WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/1030 
24 June 2010 
 (10-3468) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English/ 
 French/  Spanish 
 
  
CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IN FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY 
 
Communication by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex)
 
 
  The following communication, received on 21 June 2010, is being circulated at the request of 
the Codex
. 
 
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Table of contents  
 
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TECHNICAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW ............................................................2
 
PART I:  RECENT TOOLS AND TRAINING MATERIALS TO SUPPORT   
CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT.....................................................................................3  
PART II:  GLOBAL INFORMAT ION EXCHANGE MECHANISMS ...........................................6  
PART III:  PLANNED INTERNATIONAL EVENTS .......................................................................7  
PART IV:  GLOBAL PROJECTS/INITIATIVES..............................................................................8  
PART V:  REGIONAL/NATIONA L PROJECTS/INITIATIVES ....................................................9 
ANNEXES 1 TO 7................................................................................................................. ................10 
 
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  TECHNICAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW 
1. Under their respective mandates, goals and wor kplans, FAO and WHO are engaged in a range 
of food safety and quality technical capacity de velopment activities at national, regional and 
international levels.   These capacity development activities directly support the Codex Strategic Plan 
2008–2013;  in particular, ac tivities 1.7, 2.6 and 5.4.  
2. FAO and WHO capacity development activities are generally aimed at: 
• upgrading the capacity of developing member countries in food safety, quality control and 
quality assurance and supporting their effective participation in the work of Codex;  
• enhancing the respective roles of the agriculture  and health sectors and trade and industry in 
ensuring the safety and quality of the food supply;  and 
• strengthening cooperation and collabora tion between FAO a nd WHO and partner 
organizations, in the field of food safety and quality. 
3. Since the last session of the Codex Alimentari us Commission, FAO and WHO (either jointly 
or together with partner organiza tions and donors) have commenced or are continuing to deliver over 
185 direct technical assistance projects on food safety and quality to countries in all global regions.  
More than 80 regional projects and internationa l events addressing food safety issues were also 
delivered and more than 40 technical capacity development project proposals are under formulation.  
More background on FAO and WHO technical capacity  development management is available at 
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/agns
, http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/home/en/index.htm  and 
http://www.who.int/foodsafety/capacity/en/  
4. Detailed lists of capacity development activitie s at the regional and national levels are 
provided in Annexes 1-6.  Joint FAO/WHO Codex training/capacity-building organized by the Codex 
Trust Fund in collaboration with Codex partners fo r the period in question appears in the annual 
reports and progress reports of the Codex Trust F und which are submitted to CCEXEC and CAC.  A 
range of supporting materials (e.g. guidelines, manuals and online resources), global information 
exchange systems, international events and global projects have also been delivered since the last 
session of the Codex Commission, or are under development by FAO and/or WHO.  Details of recent materials and activities are provided in Part I with other related activities being described in Annex 7. 
5. Looking ahead , priorities for the coming year, which may be implemented jointly by FAO 
and WHO, or in association with othe r partner organizations, include:  
• providing policy advice and supporting the establis hment of food and feed safety regulatory 
and institutional frameworks;  
• strengthening official food safety systems thr ough the use of the risk analysis framework 
including risk assessment of food hazards;  
• facilitating the input/access of national scientis ts to international risk assessment and 
provision of scientific advices. 
• enhancing food safety laboratory capabilities, and planning and implementation of food 
inspection systems;  
• integrating preparedness and response capacities to  food and feed safety systems, to address 
food and feed safety emergencies;  G/SPS/GEN/1030 
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  • foster countries' epidemiological capacity to conduct national f oodborne disease burden 
studies and strengthen research utilization in policy development and practice; 
• targeted training for food safety officials and technical staff (food safety managers, food 
inspectors, and food analysts) in ca rrying out their respective duties,   
• supporting national Codex programmes (including  Codex Contact Points and National Codex 
Committees) to facilitate effective participation in Codex;  
• enhancing food and feed safety management  (including implementation of good hygiene 
practices, and good agricultural practices ) by food producers and food processors;  
• strengthening regional and inte rnational food control informa tion exchange and cooperation 
activities;  
• developing global tools and training material s to assist food and feed safety and quality 
control activities;  and 
• providing tailored regional and sub-regional Codex training to  further enhance developing 
country participation in Codex activities at global, regional and national levels. 
Capacity development activities at national and regional levels are implemented according to 
organization-wide strategic planning as well as in r esponse to direct requests from member countries.  
These activities are developed, managed, delivered a nd evaluated, either through the respective FAO 
and WHO regional, or headquarters offices, depending on the nature of the project. 
 
