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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3
19 June 2003
(03-3273)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES PROVIDED BY THE UNITED STATES
Submission by the United States
Addendum
Introduction
This document lists and describes SPS-related technical assistance provided by the United
States to Members for the period 2002/2003.  The United States calls attention to G/SPS/GEN/181,
G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.1 and G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.2, which cover US SPS-related technical assistance
activities for earlier years.
Bioterrorism Act
In November 2002, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) presented to the WTO SPS
Committee substantial information regarding the implementation of the US Bioterrorism Act of 2002.
Technical assistance to countries that may require help in implementing changes related to this Act is
currently being discussed.
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
In August 2002, the US Department of Agricu lture (USDA), working with IICA, provided
funds for two representatives from each of the IICA member countries in Latin American and the
Caribbean to attend a series of WTO SPS Committee meetings in Geneva.  This assistance supports
efforts by IICA member countries to promote science-based SPS regulations and the development of acompetitive agricultural sector throughout the hemisphere.  Representatives will play a key in forging
stronger involvement by IICA member countries in the WTO SPS process.  The USDA program is
funding IICA representatives to four WTO SPS meetings - November 2002, and March, June, and
November 2003.  The United States, IICA, and other countries are currently discussing how to extend
the program beyond this year.
Examples of US technical assistance activities conducted during last year:Barbados In February 2003, officials from Barbados, sponsored by the FDA, participated in a
food safety evaluation course.  The concepts addressed in this instruction focused onthe development and support of appropriate regulatory frameworks and food safety
systems.  This project partially fulfills the technical assistance request from Barbados
to the Committee submitted on 5 February 2003 (G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.30).
Barbados listed training in the microbiological aspects of food safety and animal
health as two types of technical assistance needed.
Costa Rica On 10 January 2003, the FDA presented a workshop on "Food Additive Regulations
in the United States", organized by the Costa Rican Ministry of Health.  This trainingG/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3
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workshop on FDA regulations and procedures for ensuring the safety of food
additives was for 75 scientists and industry representatives from Costa Rica.  On 1
May 2003, the Washington Seafood Laboratory shipped Saxitoxins as reference
standards to be used by Costa Rica in its emerging molluscan shellfish industry.
These two projects partially fulfil Costa Rica's request for technical assistance in theform of food safety training contai ned in its document (G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.29)
published on 10 December 2002.
Guatemala In May 2002, the Food Safety and Inspect ion Service (FSIS) of  the USDA presented
the first Spanish language version of its "Training in Meats and Poultry Inspection
(including HACCP) for Foreign Officials" at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR).
On 5-10 August 2002, the FDA, in cooperation with the UPR Mayaguez Campus,
sponsored the second basic microbiology course "Regulatory Science: CriticalThinking in Analytical Laboratory Procedures for Food Microbiologists."  The UPR
training was conducted under a Memorandum of Understanding among the FDA,
USDA/FSIS, and UPR, in conjunction with  the Inter-American Network of Food
Analytical Laboratories.  These projects partially fulfil Guatemala's request for
technical assistance in the form of food safety training contained in its document(G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.22) published on 30 July 2002.
Sub-Saharan
Africa During May 2003, four Cochran Fellows from Africa attended food-related training
programs in the United States.  A Plant Protection Officer in Senegal's Ministry ofAgriculture studied horticultural crop quality at the University of Georgia at Tifton.
A senior food technologist from Botswana's National Food Technology Research
Center, participated in a short course on "Fats for Health - Processing and Products"
at Texas A & M University.  Two representatives from private milling companies in
Kenya and Nigeria participated in a Cochran training program in wheat milling andwheat quality in North Dakota and Minnesota.
Asia In January 2003, the US Codex Office sponsored two technical workshops for public
and private sectors officials in India and Hong Kong.  The workshop in India
included participants from various ministries of the Government of India and
representatives from Indian food processing companies and trade associations.  Over
160 participants attended the sessions, with about one third from governmentagencies.  The topics covered at this workshop included the organization of Codex
within the United States; the US industry ro le in US Codex; the working of Codex in
India and the building of an Indian National Codex Committee; and WTO (SPS and
TBT) and risk assessment in Codex.
The training seminar in Hong Kong addressed WTO/risk assessment;  general and
working principles of risk analysis;  equivalence;  and traceability.  Participants
attending the seminar were from Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan,
Laos, Mongolia, Philippines, South Ko rea, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3
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Sector Description of Particular
Programme:Form of assistance: Provided to: Contacts:
Animal Health Foreign Agriculture Service
(FAS) has allotted financial
resources for technical assistance
and training in veterinary health
and surveillance for Yugoslavia
for FY 2003.Training in clinical diagnosis of OIE
List A diseases;  training in reporting
and surveillance, epidemiology, and
transmission of OIE List A diseases;
and training in immunology andmolecular diagnostics.  FAS and APHIS
are working together to develop these
training modules.Yugoslavia dan.sheesley@usda.gov
Animal Health APHIS-Vienna is working with
FAS-Vienna, US Embassyofficials in Bosnia, and Colorado
State University An initial
planning meeting was held Jan.
