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Book (series)Food control system assessment tool: Dimension C – Interaction with stakeholders 2019The main objective of the Food control system assessment tool is to propose a harmonized, objective and consensual basis to analyse the performance of a national food control system. It is intended to be used by countries as a supporting basis for self-assessment to identify priority areas of improvement and plan sequential and coordinated activities to reach expected outcomes, and by repeating the assessment on a regular basis, countries can monitor their progresses. The Tool is based on Codex principles and Guidelines for National Food Control Systems as well as other relevant Codex guidance for food control systems, which are referenced throughout the document. Its scope is given by the dual objectives quoted in Codex guidance for these systems: protect health of consumers and ensure fair practices in the food trade. While the regulatory arm (policy and legal basis supported by official control functions) is usually what comes first to mind when reflecting about a national food control system, the “non-regulatory” components of that system also need to be taken into consideration. Dimension C is part of the Food control system assessment tool and identifies the interactions that must take place for the system to regularly adjust to national and international stakeholders’ evolving needs, to inspire confidence to stakeholders and to keep them well informed about their responsibilities. It focuses on the transparency of communication to consumers and on the food business operators and their integration into the food control system.
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NewsletterFAO China ECTAD Highlights - June 2018, Vol. 113 2018
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No results found.Drs Song Junxia and Han Zifeng from FAO China Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) Office were participated in the mid-term regional meeting on the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework of the EPT-2 programme in Bangkok, Thailand from 5-8 June 2018. The main objectives of the meeting were to review previous M&E data collection rounds to improve processes, methodologies, data quality; provide a forum for sharing experiences related to data collection and reporting; and facilitate the transition from having M&E data to using the M&E data. More than 30 participants from FAO headquarters M&E team, FAO ECTAD Regional Office for Asia and Pacific (RAP) and ECTAD country teams attended the meeting. Secondly, the 3rd China-Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) Customs Inspection and Quarantine Cooperation Dialogue was held on 7 June 2018 in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. The conference was hosted General Administration of Customs, China (GACC) and Ningbo Municipal People’s Government, which brought together over 280 participants from 13 Central and Eastern European countries, Russia and Ukraine, World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), FAO, European Union Delegation in China, GACC, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Health Commission, State Administration for Market Regulation, China Railway Group and China Oil and Foodstuffs Cooperation (COFCO). With the theme of "Better Cooperation for Enhanced Safety and Increased Trade", the conference aimed to strengthen cooperation between China and CEEC in the field of customs inspection and quarantine, and create a platform for all parties for policy interaction, technology exchange, the capacity assistance, so as to improve the quality and safety standard of food and agricultural products, smooth trade flow, achieve win-win for China and the CEEC and countries along the ‘One Belt & One Road’, so as to build the community of shared interests, shared responsibilities and shared future for the international trade of food and agricultural products. Thirdly, the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs) Prevention and Control Training Workshop on Diagnosis of Transboundary Animal Diseases in Lancang-Mekong countries was held on 12 June 2018 in Kunming, Yunnan Province. The key objectives of the workshop were to strengthen cooperation among Lancang-Mekong countries in animal health; build capacity of laboratory diagnosis for surveillance of foot and mouth disease (FMD); share knowledge of laboratory diagnosis with participants from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam; and discuss about how to solve the unofficial animal cross-border movement between Yunnan Province and neighbouring countries. -
Book (stand-alone)Strengthening the capacity on Genetically Modified (GM) food safety assessment and communication in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia
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No results found.Recently the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat has requested support from FAO as the main implementation partner in a programme aimed at facilitating intra-regional trade through harmonization of food safety regulations. The need has been particularly highlighted to implement a programme of trainings focusing on building an understanding of the scientific issues underlying current divergences on regulatory approaches used by COMESA Members in relation to commodities that are important to intra-regional trade. In the last decade, the development has allowed some of the COMESA countries to be engaged in a) research, 2) import or 3) production of Genetically Modified (GM) food products while the level of capacity in evaluating the relevant applications of GM foods are not uniformly conducted among different countries due to the different laws/regulations, procedures/protocols, and/or available expertise/experts. While environmental and socio-economic parameters can differ between countries, GM food safety assessment can be universally identical, following the same procedures of the relevant Codex Alimentarius Guidelines. In 2017 and 2018, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia have worked with FAO to take an approach to assess the status quo and to jointly develop capacity in terms of knowledge and resources. Each of the participating countries was found to be at a different level of proficiency for GM food safety assessment and risk communication, however several common areas for improvement have been identified across all countries visited. During the project, relevant trainings have been provided and they have successfully addressed some of these shortcomings. Further work needs have been identified by the respective participants and national roadmaps were developed for all three countries as one of the concrete outputs of this project. The project achieved a number of other outputs including significant commitment from all three countries to work together to strengthen GM food safety assessment through regional strategy, having the first GM food safety assessment result shared by Kenya to the FAO GM Foods Platform, and mutual exchange of policy documents which are in line with Codex Alimentarius. The outputs from each country were shared among all three countries and the project results have led to the development of a group/regional initiative that would take place in the future, with flexibility to welcome more countries from the region and the continent.
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