PART I:  RECENT TOOLS AND TRAINING MATERIALS TO SUPPORT CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT  
6. FAO and WHO are engaged in the developmen t of a number of manuals, guidelines and 
training materials to facilitate the capacity development effort.  These materials are particularly 
relevant to policy makers responsible for st rengthening food control programmes.  Most are 
developed jointly and some through specific field projects operated either by FAO or WHO.  Information on materials recently developed (mainly since the last session of the Commission) and ongoing tools is given below.  A description of othe r relevant capacity development publications and 
tools is provided in Annex 7. 
• FAO began work on a CD-Rom based technical resource package on food hygiene and 
quality assurance.  The target audience for the resource package includes governmental and 
non-governmental organizations which provide training and other technical support to small 
and medium-scale businesses on programmes of food hygiene and quality assurance.  
• FAO developed a standardized training package to  assist countries in implementing relevant 
Codex texts related to the food safety assessm ent of foods derived from recombinant-DNA 
plants.  This training package, entitled "GM f ood safety assessment:  tools for trainers", 
contains both theory and practical examples of risk assessments of foods derived from 
modern biotechnology and a guide for training regulators.  The pre-publication copy is available and the publication including a CD with  training materials is available in English, 
French and Spanish at http://www.fao.org/docrep/ 012/i0110e/i0110e00.htm
.  The case studies 
(Part III of this publication) are now available in Spanish - see:  
http://www.rlc.fao.org/es/inocuidad/pdf/estcaso.pdf  
• FAO published a "Risk-Based Food Inspecti on Manual" which introduces a risk-based 
inspection approach and procedures for prim ary production operations and food processing 
establishments.  The publication is availa ble in English, French and Spanish at G/SPS/GEN/1030 
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  http://www.fao.org/docre p/010/i0096e/i0096e00.htm
.  The Russian language version is in 
print.  
• As a complement to this work, "Guidelines fo r risk-based fish inspection" which provide 
technical information to support fish inspection systems was published in English, French and Spanish at http://www.fao.org/docrep/ 011/i0468e/i0468e00.htm
. 
• FAO has initiated development of an "Importe d Food Control Manual".  The manual aims to 
assist official authorities in the development, review and implementation of national imported food control programmes and will be in line w ith guidance developed by CCFICS and related 
FAO and WHO texts on risk based inspection and food control. 
• WHO/AFRO developed a Training Manual on Food  Safety Risk Analysis.  The document is 
being finalized in English and will be translat ed into French and Portuguese in due course. 
• WHO/AFRO elaborated guidelines on inclusion of food safety, nutrition and food security in 
Poverty Reduction Strategi es and development papers. 
• WHO/AFRO included food safety in guidelines for nutrition in HIV/AIDS programmes.  
• WHO/AFRO prepared guidelines for strengthening national food control and field tested in 
Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, the Gambia, Uganda, Seychelles and Ghana. 
• WHO/AFRO developed Regional Guidelin es on foodborne disease surveillance.  
• WHO/AFRO included foodborne disease surveillan ce in the new Technical Guidelines for 
Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response in the African Region. 
• FAO and WHO are developing food safety emergency response guidelines to 
assist member countries to both prepare for and manage such emergencies.  In addition, a series of subject specific guidelines on food recalls, food complaint systems, risk communication during food safety emergencies  and risk assessment and risk management for 
urgent food safety events are being devel oped to provide more detailed guidance on these 
important aspects of food safety emergency preparedness, alert and response.  
• FAO and WHO, in collaboration with the Industry Council for Development (ICD), are 
developing a toolkit of practical training materials on risk analysis for food safety practitioners.  
• FAO has initiated work on developing benchmarks  to guide governments on capital costs and 
running costs of developing and implementing ef fective official systems of food control.  
Along with national level assessments of their f ood control systems, these benchmarks will 
provide a useful tool to governments in  planning investments in food control. 
• FAO is developing a publication on "Aid for trade:  food safety and quality" as part of series 
of "Aid for trade" publications.  This publi cation will explain the importance of food quality 
and safety issues in the food trade and will pr ovide an updated account of what FAO does in 
this area. 
• FAO published a book in English and French:  "L inking People, Products and Places;  a guide 
for promoting quality linked to geographical origin and sustainable GIs".  The aim of this 
guide is to provide local stakeholders with a conceptual framework, concrete illustrations and 
methodologies for the promotion and preservati on of specific quality products linked to 
geographical origin and for implementation of GI schemes.  The Spanish version will be 
available soon.  
• FAO is publishing six Asian case studies on specific quality linked to geographical origin and 
GI schemes, which analyze advantages, constraints and key factors for GI schemes  G/SPS/GEN/1030 
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  development from the lessons learnt in six countries (Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, 
Mongolia and Thailand).   
• FAO and WHO published "The Impacts of Priv ate Food Safety Standards on the Food Chain 
and on Public Standard-Setting Processes".  Th is publication was introduced at the 32nd 
Session of the Commission and is available in English 
(http://www.fao.org/docrep/012/i1132e/i1132e00.pdf ), French 
(http://www.fao.org/docrep/012/i1132f/i1132f00.pdf ) and Spanish 
(http://www.fao.org/docrep/ 012/i1132s/i1132s00.pdf ). 
• FAO and WHO developed a "FAO/WHO Framew ork for Developing National Food Safety 
Emergency Response Plans".  This document was developed to assist countries in the formulation and implementation of national f ood safety emergency response plans.  The 
document will be available in English, French  and Spanish and will be used for future 
capacity development activities to implement preparedness for food safety emergencies at 
both regional and national levels. 
• A status report on FAO activities to build cap acity for effective participation in Codex 
"Making the Codex Connection to Food Safety " is in final stages of preparation.  
• JEMRA has developed a tool to assess performance of microbiological sampling plans.  It is 
currently under review and will be available late r this year.  Subsequently, training materials 
will be developed on design of sampling programmes, which will include increased 
understanding and use of the tool.  
• FAO is developing a publication on "Milk and da iry products in human nutrition" which will 
include a chapter on quality and safet y of milk and dairy products.  
• A manual on "Buenas Prácticas de Higiene en la Preparación y Venta de los Alimentos en la 
Vía Pública en Latinoamérica y el Caribe" has been published.  (http://www.rlc.fao.org/es/inocuidad/pdf/ higiene.pdf
) 
• The FAO/RLC developed an e-learning course on "Hygienic Food Handling I".  The course 
provides tools on hygienic food handling practices to ensure food safety and reviews the basic 
codes of hygiene.  ( http://www.rlc.fao.org/nucleo/curso_MHA200904.htm )  
• The FAO/RLC e-learning training courses on "Hygienic Food Handling" (Manipulación 
Higiénica de los Alimentos) Versions II and III are now available.  The courses provide tools 
on hygienic food handling practices to ensure f ood safety and review the basic Codex codes 
of hygiene.  ( http://www.rlc.fao.org/nucleo/curso_MHA200904.htm ) 
• The FAO/RLC e-learning training course "Risk Analysis for Food Safety" (Análisis de 
Riesgos de la Inocuidad de los Alimentos) is  now available.  The course is based on 
documents published by FAO and the Codex Al imentarius relating to risk analysis.  
(http://www.rlc.fao.org/nucleo/ cursos/ARIA201004.htm ) 
• The FAO/RLC "Eat safely" campaign to preven t food–related diseases has been conducted in 
all the Latin American and Caribbean countri es.  The campaign provides information in 
English, Spanish ("Come Sano"), French ( "Mange Sain") and Portuguese ("Coma Saudavel") 
on the good practices for safe and healthy eating,  including handling and preparation of food 
at home.  The campaign materials are available at the following web address:  
http://www.rlc.fao.org/es/prioridades/ sanidad/comesano.htm . 
• The FAO/RLC "Eat Safely" programme has been extended to a radio broadcast campaign in 
local native languages (Quechua, Creole, etc)  in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, 
Guatemala, Haiti, Panama and Peru. G/SPS/GEN/1030 
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  • The FAO/RLC developed an e-learning course on "Food Safety Control Systems", and it is 
available at ( http://www.rlc.fao.org/nucleo/curso_SCIA200909.htm
). 
PART II:  GLOBAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE MECHANISMS 
7. The International Portal on Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health ( http://www.ipfsaph.org ) 
has undergone significant technical work since June 2009 with the goal of making it more intuitive to 
use, both for retrieving information and for publishing official national records.  As of April 2010, the 
portal indexed approximately 50,000 records collected  from over 50 different official data sources.  
The focus of the Portal is being streamlined so th at its two basic functions are more apparent on the 
home page:  first, the Portal is a free informati on database for general public worldwide;  and second, 
it is a simple-to-use publishing platform for regist ered users with an account, by means of which 
official food safety, animal health and plant health  information may be shared.  The core searching 
function has been significantly strengthened to enable chronological and advanced searches, and 
various other functions have been added and/or improved. 
8. In addition, the data set for food safety assess ment of r-DNA plants authorized in accordance 
with the Codex Guideline for the Conduct of Fo od Safety Assessments of Foods Derived from 
Recombinant-DNA Plants has undergone technical a nd user-oriented improvements to make it easier 
both to add official safety assessments from nati onal government or other official organization 
sources, and to search the information.  This data set operates in cooperation with the OECD 
BioTrack database, an interoperable central da tabase containing food safety assessments relating to 
foods derived from r-DNA plants.  The data set gathers food safety assessment records for approved 
transformation events from various official onlin e sources including OECD BioTrack, the Biosafety 
Clearing House and the EC Register of Gene tically Modified Food and Feed, among others.1 As the 
technical work described above nears completion, a ll Codex members will be invited to upload their 
relevant records, including LLP-rDNA data, into  IPFSAPH.  For more information visit:  
http://www.ipfsaph.org  or contact ipfsaph@fao.org . 
9. INFOSAN is now a joint FAO/WHO initiative, wi th the secretariat in WHO.  The network 
currently includes the participation of 177 member st ates.  The aim of the network is to promote the 
rapid exchange of information during food safety re lated events, share information on important food 
safety related issues of global interest, promote partnership and collaboration between countries, and 
help countries strengthen their capacity to manage food safety emergencies.  Some of the key areas 
for development in 2010 include strengthening th e collaboration of Member States to encourage 
communication and technical exchange of risk assessm ents and best practices, and enhancing linkages 
with other relevant organizations and networks.  INFOSAN is also an important partner with FAO's 
EMPRES Food Safety programme.  
10. FAO, in collaboration with several partners, has launched a web-based Gateway to Animal 
Feeding (http://www.fao.org/ag/animalfeeding.html) wh ich gives particular relevance to feed safety 
issues and provides a single access point to a wide range of information (legislation, codes of practices, scientific and technical documents, training material, a directory of experts and 
organizations, etc.) and a platform to engage in thematic fora.  The Gateway strengthens synergies 
and encourages partnership amongst government ins titutions, the private sector, non-governmental 
organizations, scientists, etc. to facilitate the funding, execution and communication of initiatives 
aiming at a safe and responsible animal feeding and therefore food safety. 
11. Within the framework of "Specific quality", the project GCP/INT/022/FRA funded by France, 
aims to assist member countries in developing specific quality schemes adapted to their economic, 
                                                     