20-24 in Sarajevo, Bosnia.Funding for a veterinary quarantine
station and a Level III laboratory to helpremedy deficiencies in reporting of
Classical Swine Fever.Bosnia-Herzegovina dan.sheesley@usda.gov
Animal Health On 16 August 2002,USDA-
APHIS authorized four requests
for training in animal health.Spanish language FAD training held in
Plum Island, NY, 18-27 September
2002.Paraguay, Uruguay
and ArgentinaEric.Hoffman@usda.gov
Animal Health During the week of 24 February,
a USDA team went to Serbia and
Montenegro to organize a Juneanimal epidemiology course in
Belgrade.The course will be based on a model
developed by APHIS's Center for
Epidemiology and Animal Health tomeet the needs of developing countries
and to foster two-way trade in animals
and animal products.Serbia and
MontenegroJames.Sime@fas.usda.gov
Plant Health From 3-10 March, FAS/ICD
Food Security/Foreign Currency
Program negotiated a work plan
and budget for the first full year
of a collaborative USDA research
program with the Plant Genetic
Resources Center in Kandy.Twelve projects, supported with local
currency proceeds from P.L.480
programs with Sri Lanka, covered such
topics as disease resistance in rice,
micro-propagation of fruit crops, and
plant quarantine improvement.Sri Lanka James.Stevenson@fas.usda.govG/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3
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Plant Health, Animal
Health, and Food
SafetyIn March 2003, FAS/ICD offered
a Faculty Exchange Program
(FEP) centered on agricultural
sciences besides the traditional
FEP focus of agriculturaleconomics, agribusiness, and
agrarian law.A 5-month US program to help develop
research and teaching skills in animal
health, plant health, food quality, food
inspection, phytosanitary measures, and
grades and standards.Serbia, Ukraine,
Kazakhstan, Russia,
and Uzbekistan.Amy.Freitas@fas.usda.gov  and
Ed.Gerard@fas.usda.gov
Food Safety 3 May B 10, FAS/ICD
collaborated with the HACCP
Consulting Group to conduct a
4-day training workshop for meat
processors and inspectors.The Training workshop involved basic
HACCP Plan Development,
implementation, and maintenance,including SSOP Programs, E coli and
Salmonella testing, and compliance with
E coli and Salmonella performance
standards.  Training also included the
roles, duties, and responsibilities ofRomanian inspection officials and plant
personnel in a PR/HACCP environment
for Romanian government inspection
officials and industry representatives.
The team also conducted an on-site
plant review.Romania Brain.guse@fas.usda.gov
Animal Health From l 7-19 April, the Cochran
Program provided transgenic
livestock training for a chief
veterinarian from the TashkentCooperative of Dairy Farmers
and a Director from the Tashkent
Cooperative Dairy Farm.The program included a workshop on
livestock genetics at South Central
College in Minnesota; a workshop in
California on methods of increasinggenetic variance, herd fertility
improvement, and ration composition
and feed management; and visits to
dairy farms and private companies to
see livestock production pertaining to
trade in livestock and livestock
products.Uzbekistan Gretchen.Hopley@fas.usda.govG/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3
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Programme:Form of assistance: Provided to: Contacts:
Plant Health, Animal
Health, and Food
SafetyOn 4-11 May, FAS/ICD
interviewed Serbia-Montenegro
candidates for four weeks of
mentoring by US agricultural
scientists at three universities(Iowa State, Texas A&M and
University of California/Davis).The scientists focused on topics such as
animal/plant health, and food safety
under a research and trade capacity
building project funded by the US
Agency for International Development.Serbia and
MontenegroClemen.Gehlhar@fas.usda.gov
Animal Health From  12-21 March 2003, APHIS
sponsored an engineer from the
Plant Health Division of ElSalvador to attend training on
animal genetics in El Salvador.Training seminar El Salvador gtween@aphisquate.com
Animal Health APHIS has obligated financial
resources to help establish an
epidemiology center in Bosnia-
Herzegovina.  The APHIS Center
for Epidemiology and Animal
Health and the University ofColorado are responsible for this
project.Training workshop and seminars. Bosnia-Herzegovina dan.Sheesley@usda.gov
Plant Health 29 March – 11 April, the Foreign
Agricultural Service sponsored a
program designed by Iowa StateUniversity for a senior South
African agricultural association
member to learn about
manufacturing standards and the
quality of US agricultural inputs.Training and site visits. South Africa Don.Evans@usda.govG/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3
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Food Safety 31 March to 12 April, the Foreign
Agricultural Service helped seven
Brazilian companies to improve
their cold chain systems to
preserve quality and marketabilityof temperature-sensitive goods.Technical training in cold chain
systems.Brazil Ellen.McCloskey@usda.gov
Plant Health 26-28 March, the Foreign
Agricultural Service sponsored adelegation of West African seed
industry representatives to the
third annual congress of the
African Seed Trade Association
(AFSTA) in Nairobi.  The West
Africans networked with AFSTA
members to benefit private,commercial traders of agricultural
inputs.Workshop training. West Africa countries Micah.Rosenblum@usda.gov
Plant Health 23-29 June 2002, APHIS/PPQ
Miami provided plant and
quarantine treatment training for
Jamaican Ministry of Health
employees.PPQ provided training for 2 Jamaicans
on quarantine issues relating to
passengers and aircraft, air cargo and
maritime cargo.  The training also
included fumigation and plant
inspection information.Jamaica Elba.quintero@usda.gov
Plant Health 5-17 August 2002, FAS/ITP,
FSIS, APHIS organized a training
visit for 4 technical specialists
from ChinaWorkshop training aimed at furthering
the US-China cooperation to control
wheat TCK smut.  The group visited
wheat farms, grain processing centers.
