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FAO/WHO Regional Conference on Food Safety for Asia and the Pacific - 24–27 May 2004, Seremban, Malaysia - FINAL REPORT

Year of publication 2004

Pages 235

Author Nutrition Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The Regional Conference on Food Safety for Asia and the Pacific, jointly convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), took place from 24 to 27 May 2004 in Seremban, Malaysia, at the kind invitation of the Government of Malaysia. Over 230 delegates from 35 member countries and territories of Asia and the Pacific Region and observers from 10 international governmental and non-governmental organizations participated to develo p practical actions and recommendations for capacity building to promote food safety in the region. The participants at the Conference affirmed that the countries of the region recognized the enormous gap between the scale and cost of food-borne illnesses and their capacity to address them. It was generally recognized by the participants that although the convening of the Conference itself was successful, its true success can only be measured with the full implementation of the recommendations o f the Conference and the improved safety of foods produced and consumed in the region.

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