 
1 As requested by the 7th Session of the Codex ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived 
from Biotechnology (Chiba, Japan, 24-28 September, 2007).  G/SPS/GEN/1030 
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  social and cultural situation.  FAO continues to  collect and share information through regional 
seminars.  In 2009 regional seminars on "Quality li nked to geographical origin" were organized in 
Asia (Bangkok, Thailand, 8-11 J une 2009) and in Latin America (San José, Costa Rica, 29 
September–1 October 2009).  For more information please contact http://www.foodquality-origin.org . 
12. FAO launched a new web-based Gateway to G overnance in the Livestock Sector, including 
Food and Feed Safety and Quality ( http://www.fao.org/ag/governance-livestock.html ) that gathers a 
wide range of information:  legislation, strategies  and policies, standards (i nternational and national, 
public and private), codes, guidelines, manuals of practices, etc. aiming at a responsible livestock 
sector development. 
13. PAHO/WHO launched the virtual health library in food safety:  http://bvs.panalimentos.org 
/php/index.php?lang=es . 
14. As reported to the 32nd session of the Commission, FAO established a programme for 
emergency prevention and early warning in the ar ea of food safety (EMPRES Food Safety) as part of 
its Food Chain Crisis Management Framewor k (FCC).  The primary purpose of EMPRES Food 
Safety is the prevention and early warning of food safety emergencies and it is being established 
taking into consideration existing networks and activities in the area of prevention and early warning 
worldwide.  To this end, EMPRES Food Safety fu lly engages INFOSAN activities, particularly in 
relation to accessing relevant information from the ag riculture sector, analysing trends, forecasting 
and providing technical assistance to prevent emerge ncies.  More information is available at:  
EMPRES-FS@fao.org . 
15. The FAO Regional Office for Europe and Ce ntral Asia developed a new webpage " Quality & 
Origin in Europe and Central Asia - Tr aditional Agricultural and Food Products ".  The webpage is 
addressed to agricultural and public policy-makers, stakeholders interested in the promotion of 
traditional food production and ru ral development, producers of traditional products, academia, 
research institutions, competent national institutions , professionals concerned with aspects related to 
food safety, nutritional balance and quality of products, consumers.  The aim of the page is to 
facilitate the access to information and good experiences,  thus fostering collaboration and partnerships 
in increasing the presence and variety of regional  traditional products associating them with 
sustainable rural development.  The regional webs ite was created with the support from countries that 
provided relevant information through an applied questionnaire.  The address of the website is:  
http://www.foodquality-origin.org/europe  (temporary access at:  http://213.163.11.208/qlgo/ ) 
PART III:  PLANNED INTERNATIONAL EVENTS  
16. FAO’s EMPRES Food Safety has provided several workshops on national food safety 
emergency response planning.  At the regional leve l, EMPRES Food Safety contributed to the Global 
Foodborne Infections Network (G FN)/Asia Food Net workshop which was held in collaboration with 
WHO and FAO on national food safety emergency r esponse planning (Bangkok, Thailand, 2-4 June 
2010).  The workshop used the "FAO/WHO Framework for Developing National Food Safety 
Emergency Response Plans" as the key training tool.  At the national level, similar workshops in 
Bangladesh and Vietnam are scheduled for impl ementation in 2010.  EMPRES Food Safety is 
considering implementing similar workshops in othe r regions and countries upon official request and 
depending on available extra-budgetary resources.  Fo r more information on making such requests or 
donations, contact:  EMPRES-FS@fao.org . 
17. WHO provided eight international and three na tional training courses on the surveillance and 
detection of foodborne and other infectious enteric disease s through a network called Global 
Foodborne infections Network (GFN), formerly  known as WHO Global Salm-Surv.  The network 
changed name in 2009 to refl ect its broader scope beyond Salmonella .  Training sites included G/SPS/GEN/1030 
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  Barbados, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Guam, Kenya , Madagascar, Thailand, Poland and United Arab 
Emirates.  In these courses a total of 596 professionals from 87 countries were trained.  Integrated laboratory-based surveillance is promoted and in ter-sectorial collaboration between human health, 
veterinary and food-related disciplines is fostered around the world.  FAO is expanding its level of 
collaboration in GFN.  The Memb ership to WHO Global Foodborne Infections Network (GFN) has 
now reached close to 1600 individual members from more than 700 institutions in 177 member states 
and territories.  For more information, please visit:  http://www.who.int/gfn
. 
18. FAO and WHO, with support from the Codex Tr ust Fund, organized a half day seminar on 
"Risk Assessment of Contaminants by JECFA:  What  is expected from Code x members and what data 
is needed" for all participants at the 4th Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants (Izmir, 
Turkey, 28 April 2010).  The objective of the semina r was to provide informa tion to delegations about 
how Codex members and observers can get involved and contribute successfully to risk assessments 
performed by JECFA and the Codex risk analysis process.  Presentations addressed specifically the type and quality of data that Codex members and st akeholders can generate that will subsequently 
allow JECFA experts to develop a risk assessment th at meets the needs of CCCF for standard-setting 
and is reflective of the global situation.  In light  of the interest shown in the seminar, FAO and WHO 
are looking at using all opportunities to provide info rmation to member states on risk assessment and 
the Codex process, particularly to  developing countries and countries with economies in transition as 
the scientific advice provided to Codex could benefit from more input from these countries.  
19. WHO assisted countries to develop educational projects and health promotion campaigns with 
the Five Keys to Safer Food in the context of inte rnational events such as the FIFA World Cup and 
Shanghai Expo.  The WHO Guide on Safe Food for Trave llers will be distributed to all travellers to 
these countries as part of their efforts to preven t foodborne diseases.  WHO together with the 
Department of Health of South Africa adopted the Five Keys to Safer Food training course to train the 
food handlers in preparation of the FIFA World Cu p.  WHO was accepted to be part of the Shanghai 
Expo for 11-16 October 2010 under the theme:  The Five Keys to Safer Food for a better life:  
Knowledge = Prevention. 
20. FAO, in collaboration with the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) organized the 3
rd 
International Feed Regulators meeting in Atlanta,  USA from 25 to 27 January 2010.  The event aimed 
at fostering dialogue and cooperation between the public and the private sector on themes of feed 
safety.  With a view to emerging feed safety concerns, the main themes of the meeting were risk assessment and risk management in animal f eed production and how they are being addressed by 
industry and national or regional competent authoriti es.  All participants explored ways in which 
industry and competent authorities might work closer to come up with more effective and efficient 
solutions to ensure feed safety and discussed factor s that currently restrict feed and feed ingredients 
trade. 
PART IV:  GLOBAL PROJECTS/INITIATIVES  
21. The Governments of the Netherlands and No rway jointly supported an FAO Multi-donor 
Partnership Programme (FMPP) for 2009 that succe eded the PCA Norway and provided continued 
support to "Improved Food Safety and Quality at  National Level and along the Food Chain".  
Activities under the 2009 programme were implemen ted at national and su b-regional levels and 
include the following countries:  Bangladesh, Bhut an, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Democratic Republic 
of Congo, Guatemala, Honduras, Lao PDR,  Myanmar, Mali, Tanzania and Uganda. 
22. FAO has distributed a questionnaire "Resource Requirements for Operation of a "Mature" 
National Food Control System" to a number of countri es as part of a benchmarking exercise to model 
the costs and resources required to deliver a ‘matur e’ food control system.  The model will be used in 
association with a broader FAO global survey on agri cultural investment to provide semi-quantitative  G/SPS/GEN/1030 
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  advice on resource needs required for member count ries to develop and implement effective food 
control systems in line with national soci o-economic situations, policies and needs. 
23. At its 32nd Session, the Codex Alimentarius Commission considered the issue of the impact of 
private food standards on member states and on th e work of the Commission and agreed on the 
conduct of a paper to further appraise the issue.  The paper, and associated workshops on the issue, 
will be presented at the next session of the Commission in July 2010.  
24. The WHO Initiative to Estimate the Global Burd en of Foodborne Diseases, launched in 2006, 
aims to provide reliable data on the global extent  of the burden of foodborne diseases by age, sex, and 
region for a defined list of causative agents of microbial, parasitic, and chemical origin.  The 
Initiative's global efforts will be complemented from the end of 2009 onwards with country foodborne 
disease burden studies which will provide firs t hand burden estimates and supplement FERG's 
epidemiological reviews.  Country capacity in foodborne disease burden estim ation, policy situation 
analysis and the use of epidemiological data in food safety policy-making will be strengthened through specific training opportunities a nd mentoring offered by the Initiative. 
25. WHO finalized the Train the Trainer course on the Five Keys to Safer Food, pilot tested in 
South Africa, Tunisia and Belize 
(http://www.who.int/foodsafety/cons umer/keys_training/en/index.html
).This course provides 
guidance on how to both educate and promote the a doption of safe food handling behaviours.  The 
first module was designed to target women as women play an important role in the production and the preparation of safe food.  This training course w as also developed in response to the WHO Director-
General's priorities to promote the health of women,  particularly in developing countries (Women and 
health:  today's evidence tomorrow's agenda [WHO global report 2009]).  Modules directed to 
different target groups are in preparation. 
26. All over the world, WHO country and regional offices collaborate with national authorities to 
develop Five Keys educational projects in schools, hos pitals, canteens, etc.  To date, more than 90 
countries have implemented Five Keys to Safer Food educational projects. 
PART V:  REGIONAL/NATIONAL PROJECTS/INITIATIVES 
27. Various activities were held at regional/national level.  These are highlighted in Annexes 1-6 
under regional/national events and projects/direct as sistance to countries.  Some are fully related to 
food safety and/or quality while others food saf ety is a component of a broader project. 
28. The document "Report on the Codex Alimenta rius and Food Safety in the Region" was 
presented at the 31
st FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC 31).  
More information is available at http://www.fao.org/docrep/meeting/018/k7339e.pdf . 
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AFRICA 
 