The study tour also provided training in
the US wheat inspection process.China Cina Radler, email-
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Food Safety 5-17 August 2002, 4 technical
specialists from Yugoslavia
attended a Cochran training
program in the US on risk
assessment for food borne
pathogens.Training courses on risk assessment. Yugoslavia Ellen.mccloskey@fas.usda.gov
Food Safety On 10 March 2003, two food
technologists from Botswana and
a food-processing consultant from
South Africa concluded a three-week program on processing soy-
milk and dairy analogs.Designed by the University of Illinois,
the program is to broaden the range of
soy products available in Southern
Africa, and to provide more nutritious
food for people with HIV/AIDS.Botswana Don.Evans@usda.gov
Food Safety Since 2001, in collaboration with
the Joint Institute for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN)at the University of Maryland,
FDA is maintaining the "Food
Safety Risk Analysis
Clearinghouse."  The
clearinghouse disseminatescurrent knowledge of risk
analysis approaches and promotes
use of common language and
techniques among countries.  It
facilitates developing countryimplementation of science-based,
risk-based SPS measures to
address food safety hazards.Internet-based information exchange,
with associated opportunities for on-
site, formal training in all aspects of riskanalysis.  JIFSAN's Center for Risk
Assessment operates in cooperation
with WHO and PAHO.All interested
countriesWesley Long
Email:wlong@cfsan.fda.gov
Tel: 301-436-1673G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3
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Food Safety (cont'd) The internet addresses for the
clearinghouse and associated
training opportunities are:
www.foodriskclearinghouse.umd.
edu and
www.jifsan.umd.edu/pro_training
.htm.
Food Safety In May 2002, USDA/FSIS
presented the first Spanish
language version of its "Training
in Meats and Poultry Inspection
(including HACCP) for Foreign
Officials” at the University of
Puerto Rico.Training in livestock slaughter
inspection; HACCP; food safety laws
and regulations of USDA (FSIS,
APHIS) and FDA; compliance and
enforcement programs for sanitation and
residues in meat, poultry and milk;
pathogen reduction and sanitation SOPs;
risk assessment; export certification;inspection of processors and retail
facilities.31 participants from
Argentina, Chile,
Colombia, Costa Rica,
Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Guatemala,
Mexico, Panama,
Paraguay, Peru.Margaret McDaniel
E-mailMargaret.McDaniel@fas.usda.g
ov
Tel: 202-690-1734
Ana Haydee Fernandez
E-mail
afernandez@cvm.fda.gov
Tel: 301-827-6981
Food Safety 11-18 May 2002, FDA/Center for
Food Safety and AppliedNutrition (CFSAN)-Office of
Plant and Dairy Foods and
Beverages (OPDFB) held a
course on "International Good
Agricultural Practices TrainingCourse" towards development of
train-the-trainer courses on GAPs
and GMPs - in San Jose, Costa
Rica - in English and Spanish.Overview of US food safety programs,
anatomy of outbreaks andepidemiology, traceback and farm
investigations, water quality, well
design, post-harvest practices and
education about good health and
hygiene practices.  Case studies onstrawberries, cilantro, and mango
production.  Additional speakers from
Costa Rica (academia, government and
industry).150 participants from
Costa Rica, Belize,Bolivia, PeruAndreas Keller
Email
andreas.keller@cfsan.fda.gov
Tel: 301-436-2029G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3
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Food Safety In May 2002,
FDA/CFSAN/OC/DCP
sent two shellfish program
experts to the Republic of Korea.Evaluation of the growing area, patrol
and plant sanitation elements of the
Korean shellfish sanitation program.Korea Paul DiStefano
E-mail pdistefa@cfsan.fda.gov
Tel: 301-436-1410
Food Safety In June 2002, the Commerce
Department’s Commercial Law
Development Program (CLDP)
hosted a group of ten standards
officials from the Egyptian
Organization for Standardization
& Quality Control to the US for aconsultation tour to evaluate the
US system of developing,
regulating, and certifying SPS
standards.The training facilitated linkages
between Egyptian and US officials, and
exposed Egypt to the benefits of the US
standards regime.Egypt Geneva Pham
Email: gpham@doc.gov
Tel: 202-482-9029
Food Safety In June 2002, FDA's Southwest
Import District (FDA-ORA-
SWID) presented a seminar at the
World Food Market Seminarhosted by Bancomex in Mexico
City, Mexico.Importation of Mexican products
regulated by FDA to the US.150 participants from
Mexico, Guatemala,
Brazil, Argentina.
Developed countryreps from Canada,
Singapore, Japan,
Netherlands, Spain,
EUJulio Salazar
E-mail  jsalazar@ora.fda.gov
Tel: 956-729-9691 x1103
Food Safety 21 June 2002, FDA/ORA lectured
at a meeting hosted by El Consejo
Mexicano de Comercio Exterior
(COMCE) on "How to ObtainCompliance with FDA Regulated
Exports from Mexico to the US"
in Mexico City, Mexico.Importation of Mexican products
regulated by FDA to the US - to educate
small manufacturers, packers and
shippers.35 participants from
MexicoJulio Salazar
E-mail  jsalazar@ora.fda.gov
Tel: 956-729-9691 x1103G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3
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Food Safety 15-19 July 2002, FDA/CFSAN-
OPDFB and Office of
Compliance held a Produce Farm
Investigation Training Course in
Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico forgovernment officials and
academics.Practical training on GAPs, GMPs, and
the role of microbiology and
epidemiology in outbreak, traceback
