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Technical summary report: Round table meeting on Food Safety Indicators (FSI)

Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Bangkok, Thailand ;

Pages 23

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) A round table session on Food Safety Indicators (FSI) was held on 18 April 2019 at Friendship Hotel, Beijing during the 10th International Forum on Food Safety and Health (IFoFSH) with the objectives to: 1) Obtain information about the concept of FSIs; 2) Obtain the results of the regional consultation held in December 2017; 3) Identify FAO pilot project countries and their potential priority areas for developing FSIs and 4) Provide feedback on the initiatives, including potential priority areas for China to have FSI. It was attended by 17 specially invited representatives from Food Safety Indicators pilot projects, international food safety experts, high-level officials from government agencies of China and Germany, Chinese institutes and universities and Chinese media representatives and about 40 walk-in participants. The concept of food safety was introduced to the participants which was followed by country examples of pilot projects on food safety indicators and presentation on food safety culture in Australia and measuring food safety in Belgium. After listening to these presentations and the long question and answer session that followed, senior government officials and food safety experts from China have committed their support to develop China’s own food safety indicator project that may be used as an example for other countries. The round table meeting was a success with great participation interest from Chinese and international participants and we could showcase FAO’s regional initiatives on food safety.

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​FAO. 2019. Technical summary report - Round table Meeting on Food Safety Indicators (FSI). Bangkok, 

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