REGIONAL/NATIONAL EVENTS 
 
 
Activity (Workshop/Semi nar/Training Course) Organizers Dates Venue 
Subregional workshop (UEMOA countries) on the use of risk analysis for food 
control activities FAO 22 to 24 February 2010 Cotonou, Benin 
 
 
PROJECTS/DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES 
 
 
Title FAO/WHO Country Status 
Strengthening of the national Codex Committee and the Food Control System 
through a national project  FAO/TCP  Angola Ongoing 
Emergency response mission to address Bromide intoxication event WHO Angola Mission conducted. 
Reports presented to 
Government of Angola 
Support for SPS information systems in Benin FAO/STDF Benin Ongoing 
Sanitary Improvement of  cashew nut and shea nut value chain FAO/STDF Benin Ongoing 
Evaluation of national food control systems and food safety programmes, 
elaboration of food safety policies, legi slation, strategies and plans of action WHO/AFRO Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cote 
d'Ivoire, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, 
Mauritius, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, 
Seychelles, Togo and Uganda 2008-2009 
Capacity building to enhance fish trade performance in selected African 
countries (complying with SPS) FAO/STDF Benin, Gambia, Mauritania, Senegal, Sierra Leone Ongoing 
Establishment of national food safety task force, committees and working groups WHO/AFRO Botswana, Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, 
Kenya, Mozambique, Sierra Leone 
and Uganda 2008-2009 
Strengthening of National Codex Committees  
 WHO/AFRO Botswana, Guinea, Kenya, Sierra 
Leone and Uganda 2008-2009 
Strengthening the national food safety and quality control system in Cameroon FAO/STDF Cameroon Ongoing 
Advice and support to the Centre Pasteur du Laboratoire de Chimie de Hygiène 
Environnement, for the implementation of a study on exposure of the inhabitants 
of Yaoundé to heavy metals using a total diet study (TDS) FAO Cameroon Ongoing   
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Advice and support to the Centre Pasteur du Cameroon, to coordinate the 
submission to STDF of a project for the implementation of a regional Total Diet 
Study for Sub-Saharan Africa. FAO/WHO/INRA/STDF Cameroon, Mali, Nigeria, Burkina 
Faso, Senegal Ongoing 
Strengthening the national Biosecurity systems in Cape Verde FAO Cape Verde Ongoing 
Training of food vendors in markets in Brazzaville using the Five Keys to Safer 
Food WHO/AFRO Congo, Rep. of Ongoing 
Development of Guide for Social Mobilization WHO/AFRO Congo Rep. of and Guinea 2008-2009 
Assessment of food control capacities an d formulation of a project proposal for 
the Republic of Congo  FAO/TCP Congo, Rep. of  Achieved Feb. 2010 – 
report submitted to 
Congolese authorities 
Strengthening the National Codex Committee  FAO/TCP Côte d’Ivoire Ongoing 
Assessment of Food control capacities and formulation of a project proposal for Djibouti FAO/TCP Djibouti Ongoing 
Strengthening of  National Codex Committee and preparation of  action plan WHO/AFRO Eritrea 2009 Ongoing 
Strengthening of national biosecurity capacity FAO Gambia 2008-2009 
Training of public health officers in HACCP WHO/AFRO Gambia, Lesotho, Mozambique, 
Guinea, Madagascar, Malawi, Kenya 
and Seychelles 2008-2009 
Curriculum development and enhanced access and understanding of food 
standards relevant for food safety and quality  FAO/STDF Ghana  Commencing in August 
2010 
FAO supported assessment of facilities, preparation and handling practices for 
safe delivery at FAO Regional Of fice canteen in Accra (Ghana). RAFT/SFW 
 Ghana 2009 
FAO provided support for a survey on Street Food Situation at 
selected night markets in Accra (Ghana) and Praia (Cape Verde) RAFT/SFW 
 Ghana and Cape Verde 
  2009 
 
Strengthening National Codex Committee FAO/TCP Guinea Project ongoing 
Biosecurity project: focusing on pesticide residue issues FAO Kenya Ongoing 
Training of  food control officers and regulators in prosecution  WHO/AFRO Kenya 2009 
Finalization of food law FAO/TCP Madagascar Achieved in 2009 Report  
and recommendations 
submitted to Government 
Strengthening national biosecurity capacity FAO Malawi 2008-2009 
Investigation of typhoid fever WHO/AFRO Malawi 2009 
Support for implementation of Codex Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery 
Products FAO Malawi 2009 
Training of ANSSA staff in risk analysis of food control decision making FAO/TCP Mali In pipeline, pending 
funding 
Hygienic handling of foods of animal origin. FAO Rwanda Project in formulation 
Facilitate trade in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states through food standards and food safety management. FAO SADC    
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Sensitization of district task forces, producers and manufacturers on application 
of food safety norms and standards WHO/AFRO Sierra Leone 2009 
Promotion of advocacy and communication of Five Keys for Safer Food or 3 
fives in food safety in collaboration and partnership at regional, national and global level 
Strengthened capacity in advocacy  and awareness generating activities 
Zoonotic and non-zoonotic foodborne disease surveillance and hazard monitoring programmes strengthened and integrated into existing national 
surveillance system with results being disseminated 
Establishment of public health laboratories in reducing environmental public health risks and food safety risks WHO/EMRO Somalia Ongoing 
Train-the-Trainer course on the Five Keys to Safer Food WHO/AFRO South Africa Pilot-tested 
Technical support and health promotion campaigns in preparation for the FIFA 
World Cup 2010. WHO South Africa Ongoing 
Assistance to the Government in  promoting the application of good hygiene 
practices at all stages of the value chain for selected commodities (UNJP/URT/131/UNJ) FAO/WHO Tanzania Ongoing  
Capacity building of regulatory agencies for handling genetically modified 
seeds, crops and processed foods (TCP/UGA/3103) FAO Uganda Ongoing  
Prevention and control of biological an d chemical hazards of poultry products 
through the application of Good Practices along the production chain in Uganda FAO Uganda Ongoing  
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ASIA 
 
REGIONAL/NATIONAL EVENTS 
 
 
Activity (Workshop/Semi nar/Training Course) Organizers Dates Venue 
Regional workshop on quality linked to geographical origin  FAO, Thai Intellectual 
property department, 
EU delegation in 
Thailand   8-11  June  2009 Bangkok, Thailand   
FAO Training of Trainers Programme on Horticultural Chain Management – 
regional  FAO,  with Post-
Harvest Unit of the Clean Agricultural 
Centre 19-26 September 2009 Vientiane, Lao PDR 
GFN national advanced workshop III for China WHO  GFN,  China 
CDC 7-9 September 2009 Zhengzhou, Henan, 
China 
GFN national training course for China WHO  GFN, China 
CDC 10-13  September 2009 Zhengzhou, Henan, 
China 
Workshop on Nipah and Hendra viruses, Research and Public health  WHO in collaboration 
with FAO, OIE, 
Australia Dept of Health and Ageing and 
Australia CRC. 13-16 October 2009 Brisbane, Australia 
Training in how to conduct burden of foodborne disease studies for health 
authorities from China, Malaysia, Singapore, Viet Nam WHO December 2009 Brisbane, Australia 
FAO Training of Trainers Programme on Fresh Cut Produce – Regional  FAO with KMUTI, 
Thailand as 
implementing partner 22-26 March 2010  Bangkok, Thailand 
Workshop on FAO/WHO Framework for Food Safety Emergency Response 
Planning WHO and GFN 
supported by FAO 2-4 June 2010 Bangkok, Thailand   
Regional food safety workshop OIE/FAO-Africa 12-16 July 2010 Tokyo, Japan 
Technical advice and ssupport for selected participants to ASEAN Food Safety 
Expert Group WHO 2010 Under planning 
Workshop on strengthening safety and quality in the food retail chain FAO and Food Safety 
and Standards Authority of India November/December 2010  
 