and farm investigation to provide the
fundamentals needed for understandingboth US and Mexican approaches and
investigational procedures.30 participants from
MexicoSherri McGarry
E-mail
sherri.mcgarry@cfsan.fda.gov
Tel: 301-436-2084
Food Safety In July 2002,
FDA/CFSAN/OC/DCP sent a
laboratory expert to Chile.Evaluation of six analytical laboratories
operating in support of the laboratory
element in Chile’s shellfish sanitation
program.Chile Linda Chandler
E-mail lchandler@cfsan.fda.gov
Tel: 301-436-2151
Food Safety In July 2002,
FDA/CFSAN/OC/DCP hosted a
Shellfish Patrol Training Course
in College Park, MD.Practical and administrative training on
all requirements under the Patrol
element of the national shellfish
sanitation program (NSSP).3 Mexican
government officialsMiriam D. Stuckey
E-mail
mstuckey@cfsan.fda.gov
Tel: 301-436-2148
Food Safety July 2002, FDA/CFSAN
presented seafood HACCP
regulation and US importregulations overview to seafood
industry and Department of
Health, Taipei.3-week inspection trip of seafood
processing plants with national and
local departments of health personnel.One-day presentation at Health
Department Headquarters, followed
individual meetings at processing
plants.Taipei, 80 individuals,
approximately half
from industry, halffrom government
agencies (local and
national)Gregg Small
E-mail  gsmall@cfsan.fda.gov
Tel: 301-436-2320G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3
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Food Safety July 15-19, 2002, FDA/CFSAN-
OPDFB and the Joint Institute for
Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition (JIFSAN) hosted a
Train-the-Trainer Course onGAPs and GMPs for primary
produce production, with IICA
and the Dominican Republic
Ministry of Agriculture, in Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic.Overview of US food safety programs,
anatomy of outbreaks and
epidemiology, traceback and farm
investigations, water quality, post-
harvest practices, education about goodhealth and hygiene practices, food laws
and regulations and how to develop and
effective training course.  Case studies
on strawberry and mango production,
and worker health and hygiene.  An
additional speaker from PAHO
emphasized specific DominicanRepublic worker health and hygiene
issues.50 participants from
the Dominican
RepublicJulie Schrimpf
E-mail
julie.schrimpf@cfsan.fda.gov
Tel: 301-436-2031
Food Safety From 1 August – 1 December
2002, FDA's America Fellows
Program provided technical
assistance in food regulation and
science, building on bilateral
cooperation to promote foodsafety and human health in
Mexico, with particular interest
on risk reduction associated with
food borne illness in ready-to-eat
foods and fresh-cut produce.Dr. Keller worked with Mexican
officials at Comision Federal para la
Proteccion contra Riesgos Sanitarios y
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad,
Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria,
addressing many agricultural,manufacturing and public health
issues—fresh produce contamination,
GAPs, GMPs, development of
guidelines for assessing competency of
third party assessors and proposedbaseline standards.  Dr. Keller also
taught many short courses on US food
law and regulations, GAPs, GMPs, food
safety risk analysis and microbiological
testing.50 participants from
MexicoAndreas Keller
E-mail
andreas.keller@cfsan.fda.gov
Tel: 301-436-1907G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3
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Food Safety In August 2002, FDA/CFSAN
sent representatives to Bangkok,
Thailand, to participate in the
Joint FAO/WHO Expert
Consultation on RiskCharacterization of
Campylobacter spp. in Broiler
Chickens and Vibrio  spp. in
Seafoods.Critical review of documents prepared
by the ad hoc  expert drafting groups.
Participants included Codex, WHO and
FAO secretariats and risk assessors.Thailand, Brazil,
Chile, Morocco, India.
Developed countries
present: Canada,
United Kingdom, NewZealand, Denmark,
Japan, Australia, The
Netherlands, France.Marianne Miliotis
E-mail: mmilioti@cfsan.fda.gov
Tel: 301-436-1933
Food Safety On-going Saxitoxin Standards 1
project 83484FDA/CFSAN's Washington Seafood
Laboratory ships Saxitoxins as reference
standards to be used by developed and
developing countries with molluscan
shellfish industries so they can comply
with US requirements.Chile, Philippines,
Mexico, Costa Rica,
Slovak RepublicSherwood Hall
E-mail  shall@cfsan.fda.gov
Tel: 301-210-2160G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3
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Food Safety On 5-10 August 2002, the second
basic microbiology course
"Regulatory Science:  Critical
Thinking in Analytical
Laboratory Procedures for FoodMicrobiologists" was held at the
University of Puerto Rico's
(UPR) Mayaguez Campus.  The
training was conducted under the
Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) between the FDA, the
USDA/FSIS and UPR, inconjunction with the Inter-
American Network of Food
Analytical Laboratories, by FDA/
Office of International Programs
(OIP).Train-the trainer focus on food
microbiology analytical laboratory
procedures, including data analysis and
reporting to support regulatory actions;
procedures for selected pathogens;regulatory implications; testing food
samples for adulteration; isolation and
identification of micro-organisms and
microbial products of public health
significance;  QA and standardized
methods for designated food borne
pathogens; laboratory safety precautionsand environmental controls.  Faculty
included experts from FDA/CFSAN,
FDA/Office of Regulatory Affairs
(ORA), USDA/FSIS and UPR.21 participants from
