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The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) - Progress Report 2004-2010

Year of publication 2011

Pages 24 p.

Author Nutrition Division

Product type Document

ISBN (WHO) 978-92-4-150128-6

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) 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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