  
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Title FAO/WHO Country Status 
Enhancing food safety by strengthening food inspection systems in the ASEAN 
countries and Support to the FAO programme on capacity building in food safety (GCP/RAS/222/JPN 223-JPN)  FAO with funding 
from Japan ASEAN countries Ongoing (1 February 2007 
– August 2011) 
Regional policy and advisory technical  assistance (R-PATA) Accelerating the 
implementation of the Core Agriculture support programme FAO with funding 
from ADB GMS countries Ongoing (2009-December 
2011) 
Technical support and preparation of concept notes to build policy and 
institutional capacity on food safety an d plant health in relevant Ministries 
TCPF/AFG/3203 FAO Afghanistan Ongoing 
Support to develop a project proposal for improvement of live bird market for AI 
prevention and control in Bangladesh WHO/FAO Bangladesh Proposal developed and 
submitted for EC funding  
Assistance in the formulation of enablin g regulatory measures for research and 
sustainable application of biotechnology (TCP/BGD/3102) FAO Bangladesh Completed March 2010 
Improving food safety, quality and food control in Bangladesh 
(GCP/BGD/038/EC) FAO Bangladesh Ongoing (1 January 200 – 
31 December 2010) 
Establishment of national strategy for promotion of specific quality while 
preserving local resources – Yak products and mushrooms FAO Bhutan Ongoing 
Improving Food safety and its management in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam 
(GCP/RAS/207/NZE) FAO Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam Ongoing - 1 January 2005 
– 31 December 2009 
Support provided to enable a survey of chloropropanol contamination of domestic 
and imported soy sauce products WHO/WPR Cambodia Concluded  
Capacity building to enhance fish quality control and standardization services and 
contribute to poverty alleviation TCP/CMB/3204(D) FAO Cambodia Ongoing 
Support to improve quality and safety of  fish sauce FAO Cambodia, Myanmar 2009 
Strengthening Testing Capability for Food Sa fety – TCP/CPR/3007 FAO/TCP China Ongoing 
Technical support provided on food safety policy, management and on the 
regulatory framework for food safety WHO WPR China Concluded and provided 
support for a UN country 
strategy on food safety 
World Bank agricultural products Safety Project for Jilin province WB/FAO China  Formulation stage 
Improvement of aquaculture food safety in Hubei Province -TCP/CPR/3203D FAO China Ongoing (1 August 2009 – 
31 December 2010) 
Technical support provided on food safety and the Olympic Games WHO  China Ongoing 
Improvement of traditional live market for AI prevention and strengthening of 
food safety and education of stakeholders (USAID funding) WHO China 2009-April 2010 
MDG project to improve nutrition, food safety and food security for women and 
children in the poorest counties of China WHO/FAO + 6 UN 
agencies China Started January 2010. 
Strengthening of foodborne disease surveillance system in Qingdao WHO China 2010  
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Strengthening of chemical food  contaminant monitoring system in Guanxi WHO China 2010 
Support for the implementation of national food safety law WHO China 2009-2010 
Development of a community based food complain and reporting system-Qingdao 
province WHO China 2009 - completed 
Introduction of HACCP in municipal catering services, Nanning, Guangxi 
province WHO China 2009 - completed 
GFN Enhanced Salmonella Surveillance programme WHO/China CDC and 
partners China Ongoing 
GFN provincial training course for Guangdong Province WHO GFN and China 
CDC China 29 June - 3 July 2009 
Review of the food inspection services FAO Fiji Implemented in 2009 
Assistance through the FAO/UNESCO Microbial Resource Centre for Marine 
Biotechnology (MIRCEN) for the organization of an ASM/FAO/UNESCO International Workshop on Molecular Techniques in aquaculture and seafood 
safety. FAO/UNESCO India  
Development of training modules for wet market managers WHO Indonesia Ongoing 
Sustainable insect farming and harvesting for better nutrition, improved food 
security and household income generation FAO Laos, PDR April 2010 – March 2012 
Support for reducing fishborne trematodes in aquaculture systems FAO Laos PDR 2009-2010 
Reviewing and revising National Food Safety Emergency Response Plan (FSER) 
as appropriate WHO Laos PDR Planned follow-up to 
regional meeting 
Modernizing and strengthening food inspection  WHO Laos PDR Initiated 
Identification of capacity building needs of the Malaysian fish inspection system 
– TCP/MAL/3201D FAO Malaysia Ongoing (July 2008 – 
December 2009) 
Mission to review the current food safety programme in Mongolia and to provide guidance on its future advancement FAO/WHO Mongolia In formulation 
Support for a mentoring programme between Malaysia and Mongolia on Codex 
Office operations WHO Mongolia 2010 
Strengthening the capacity of government officials responsible for food safety, 
animal and plant health, and agricultural trade in Nepal to effectively implement SPS measures and related trade obligations (MTF/NEP/060/STF) FAO with funding 
from STDF Nepal Ongoing (March 2009 – 
July 2010) 
Three-year project to strengthen food quality and safety of fresh produce to 
improve quality and safety of fresh fruits  and vegetables and upgrade production 
system to meet SPS measures and Co dex safety requirements related to 
microbiological and chemical hazards in foods. FAO Philippines In formulation 
Enhancing income, quality and safety of fresh produce and environmental 
sustainability of smallholder upland farms in Bicol region through good 
agricultural practices (GAP) FAO/AECI Philippines In formulation 
Strengthening national food control system for fresh produce in the Philippines FAO/TCP Philippines In formulation 
Meat hygiene and inspection FAO Philippines In formulation  
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Meat hygiene and inspection – assisting national counterparts to transfer knowledge 
and skills to provincial and local levels WHO Philippines Ongoing 
Assistance in training in food safety and qua lity and certification FAO Sri Lanka In formulation 
Enhancement of laboratory capacity on food safety in primary production FAO/TCP Thailand Under development 
Capacity building for the food inspection system in Vietnam 
(UNJP/VIE/042/UNJ One Plan I) FAO/TCP Vietnam Ongoing (September 2009 
– December 2010) 
Food safety information, education and communication (UNJP/VIE/043/UNJ One Plan II) FAO/TCP Vietnam Ongoing (August 2009 – 
July 2010) 
Strengthening Vietnamese SPS capacities fo r trade; improving safety and quality 
of fresh vegetables through the value chain approach (MTF/VIE/046/STF) FAO/STDF Vietnam Ongoing (March 2010 – 
February 2012) 
Workshops on law and its enforcement at the provincial level VFA in collaboration 
with WHO Vietnam Ongoing 
Supporting  development of Decrees on (i) the division of the responsibilities 
among the ministries involved in food safety; and on (ii) food testing, GM food, 
food labelling, food with supplemented micro-nutrients, formulated food for 
young children, and functional food WHO Vietnam Ongoing 
Reviewing and revising National Food Safety Emergency Response Plan (FSER) 
as appropriate WHO Vietnam Planned follow up to 
regional meeting 
Country capacity building in foodborne disease burden estimation, policy 
situation analysis and research utilisation. WHO Country in which pilot burden of 
foodborne disease study will take 
place (still to be selected) Development of training 
modules 
  