Argentina, Bolivia,
Colombia, Costa Rica,
Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, El Salvador,Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua, Panama,
Paraguay, Peru,
Uruguay and
Venezuela (academics
and laboratory
personnel involved inteaching food
microbiology and
training food
microbiologists and
laboratorytechnicians).Barbara Ward-Groves
E-mail:  bgroves@oc.fda.gov
Tel: 301-827-0029
Food Safety 19-23 August 2002,
FDA/CFSAN-OPDFB held aProduce Farm Investigation
Training Course in Colima,
Mexico for government officials
and academicians.Practical training on GAPs, GMPs, and
the role of microbiology andepidemiology in outbreak, traceback
and farm investigation to provide the
fundamentals needed for understanding
both US and Mexican approaches and
investigational procedures.30 participants from
MexicoSherri McGarry
E-mail
sherri.mcgarry@cfsan.fda.gov
Tel: 301-436-2084G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3
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Food Safety 26-30 August 2002,
FDA/CFSAN-OPDFB and
JIFSAN held a Train-the-Trainer
GAPs/GMPs course with the
Secretaria de Agricultura,Ganaderia, Desarrollo Rural
Pesca y Alimentacion and the
Comission Federal para la
Proteccion contra Riesgos
Sanitarios, in Puebla, Mexico.Overview of US food safety programs,
food laws and regulations, anatomy of
outbreaks and epidemiology, traceback
and farm investigations, water quality,
post-harvest practices, education aboutgood health and hygiene practices, and
how to develop and effective training
course.  Case studies on strawberry and
mango production, worker health and
hygiene, and real life fresh produce
production practices.50 participants from
MexicoDaniel Trachewsky
E-mail
Daniel.trachewsky@cfsan.fda.g
ov
Tel: 301-436-1907
Andreas Keller
E-mail
andreas.keller@cfsan.fda.gov
Tel: 301-436-1907
Food Safety 15-19 September 2002,
FDA/CFSAN sent a speaker to
the OECD-sponsored workshop
on “Safety Assessment of Novel
Foods and Feeds” in Moscow,
Russia.Practical training on assessment of
safety of foods using a case study
prepared by Health Canada on behalf of
OECD.  The FDA representative was
one of four international facilitators for
the training (with two from Canada andone from the Netherlands).40 participants from
the Russian
Federation, Armenia,
Belarus, Georgia,
Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania, Republic ofMoldava, Republic of
Kazakhstan, Republic
of Tajikistan, Ukraine,
UzbekistanLinda Kahl
Email
Linda.kahl@cfsan.fda.gov
Tel: 202-418-3101
Food Safety September 9-13, 2002, FDA/
CFSAN/OPDFB and ORA/SWID
presented a train-the-trainer
course on Farm Investigationsand GAPs in Ensenada, Baja
California, Mexico.Practical training on GAPs, GMPs, and
the role of microbiology and
epidemiology in outbreak, traceback
and farm investigation to provide thefundamentals needed for understanding
both US and Mexican approaches and
investigational procedures.Mexico Andreas Keller
E-mail
andreas.keller@cfsan.fda.gov
Tel: 301-436-1907
Bob Deininger
E-mail  bdeininger@ora.fda.gov
Tel: 214-253-5283G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3
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Food Safety In September 2002,
FDA/CFSAN-Food Safety Staff
organized a road trip on food
safety to eastern Europe
(Warsaw, Poland; Budapest,Hungary; and Prague, Czech
Republic).  Participants included
officials from government,
industry, and academia.Seminars on US food safety
infrastructure that included panel
discussion on US counter-terrorism
measures, security guidance and BT
regulations.100 to 150 at each
site: Poland, Czech
Republic, Hungary
primarily, but
attendees from a totalof 33 countries.Camille Brewer
Email  cbrewer@cfsan.fda.gov
Tel: 301-436-1574
Food Safety In October 2002,
FDA/CFSAN/OC/ DCP sent two
laboratory experts for
consultation and evaluation in
support of Mexico's shellfish
sanitation program to 4 publichealth laboratories.Evaluated, advised, and provided
training to staff at laboratories in
Mexico, DF; Hermosillo, Sonora;
Ensenada, BC; and LaPaz, BC so
Mexican shellfish exports can meet US
requirements.Mexico William Watkins
E-mail
wwatkins@cfsan.fda.gov
Food Safety Three-day training event focused
on encouraging cooperative
efforts between private and public
sectors in participating countries
to address SPS issues.Training workshop Eight West African
countriesEmiko.purdy@fas.sda.gov
Food Safety In October 2002,
FDA/CFSAN/OS sent two
shellfish program experts to theRepublic of Korea.Training to evaluate the remediation of
growing area deficiencies in the Korean
shellfish sanitation program for thepurpose of restoring Korean shippers to
the Interstate Certified Shellfish
Shippers List (ICSSL).Korea Paul W. DiStefano
E-mail  pdistefa@cfsan.fda.govG/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3
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Food Safety 19 November 2002, FDA held a
conference for small businesses
interested in exporting goods to
the US in Hermosillo, Sonora,
Mexico.Workshop on food safety. 200 participants from
MexicoAdrian Garcia
E-mail  agarcia@ora.fda.gov
Food Safety 10-21 November 2002, FDA/
CFSAN/OPDFB provided a train-
the-trainer course on ProduceFarm Investigation with an
emphasis on GAPS and GMPs at
the invitation of the Chilean
government in Santiago, Chile
and neighbouring farms.Overview of GAPs, anatomy of
outbreaks and epidemiology, traceback
and farm investigations, water quality,well design, GMPs, post-harvest
practices, and education about good
health and hygiene practices.  Case
studies on strawberry and mango
production, worker health and hygiene.
