirements identified by the Customs Department included improving the Customs database so that information can be shared with all of the relevant stakeholders, and establishing an alert system for high-risk foods. Plant and animal quarantine groups stated the need for upgrading laboratory capacities (both technical and human), strengthening pre-border requirements with required certificates, and providing guidance on the approval of certain commodities. Requirements required by the Sri Lanka Standards Institution included improving existing regulations and standards to address globally emerging food safety issues, conducting risk-based country profiling, setting up a unit for surveillance and import trade analysis, improving communication mechanisms by establishing information sharing systems among stakeholders on the results of the sample analysis and certification systems. In order to strengthen the existing imported food control system, immediate actions based on these requirements are recommended and include: 1) organizing training sessions on risk categorization for food safety competent authorities, quarantine officers and custom officials; and 2) ensuring the use of a risk categorization list, developing standard operating procedures for sampling and inspection at the borders and organizing training sessions on imported food inspection for relevant officials; and 4) developing a single-window, information-sharing system among relevant agencies and importers. A roadmap for effective risk-based imported food control in Sri Lanka has been drafted, and a consultation with relevant high-level stakeholder representatives to validate and agree on the roadmap is suggested as a next step. -
ProjectReducing Health Risks by Strengthening Science-Based International and National Food Safety Standard-Setting - GCP/GLO/803/USA 2022
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No results found.The development of international food safety standards through the Codex Alimentarius Commission is core to the mission of both FAO and the World Health Organization (WHO). In particular, Codex pesticide Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) are essential to all farmers engaged in global trade. The FAO/WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) is a scientific advisory body to the Codex Committees on Pesticide Residues (CCPR) for setting MRLs in food and feed. With the schedule for the JMPR review currently full for the next few years, and in order to meet the increasing demand for Codex MRLs, there was an urgent need to expand the capacity of the JMPR.
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