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EUROPE 
 
REGIONAL/NATIONAL EVENTS 
 
 
Activity (Workshop/Semi nar/Training Course) Organizers Dates Venue 
National food safety workshop in Tajikistan WHO EURO, WHO 
HQ, WHO Tajikistan 16-17 June 2009 Dushanbe, Tajikistan 
Workshop on the Coordination of SPS Measures in South-East European 
countries FAO/CLDP 
(Commercial Law 
Development Program) 
of the United States Department of 
Commerce 16-19 September 2009 Sofia, Bulgaria 
Regional expert meeting: "Livestock based Geographical Indication chains as an 
entry point to maintain agro-biodiversity" FAO Regional office 
for Europe and Central Asia  20-21 October 2009  Budapest, Hungary   
National training course on HACCP WHO EURO 1-15 March 2010 Tirana, Albania 
Food safety assessment system and technical assistance to national Codex 
Committee FAO/WHO 20 February – 4 March 2010 Report presented to 
Government of Tajikistan 
Raising Understanding and Consistent Application of Risk Analysis Framework 
at Country Level targeting Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova Russian Federation, Ukraine FAO Regional office 
for Europe and Central Asia  16–18 March 2010 Kiev, Ukraine 
Support to the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of 
Ukraine to assess the feasibility of establis hing a training centre for food analysis  FAO Ongoing April – July 2010 Ukraine 
GFN Training course for Russia, Kaza khstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan WHO EURO, WHO 
HQ, US CDC, CRIE 
Russia 31 May-4 June 2010 Moscow, Russia 
National food safety workshop in Montenegro WHO EURO 9-10 June 2010 Podgorica, Montenegro 
Workshop on antimicrobial resistance in a food safety perspective, for Croatia, 
Romania and Serbia WHO EURO 27-28 May 2010 Belgrade, Serbia 
Technical meeting for FSU countries "Food safety standards: adaptation and 
harmonization in transition countries.  FAO September 2010 Kiev, Ukraine 
Pre-Codex FAO/WHO workshop planned prior to CCEURO  FAO/WHO October 2010 Poland 
WHO/FAO Regional workshop on food safety for the Central Asian Republics  WHO EURO/FAO November 2010 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 
 
  
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Title FAO/WHO Country Status 
EU CARDS project to reinforce Albanian Veterinary and Phyto-sanitary Border 
Inspection Services WHO Albania, EURO  Albania Follow-up project 
Assessment of GI products potential by study on the "Advantages, constraints, 
and key success factors of establishing quality signs linked to the origin and 
traditions in Albania: the case of typical origin-based products" FAO Albania Ongoing 
Strengthening food control institutions WHO EURO  funded 
by Italian cooperation Albania Commenced early 2009 
Project of FAO/EC on capacity building in food composition FAO/EC  Armenia and Georgia Ongoing 
Food safety capacity building – strengthening national capacity for strategic 
planning and coordination of food control activities, to ensure adequacy of food 
law and harmonized food standards, and ensure compliance through development of effective inspection programmes, laboratory network, and quality assurance 
programmes in agro-processi ng sectors (TCP/AZE/3101) FAO/TCP project Azerbaijan Ongoing. 
FAO technical assistance has been requested by government to strengthen 
national food control activities and assessment of foods derived from biotechnology. A field formulation mission was undertaken in 2007, and a project 
is under development.  FAO Belarus Project formulated 
Capacity building of regulatory agencies for handling and monitoring genetically 
modified crops, products and processed foods (TCP/CRO/3102) FAO Croatia Ongoing 
Development of the 2nd Action Plan for Food and Nutrition Policy for the WHO 
European Region 2007-2012 WHO EURO  Follow-up activities in 
regard to implementation 
at national level 
Implementation of activities on national food  safety strategies WHO EURO Kazakhstan 
Uzbekistan Armenia  
SEE countries 
Tajikistan Ongoing 
With the support of a project preparation grant from the STDF Facility, a project 
formulation mission has been undertaken to Moldova and a draft project in under 
discussion " Strengthening the food control system to support the emerging food business sector" FAO Moldova Project formulated 
Strengthening Food Safety and Nutrition Services in SEE as  part of the SEE 
Health Network – Component Two – "Establishing a harmonized and an 
integrated model for food safety and nutrition systems" WHO Regional Office 
for Europe/Council for 
Europe South-east Europe Ongoing 
FAO technical assistance has been requeste d to strengthen national food control 
capacity through provision of training an d direct advice in Ta jikistan. A project 
formulation mission has been completed.  FAO Tajikistan Ongoing  
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Policy and capacity development of food safety, animal and plant health 
laboratories FAO/TCP Turkey Ongoing 
Minimizing the risk to Maramara sea posed by harmful algal blooms 
TCP/TUR/3201 FAO Turkey Ongoing 
Assessment of GI potential and its realization in support of Rural Development in 
Ukraine  
 TCP/UKR/3201 (D) 
 Ukraine Ongoing 
Country capacity building in foodborne disease burden estimation, policy 
situation analysis and research utilization. WHO Country in which the pilot burden of 
foodborne disease study will take place (still to be selected) Development of training 
modules 
  
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LATIN  AMERICA  AND  THE  CARIBBEAN 
 
REGIONAL/NATIONAL  EVENTS 
 
 
Activity (Workshop/Semi nar/Training Course) Organizers Dates Venue 
1st Latin American Feed Regulators Meeting . The meeting provided to Latin 
American feed regulators and representatives of the feed industry an opportunity 
to exchange information on feed safety and engage in commonly developed 
projects addressing the need of harmonization of legislation at regional level. FAO, in collaboration 
with the Latin 
American Feed 
Manufactures Association 
(FeedLatina) 20 April 2010 Regional  
Regional electronic course on "Hygienic Food Handling I". The course provided 
tools on hygienic food handling practices to ensure food safety and reviewed the basic codes of hygiene. 41 participants from all LAC countries  FAO 20 April – 14 June 2009 Regional 
Course on the "The Codex Alimentarius Standard Setting Process" for general 
food processors FAO, in collaboration 
with the Ministry of 
Agriculture June 2009 Santo Domingo, 
Dominican Republic 
National workshop on Good Hygiene Practices Traini ng for Food Handlers FAO  21–22 June 2009 Haiti 
Andean Regional Workshop on "Risk-Based Food Inspection Systems". The aim 
of this workshop was to provide food insp ectors with practical guidelines for risk-
based inspections with a modern approach and assess and identify needs of Inspection Systems in the Andean Region FAO in collaboration 
with General Direction 
of Environmental Health of Peru 
(DIGESA) 24–26 June 2009 Lima, Peru 
National Workshop on Food Safety Risk Analysis for regulators dealing with 
food control and food production throughout the food chain.  FAO 25-27 June 2009 Havana, Cuba 
Seminar on "Food Safety Agencies: Strategies and Case Studies": More than 180 
participants had the opportunity to lear n from the successful experiences and good 
practices of the Irish and the Spanish Food Safety Agencies. FAO in collaboration 
with the Chilean 
Agency for Food 
Safety (ACHIPIA) 28–29 July 2009 Santiago, Chile 
Regional workshop on "Genetically modifi ed food safety assessment". More than 
30 delegates from 15 countries in the region. Main objective launching of FAO 
Manual "GM food safety assessment: tools for trainers" (Spanish version), 
enhancing the food safety and risk assessm ent systems with a scientific basis to 
determine the advantages and possible risk of GM food. FAO in collaboration 
with ILSI Argentina 2-3 September 2009 Buenos Aires, Argentina 
Regional electronic course "Food Safety Control Systems", 207 participants from 
governments, businesses and institutions involved in food control. FAO 14 September – 16 December 2009 Regional  
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Second Latin-American Seminar: "Quality linked to geographical origin and 
traditions: implementation of schemes to support rural development"  FAO, IICA, 
Universidad Nacional 
de Costa Rica, Consejo Nacional de 
Producción (CNP), 
Registro Nacional, Ministerio de 
Comercio Exterior 
(COMEX), Unidad Regional de Asistencia 
Técnica (RUTA) 29 September - 1 October 2009 San José, Costa Rica  
GFN national advanced workshop for Brazil WHO GFN and 
partners October 2009 Brazil 
International Seminar on Food Safety Syst ems: "Discussing a modern food safety 
system in the context of new challenges" FAO in collaboration 
with The Brazilian 
Health Surveillance 
Agency (ANVISA) 16 October 2009 Brasilia, Brazil 
GFN international advanced workshop for Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, 
Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Gu yana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Suriname, 
Trinidad and Tobago and Turks and Caicos Islands. WHO GFN and 
partners 23-26 November 2009 Bridgetown, Barbados 
Seminar on Impact of Mycotoxins in Food Safety and Food Trade. More than 80 
representatives from Ministries of Ag riculture and Health, universities and 
research centres in Argentina,  Brazil, Chile, Italy and USA. FAO in collaboration 
with the Ministry of 
Agriculture  24–25 November 2009 Santiago, Chile 
Seminar for industry and final workshop of project "Fortalecimiento de la 
competividad del sector agroalimentario" (TCP/RLA/3102). Presentation of 
project result and organization of SINIA (National Food Safety System)  FAO 30 November – 5 December 2009 Santo Domingo, 
Dominican Republic 
Regional Workshop on "Identificación de debilidades, estrategias y proyectos 
pilotos para promover la investigación sobre aspectos críticos de bioseguridad en 
los países del MERCOSUR ampliado". More than 30 participants s from 5 countries (TCP/RLA/3109), au thorities and scientists  FAO 17–18 March 2010 Buenos Aires, Argentina 
Regional electronic course on "Risk Analysis for Food Safety" for professionals 
working in public institutions to protect consumer health based on documents 
published by FAO and the Codex Alimentarius relating to risk analysis. 60 participants from all LAC countries  FAO 26 April – 25 June 2010 Regional 
Regional electronic course on "Hygienic Food Handling II", with 55 participants 
from all countries in LAC FAO 14 September – 30 October 2010 Regional 
Regional electronic course on "Hygienic F ood Handling III", with 48 participants 
from all countries in LAC FAO 26 April – 13 June 2010 Regional  
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Regional Workshop on "Identificación de debilidades, estrategias y proyectos 
pilotos para promover la investigación sobre aspectos críticos de bioseguridad en 
los países del MERCOSUR ampliado". More  than 30 delegates from 5 countries 
(TCP/RLA/3109), authorities and scien tist participated in the event  FAO 17– 8 March 2010 Buenos Aires, Argentina 
Regional coordination workshop for TCP/RLA/3213 "Assistance in designing 
and/or strengthening food safety policies in LA". FAO 7 - 8 April 2010 Santiago, Chile 
National Seminar on "Food Safety Risk Analysis". TCP/ URU/3103  FAO 1-3 December 2009 Montevideo, Uruguay 
Regional seminar on Applying risk analysis to food contaminant control and the 
Codex  Alimentarius standard setting process at  Congreso Latinoamericano de contaminantes y micotoxicología y  Symposium internacional de toxinas FAO / UNAM 27 June - 1 July 2010 Mérida, Mexico 
Regional Forum on Food Security and Food Quality and Safety Policies: case 
studies of successful integration FAO/IALCSH 10–11 June 2010 Santiago, Chile 
  