Additional speakers from Chile
(associations, government and industry).50 participants from
ChileJack Guzewich
E-mail
john.guzewich@cfsan.fda.gov
Food Safety 18-20 November 2002, 9 staff in
FDA/CFSAN hosted a conference
in College Park, MD to advise
Mexican officials on the status of
elements in Mexico's shellfish
sanitation program.Comprehensive review and discussions
of the Mexican shellfish safety program
and a prospective MOU agreement with
FDA.6 participants from
MexicoPaul W. DiStefano
E-mail  pdistefa@cfsan.fda.gov
Food Safety In November 2002,
FDA/CFSAN/ OPDFB sponsored
a speaker/trainer at a workshopon "Improving the
Competitiveness of the Poultry
Sector in the Caribbean" in
Trinidad sponsored by IICA and
the Caribbean Poultry
Association.Sanitary training protocols for egg
production, labelling and quality
standards for eggs and poultry.Additional trainers were from
USDA/APHIS, CFIA, and Canadian
Egg Marketing Agency.Caribbean Countries Johnny Braddy
Email
johnny.braddy@cfsan.fda.gov
Tel: 301-436-1495G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3
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Food Safety In November 2002, FDA sent a
lecturer to the USDA/APHIS-
sponsored South American
Regional Meeting on "GAPs
Training" in Chile.Workshop training on Good
Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and their
importance to produce safety to train 50
USDA/APHIS representatives to
convey to their respective SouthAmerican countries.Argentina, Brazil,
Chile, Colombia,
Ecuador, Peru,
VenezuelaJulie Schrimpf
Email
julie.schrimpf@cfsan.fda.gov
Food Safety December 2002 (4 days), FDA/
CFSAN/OS sent an expert onseafood toxin and phytoplankton
to provide training and technical
assistance toward development of
an effective marine biotoxin
monitoring program, to Ensenada,
Mexico.Training included phytoplankton cell
counts and HPLC analysis for domoicacid, a dangerous toxin sometimes
transmitted by shellfish.15-20 participants
from Mexico's 3 statesand DF.Sherwood Hall
E-mail  shall@cfsan.fda.gov
Food Safety 9 December 2002, FDA/CFSAN
discussed food, food safety andfood security at Mahidol
University in Bangkok, Thailand.Two training lectures on "Investigation
of Foodborne Illnesses" and "The USA'sNew Bioterrorism Legislation and its
Impact on the International Food
Trade".55-60 participants at
each seminar, fromThailand
predominantly, with a
few from other SE
Asian countriesGeorge J. Jackson
E-mail
george.jackson@cfsan.fda.gov
Food Safety 10 January 2003, FDA/CFSAN/
Office of Food Additive Safety
(OFAS) presented a workshop on
"Food Additive Regulations inthe United States," organized by
the Costa Rican Ministry of
Health.Training workshop on FDA regulations
and procedures for ensuring the safety
of food additives, to train government
scientists, academic scientists, andindustry representatives.75 participants from
Costa RicaDavid Carlson
Email
david.carlson@cfsan.fda.govG/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3
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Food Safety In February 2003, FDA/CFSAN
sent a representative as technical
advisor to WHO/PAHO to attend
an FAO-WHO/PAHO meeting on
"Safety of Food Produced byBiotechnology" in Buenos Aires,
Argentina.Current technical and scientific
information on food safety systems.40 participants from
Argentina, Barbados,
Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba,
Mexico, Venezuela
- plus -Webcast to unknown
number of additional
traineesLinda Kahl
E-mail  lkahl@cfsan.fda.gov
Food Safety In March 2003, CLDP sponsored
five food safety officials from the
Egyptian Organization for
Standardization & QualityControl (EOS) to participate in a
two-week consultation tour with
various food safety centers in the
US to learn about new and
alternative food processing andpreservation technologies, and
food safety applied research.The two weeks of training exposed the
EOS officials to cutting-edge
innovations in food processing and
preservation technologies andfamiliarized them with recent advances
in food safety research and applications.Egypt Geneva Pham
Email: gpham@doc.govTel: 202-482-9029
Food Safety In March 2003, FDA/CFSAN
conducted a seminar/lecture for
seafood processors and FIQD
(Fish Inspection and Quality
Division) of the Thai government.Training on interpretation of the Fish &
Fisheries Products Hazards & Controls
Guidance (Third Edition).  Training
included a review of changes to the
guidance and clarification of current US
FDA safety recommendations.Thailand -200 from
industry and 50 from
governmentJane Cluster
E-mail  jcluster@cfsan.fda.govG/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3
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Food Safety 17-21 March 2003, FDA/CFSAN
and JIFSAN hosted a Train-the-
Trainer GAPs and GMPs Course
in conjunction with the Secretaria
de Agricultura, Ganaderia,Desarrollo Rural Pesca y
Alimentacion and Comission
Federal para la Proteccion Contra
Riesgos Sanitarios of the Federal
Government of Mexico in
Culiacan, Sinaloa.Training seminars in English and
Spanish, on US food safety initiatives
and programs, food laws and
regulations, the anatomy of outbreaks
and epidemiology, traceback and farminvestigations, water quality, post
harvest practices, education about good
health and hygiene practices and how to
develop an effective training course.