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Title FAO/WHO Country Status 
Subregional project on Strengthening GAP, GMP and HACCP application to 
middle and small size food industries. WHO/AMRO Andean, Central America and English 
speaking Caribbean countries. Prepared and ready for 
submission to WHO 
Department of Food 
Safety for comments and suggestions for external 
funding. 
Training in food hygiene and nutrition FAO Argentina In formulation 
Development of databases and tables of food composition to strengthen 
international trade and consumer protection (TCP/RLA/3107) FAO Argentina, Chile and Paraguay Operation commenced in 
December 2007. NTE November 2009. 
Regional project for "Assistance in designing and/or strengthening food safety 
policies in LA". (TCP/RLA/3213) FAO Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Costa Rica, 
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El 
Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and 
Uruguay. Ongoing 
Regional Project on "Food quality associated with the origin and traditions in 
Latin America" (TCP/RLA/3211) FAO Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, 
Ecuador and Peru Ongoing 
Strengthen biosecurity framework - supp ort to up-dating of biosecurity legal 
framework and strengthening of national capacity for effective implementation of 
biosecurity approaches and system. FAO Belize  Ongoing 
Train-the-Trainer course on the Five Keys  to Safer Food WHO/US FDA Belize 2009 
Regional project on "Development of relevant technical tools for the management 
of biosecurity in the MERCOSUR coun tries expanded". (TCP/RLA/3109) FAO 
 Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, 
Paraguay and Uruguay Ongoing 
Technical assistance to implement Hea lthy Food Markets Strategy. The first 
healthy market was implemented in Bolivia. The experience was disseminated to 
5 departments of Bolivia with one ma rket in each department finished.  PAHO/WHO with 
extra-budgetary 
support from AGFUND Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Guyana 
and Paraguay Ongoing 
Adaptation, validation and adoption of the WHO’s Five Keys to Safer Food in 
primary schools.  WHO/AMRO  Municipality of Duque de Caxias, 
Brazil Ongoing 
Project on quality linked to geographical origin, TCP/RLA/3211  FAO  Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Argentina, 
Peru, Ecuador  Ongoing  
Training course in food safety risk analysis for food inspectors of the Food Safety 
Regulatory Agency in Brazil (ANVISA) WHO/PAHO Brazil Ongoing 
Capacity building in risk analysis for national health authorities  (TCP/CHI/3201) FAO Chile  Ongoing 
Burden of illness study for foodborne diseases in Chile WHO/PAHO, PHAC, 
U Guelph Chile Ongoing  
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Technical assistance to new fo od safety agencies FAO Chile, Dominican Republic and 
Panama Ongoing 
Training GMP, HACCP, Auditing food in spectors in Colombian Food Safety 
Authority (INVIMA) WHO/PAHO Colombia Completed November 
2009 
Pilot project for the implementation of in tegrated surveillance in antimicrobial 
resistance WHO, PAHO Colombia Ongoing 
Optimization of the Agro-Industrial Chain for Spirulina for human consumption 
(TCP/CUB/3013) FAO Cuba Ongoing 
Strengthening of Food Analysis Capacity : Creation of national network of  Food 
Analysis Laboratories - linked to the Inter American Food Analysis Laboratories (INFAL) WHO/AMRO Cuba Ongoing 
Development of coffee production  FAO Dominica In formulation 
Strengthen the competitiveness of the agri-food sector (TCP/DOM/3102) FAO/TCP Dominican Republic Completed 
HACCP for Food Inspectors’ Certification FAO Dominican Republic Completed 
Training facilitator from the Consumer Asso ciation on food safety, food security 
and nutrition FAO Dominican Republic Ongoing 
Implementing a Quality Assurance System  in the Dairy Reference Laboratory 
(TCP/DOM/3201) FAO Dominican Republic Completed 
Strengthening of Food analysis capacity:  Creation of national network of food 
analysis laboratories – linked to the Inte r-American Food Anal ysis Laboratories 
(INFAL/RILAA) WHO/AMRO Dominican Republic  Ongoing 
Strengthening of food safety systems: National workshops using the Performance, 
Vision and Strategy tool were performed and ongoing assessment of actions 
plans.  WHO/PAHO, IICA Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, 
Argentina, Uruguay Ongoing 
Technical assistance to the nutmeg  industry  FAO Grenada Ongoing 
Harmonization of the Central American Countries Food Co de. WHO/PAHO, OIRSA Guatemal a, Honduras, El Salvador, 
Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panamá, Dominican Republic Ongoing, final document 
under discussion at national levels. 
Implementation of pilot project for adaptation, validation and adoption of WHO’s 
Five Keys to Food Safety in urban and rural primary schools  WHO, with extra-
budgetary funds from 
DFID Guatemala and Venezuela Ongoing 
Assessment of capacity and support to national food control system 
FNOP/INT/NOR 102 FAO El Salvador, Haiti Recently concluded  
Strengthen bio security framework and policy national case studies 
TNOP/INT/NOR 103 FAO Guatemala and Honduras Recently concluded 
"Improving Marketing Efficiency of Ar tisanal Fishermen in Central America, 
Mexico and the Caribbean", which includes  training of fishermen and middlemen 
in the preservation of the quality of catches. FAO/Common Fund 
for Commodities (CFC) Honduras, Mexico, Cuba Ongoing 
Prevention of OTA in coffee FAO Nicaragua In formulation  
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Modernization of the Phytosanitary System – Extension to food safety and animal 
health components (TCP/PAN/3003) FAO Panama Recently concluded 
Strengthening of Foodborne Diseases Surveilla nce Systems WHO/PAHO Peru, Bolivia Ongoing 
Eco-Health for the Caribbean: Burden of foodborne disease studies, rainwater 
cisterns assessment, distance learning  in food safety control programmes. WHO/PAHO, Laval 
University, Saint George University, 
University of West 
Indies, Public Health Agency Canada St. Lucia, Guyana, Grenada, 
Bahamas, Trinidad Ongoing 
Burden of illness studies for foodborne diseases in the Caribbe an WHO/PAHO, PHAC St. Lucia, Grenada, Jamaica, Trinidad 
& Tobago, Dominica Ongoing 
Subregional projects to strengthen the analytical activities, laboratory quality 
assurance and capacity building of Inter- American Network of  Food Analytical 
Laboratories (INFAL/RILAA)  FAO Subregional Ongoing project 
evaluation 
Support to national agricultural health an d food safety:  Technical assistance to 
strengthen the formation of the national agricultural health and food safety - 
TCP/3201/RLC FAO Trinidad and Tobago Recently concluded. 
Technical assistance in the fo od and beverage industry in the form of consultancy 
services to create unified Food Safety Authority and develop national food safety 
programme. Similar assistance also requested in fish and fish processing industry 
to update regulations for food safety standa rds in fish and fishery products and to 
develop a Fisheries Management Plan FAO Trinidad and Tobago Ongoing 
Strengthening agri-food chain suppliers to national food and nutrition 
programmes, with emphasis on those directed to primary schools. FAO Uruguay In formulation 
"Fisheries Management in Uruguay", which includes improvement of the 
production infrastructures and processes to enhance the sanitary and quality 
standards of fisheries products FAO/UTF Uruguay Ongoing 
Country capacity building in foodborne disease burden estimation, policy 
situation analysis and research utilization. WHO Country in which pilot burden of 
foodborne disease study will take place (still to be selected) Development of training 
modules  
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NEAR  EAST/EASTERN  MEDITERRANEAN 
 