Case studies included strawberry,
mango production, worker health and
hygiene, fresh produce productionpractices.50 participants from
MexicoDaniel Trachewsky
E-mail
Daniel.trachewsky@cfsan.fda.g
ov
Andreas KellerE-mail
andreas.keller@cfsan.fda.gov
Food Safety April 2003, FDA/CFSAN
conducted a seminar/lecture forseafood processors and INP (the
competent authority and
regulatory agency for seafood
processing) in Ecuador.Training in interpretation of the Fish &
Fisheries Products Hazards & ControlsGuidance (Third Edition).  Training
included a review of changes to the
guidance and clarification of current US
FDA safety recommendations.Ecuador, 50
participants fromseafood industry and 6
from governmentJane Cluster
E-mail  jcluster@cfsan.fda.gov
Food Safety 12-24 May 2003, FDA/CFSAN
plans an evaluation of Mexican
shellfish sanitation programs on-
site in Sonora and BajaCalifornia.Training on evaluation of the growing
area, patrol, and plant sanitation
elements will be performed in states
planning to export molluscan shellfishto the US under a new MOU.10-12 officials from
MexicoPaul DiStefano
E-mail  pdistefa@cfsan.fda.gov
Food Safety In May 2003, FDA/CFSAN/OS
sent an expert on marine toxins to
evaluate and provide technical
assistance in Ensenada, BC,
Mexico.Evaluation of HPLC analytical
capability and technical training and
assistance in the phytoplankton
monitoring program.10-12 officials from
MexicoSherwood Hall
E-mail  shall@cfsan.fda.govG/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3
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Food Safety In May 2003, USDA/FSIS
offered a training course in
Spanish, with a lecturer from
FDA/CVM, "Training in Meats
and Poultry Inspection (includingHACCP) for Foreign Officials" at
the University of Puerto Rico.Training on livestock slaughter
inspection;  HACCP training; food
safety laws and regulations of USDA
(FSIS, APHIS) and FDA;  compliance
and enforcement programs for sanitationand residues in meat, poultry and milk;
pathogen reduction and sanitation SOPs;
risk assessment;  export certification;
inspection of processors and retail
facilities, food irradiation and
biotechnology.Latin America and the
CaribbeanMargaret McDaniel
E-mail
Margaret.McDaniel@fas.usda.g
ov
Ana Haydee FernandezE-mail
afernandez@cvm.fda.gov
Food Safety 16-21 June 2003, FDA/CFSAN/
OPDFB and JIFSAN held a
Train-the-Trainer GAPs/GMPs
course on primary produce
production in the Andeancountries in Lima, PeruTraining on US food safety programs,
food laws and regulations, anatomy of
outbreaks and epidemiology, traceback
and farm investigations, water quality,post-harvest practices, education about
good health and hygiene practices, and
how to develop an effective training
course.  Case studies on strawberry and
mango production, worker health andhygiene, and real life fresh produce
production practices.50 participants from
Bolivia, Colombia,
Ecuador, Panama,
Peru, VenezuelaMichelle Smith
E-mail
michelle.smith@cfsan.fda.gov
Tel: 301-436-2024
Food Safety FDA Washington Seafood
Laboratory staff provided
technical assistance to the
Mexican Shellfish Program.Microscopes were reconfigured and
other technical assistance helped speed
re-establishment of the shellfish MOU
with the US.Mexico Sherwood Hall
E-mail  shall@csfsan.fda.govG/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3
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Food Safety 24-26 July 2002, sponsored by
WHO, FAO, FDA and USDA,
JIFSAN hosted, the "1st
International Conference onMicrobiological Risk AssessmentFoodborne Hazards" with the
goal of developing a network of
key professionals worldwide in
microbiological food safety risk
assessment, at College Park, MD.Travel assistance was provided to 13
international participants.  The
conference provided a forum for
exchange of new concepts and advances
in the field and for evaluation of thecurrent status and future needs and
directions of the field.13 travel fellows from
Argentina, Brazil,
Cameroon, China,
India, Malaysia,
Mexico, Peru,Senegal, Thailand,
Uganda, plus 10 more
countries.Wes Long
E-mail: wlong@cfsan.fda.gov
Tel: 301-436-1673
Food Safety In October 2002 JIFSAN joined
forces with WHO and FAO to
form the Acrylamide Food
Network, a website that shares
information and serves as atransparent public data repository
to aid in understanding whether
acrylamides formed during food
processing present a public health
risk.Internet-based information exchange
vehicle, http://www.acrylamide-
food.org/All interested
countriesCristina McLaughlin
E-mail:
cmclaugh@cfsan.fda.gov
Tel: 301-436-1978
Food Safety July-August 2002, the Cochran
Program provided a training on
food safety for 7 governmentofficials from several countriesThe workshop focused on general ideas
relating to food safety.Vietnam, Ethiopia,
Latvia, Yemen, Oman
and Thailand Phil.Harlan@fas.usda.gov
Food Safety July-August 2002, the Cochran
Program funded a food safety
training course.Training for two plant pathologists on
plant virology and disease
identification.Tunisia Joyann.binsley@fas.usda.gov
Plant Health June 2002, FAS organised a
private/public sector workshop on
plant health issues.Participants for 11 SADC member
countries participated in a workshop to
facilitate plant and animal health
requirements in the SADC region.SADC member
countriesDan.sheesley@usda.govG/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3
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Food Safety April 2002, FAS' Cochran
Program provided food safety
training for 5 AQSIQ/CIQ
officials.The training directly related to meat
inspection and HACCPChina
Food Safety May 2002, FAS' Cochran
Program funded training courses
for 7 private sector employees.Training was related to the marketing of
high value agricultural products.Vietnam, Korea and
Indonesia.Fred.Johnston@fas.usda.gov
Food Safety May 2002, FAS' Cochran
Program funded a food safety
training course for 2 participants
form KoreaA training course on growing and
marketing of organics and natural foods.Korea Avis.watts-
massenburg@fas.usda.gov
Food Safety May 2002, FAS' Cochran
Program funded a food safety
course for 5 participants fromUkraine and Kazakhstan.Participants received training in meat-
processing techniques.Ukraine, Kazakhstan Joyann.binsley@fas.usda.gov
Food Safety Seminars and meetings to help
exporters in other countries learnand comply with US SPS
requirements, especially pesticide
residue limitsSeminars, meetings with producers and
government officials to foster mutualunderstanding of food safety
requirements; capacity buildingLatin American and
Caribbean countries,TaiwanLuis Suguiyama
Email:suguiyama.luis@epa.govtel: 703-305-6027
Mary Frances Lowe
Email:
lowe.maryfrances@epa.gov
tel: 703-305-5689
Food Safety Chemicals Information Exchange
and Networking (CEIN) projectTraining, assistance in locating data
resourcesWest African
countriesJude Andreasen
E-mail:
andreasen.jude@epa.gov
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Food Safety In January 2002, US Codex
Office hosted a technical seminar
on Codex issues for the Asian
Region in Hong Kong.Briefings and information exchange on
WTO/Risk Assessment; General and
Working Principles of Risk Analysis.Cambodia, China,
Hong Kong,
Indonesia, Japan, Laos
Mongolia, Philippines,
South Korea,Singapore, Thailand
and Vietnam.Pat Clerkin
E-mail:
Patrick Clerkin-
usda.usda@fasau
Food Safety May 2002, USDA/FAS hosted a
risk assessment workshop for 40
technical experts in MoroccoPresentations, information exchange and
training on risk analysis and the
importance of international standards in
risk assessmentMorocco, Tunisia and
AlgeriaJennifer Argueta
Phone-202-720-0091EmailJennifer.Argueta@fas.usda.gov
Food Safety In 2000-2002, EPA hosted
environmental and health
scientists studying pesticide risk
issues for several monthsTraining experience in risk assessment
and pesticide decision-making.Brazil, Republic of
KoreaDick Biava
biava.richard@epa.gov
 703-305-6405
Food Safety In 2001, EPA participated in a
series of eight seminars in nine
cities, focusing primarily on use
of state-of-the-art liquidchromatography/mass
spectrometry techniques to
measure pesticide residues in food
and environmental samples.Seminars Asia/Pacific region Chuck Stafford
stafford.charles@epa.gov 410-305-2914
Plant Health Since 1995 EPA has participated
in the development and
implementation of North
American Regional Action Plans
to reduce or eliminate POPs of
regional concern (i.e., DDT,Chlordane, Lindane)Workshops, technical advice and
collaborative development and
implementation of regional action plans.Mexico Keith Chanon
Chanon.keith@epa.gov
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Food Safety and
Animal HealthBeginning in 1998, EPA has
worked with Mexico and the Pan-
American Health Organization to
support the phase-out of DDT in
Central America.  EPA is alsoworking with the World Health
Organization in an effort to phase-
out DDT in several African
countries (2000-present).Workshops in Guatemala, El Salvador,
Mexico, and Panama to exchange
information and prepare a large-scale
project proposal for the Global
Environment Facility (GEF).Implementation of the GEF DDT project
in Africa.Belize, Guatemala,
Honduras, El
Salvador, Nicaragua,
Costa Rica, Panama,
Ethiopia, Eritrea,South Africa,
Swaziland,
Madagascar, NamibiaKeith Chanon
chanon.keith@epa.gov
 703-305-5306
Plant Health EPA is working with Mexico to
integrate it into the joint reviewprogram for new pesticide
products.  Mexico is planning on
following a tiered approach to
joint reviews, taking more
responsibility with each chemical.There are currently two joint
review candidates being
considered.Technical exchange and collaboration Mexico Vera Soltero
soltero.vera@epa.gov.
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Plant Health EPA is at the beginning stages of
looking at possible reduced risk
approaches to management of two
crops or crop groups: tomato and
pulse crops.  These projects seekto: address maximum residue
limit discrepancies between the
countries, enhance access to
reduced risk pesticides through
joint reviews and work sharing,
look at IPM practices or absence
of them, and investigate whatresearch has been done on plant
breeding, mechanical practices,
rotational issues, etc.Technical exchange and collaboration Mexico Vera Soltero
soltero.vera@epa.gov.
703-308-9359
Plant Health Assistance in development and
assessment of biopesticides for
locust control.Information and expert advice Sub-Saharan African
countriesDriss Benmhend
benmhend.driss@epa.gov
703-308-9525
Food Safety In 2002 and 2003 EPA is working
with the Philippine government to
assist them with developing
inventories of PCBs and obsolete
pesticides.  This work supports
their efforts to develop theirnational implementation plan for
the Stockholm Convention on
POPs. The pesticide work is being
carried out in conjunction with
FAO.Training/workshops Philippines Janice Jensen
jensen.janice@epa.gov
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Food Safety Short-term visitors meet with
EPA officials to discuss US
regulatory policies, especially
food safety and registration
requirements, biotechnology, andgood laboratory practices.Briefings and information exchange. Over 160 visitors from
32 countries in 2002.Dick Biava
biava.richard@epa.gov
703-305-6405
Francisca Liem (GLP)
liem.francisca@epa.gov202-564-2365
Plant Health EPA scientists have served as
technical experts to the UN
Environment Program and other
international organizations to
raise awareness of POPS andassist developing nations and
regions with POPS
implementation activities,
including workshops in Russia,
Thailand, Mali, Colombia,Zambia, Argentina, United Arab
Emirates, Panama, Trinidad,
Chile, Trinidad and Tobago,
Mexico (Ongoing, 1997-2003)Regional workshops, funding to WHO
for POPs implementation and to FAO to
promote activities to prevent
accumulation of pesticide stockpiles in
developing countries and encourage theuse of safer alternatives to POPs
pesticides.Former members of
the Soviet Union, the
regions of Eastern
Europe, Asia, western
Sub- Saharan Africa,Latin America, Central
America, the
Caribbean and the
Near East.Janice Jensen
jensen.janice@epa.gov
703-305-7706
Keith Chanon
chanon.keith@epa.gov703-305-5306G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3
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Food Safety In March 2003, FAS provided
funding for Pathogen Reduction
(PR) and HACCP training for
approximately 40 Chilean
officials and Chilean exportestablishment personnel regarding
HACCP principles and
microbiology sampling, written
Sanitation Standard Operating
Procedures (SSOP) program,
written HACCP plans, and E.coli
and Salmonella sampling plans.Training covered the development and
implementation of HACCP plans,
preparing written recommendations to
identify deficiencies and corrective
actions to assure compliance with thePR/HACCP Final Rule, and the
relationship and role of plant personnel
and government inspection personnel
under a HACCP-based inspection
system.Chile Gary.Stefan@fsis.usda.gov
Food Safety In March 2003, FSIS provided
training to enhance the technical
skills of approximately 20 Chilean
government and private contract
laboratories technicians FSIStesting methods and procedures
for Salmonella, generic
Escherichia coli (E.coli), and
Listeria monocytogenes.Training Chile Gary.Stefan@fsis.usda.gov
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