REGIONAL/NATIONAL  EVENTS 
 
Activity (Workshop/Semi nar/Training Course) Organizers Dates Venue 
GFN training course for United Arab Emirates WHO/CDC GFN and 
partners 28 February - 2 March 2010 Dubai, United Arab 
Emirates 
Sudan First International Food Safety Conference  FAO, NCC, Sudanese 
Standards and Metrology 
Organization 21-22 March 2010 Sudan 
FAO/WHO Regional Training Workshop 
on "Harmonization, equivalence and risk analysis in the elaboration and use of codex standards" 
 Codex Trust Fund, 
FAO, WHO, Regional Codex Coordinator 24-28 May 2010 Tunisia 
 
 
PROJECTS/DIRECT  ASSISTANCE 
 
Title FAO/WHO Country Status 
Promotion of advocacy and communication of five keys for safer food and 3 fives 
in food safety WHO/EMRO  Afghanistan  Partially implemented  
Implementation of national policy, strategy and plan of action for food and 
nutrition WHO/EMRO and 
partners Afghanistan Partially implemented 
In-depth assessment of food safety conducted and national strategy of food safety 
developed and documented;  WHO/EMRO Afghanistan Partially implemented 
Improvement of Food Microbiology Laboratory Services in food and water borne 
parasites investigation WHO/EMRO Bahrain Implemented  
Capacity building in food control strategy WHO/EMRO Bahrain Implemented 
Comprehensive quality assurance application and accreditation of Food 
Microbiological Laboratory WHO/EMRO Bahrain Implemented 
Food surveillance system in zoonotic and non-zoonotic food borne diseases 
strengthened WHO/EMRO Djibouti Partially implemented 
Developed national food safety strategy and a plan of action WHO/EMRO Egypt Implemented 
Increased public awareness on food safety WHO/EMRO Egypt Implemented  
Development of 5 healthy markets in BDN areas WHO/EMRO Egypt Implemented 
Modified existing rules and regulations on food safety WHO/EMRO Iraq Implemented 
Food management system established in food industries WHO/EMRO Iraq   
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Food safety standards, guidelines and training manuals produced and 
disseminated to food inspectors WHO/EMRO Jordan Implemented 
Standardized guidelines developed WHO/EMRO Jordan Implemented 
Food surveillance system in zoonotic and non-zoonotic food borne diseases 
strengthened WHO/EMRO Jordan Implemented 
Strengthening capacity of food safety laboratory WHO/EMRO Kuwait Implemented 
Strengthening the national Codex Committee and harmonizing food standards and 
regulations FAO/TCP Lebanon Formulation ended 
Food safety strategy reviewed and updated WHO/EMRO Libya Partially implemented 
Food safety network established WHO/EMRO Libya Implemented 
Food quality assurance procedures in place an d functioning WHO/EMRO  Libya  Implemented 
Awareness material produced based on 5 keys for safer food, 3 fives and healthy 
market places WHO/EMRO Morocco Implemented 
Create and organize a national consumer  centre to provide information to 
consumers on food related matters and promote the involvement of the consumer in promoting food quality and safety (TCP/MOR/3102) FAO Morocco Achieved (Dec. 2009) 
Technical cooperation to support implementation of the origin based and quality 
signs institutional framework – TCP/MOR/3104 FAO Morocco Ongoing 
Strengthened capacity in advo cacy and awareness generating activ ities WHO/EMRO Morocco Ongoing 
Sentinel sites established for surveillan ce of non-zoonotic diseases caused by 5 
major bacteriological pathogens WHO/EMRO Oman Implemented 
Food safety systems in hospitals (HACCP) initiated in all secondary and tertiary 
care facilities WHO/EMRO Oman Implemented 
Food safety management system document developed for Small and Medium size 
Food Enterprises WHO/EMRO Pakistan Implemented 
Strengthening of food analysis (quality and safety) WHO/EMRO Pakistan  Implemented 
Capacity enhanced for food safety and quality control system WHO/EMRO Pakistan  Implemented 
Training course on Codex standards for food safety personnel conducted WHO/EMRO Pakistan Implemented 
Training conducted in food and chemical safety for staff of the Environmental 
Health Department WHO/EMRO Palestine Occupied Territory Implemented 
Capacity of MoH and partners in food safety and risk assessment WHO/EMRO Palestine Occupied Territory Implemented 
Field staff capacity developm ent in food safety WHO/EMRO Saudi Arabia Implemented 
Public Health Laboratory established WHO/EMRO Somalia Partially implemented 
Promotion of advocacy and communication of five keys for safer food or 3 fives 
in food safety WHO/EMRO Somalia Partially  implemented 
Awareness material produced based on 5 keys for safer food, 3 fives and healthy 
market places WHO/EMRO Somalia  Partially implemented 
Food surveillance system in zoonotic and non-zoonotic food borne diseases 
strengthened WHO/EMRO Somalia Partially implemented  
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Promotion of advocacy and communication of five keys for safer food or 3 fives 
in food safety WHO/EMRO Sudan Implemented  
Strengthening of food inspection systems across institutions WHO/EMRO Sudan Implemented 
Strengthening capacity of food quality laboratory WHO/EMRO Sudan Implemented 
Awareness material produced based on 5 keys for safer food, 3 fives and healthy 
market places WHO/EMRO Syria Implemented 
Increased participation in Codex Alimentarius work at national, regional and 
international levels WHO/EMRO Tunisia Implemented 
Promotion of advocacy and communication of five keys for safer food or 3 fives 
in food safety WHO/EMRO Tunisia Implemented 
Normalization of traditional food in internati onal standards …… WHO/EMRO Tunisia Implemented 
Strengthening of food borne disease surveillance WHO/EMRO Tunisia Implemented 
Strengthening of surveillance of food cont act materials WHO/EMRO Tunisia Implemented 
Supported project on total diet studies WHO/EMRO and 
partners Tunisia Ongoing 
Train-the-Trainer course on the Five Keys to  Safer Food WHO/EMRO Tunisia Pilot-tested 
Technical cooperation to support implementation of the origin based and quality 
signs institutional framework – TCP/TUN/3202 FAO Tunisia Ongoing 
Surveillance system for food borne diseases established WHO/EMRO Yemen Implemented 
Food safety monitoring system enhanced WHO/EMRO Yemen Implemented 
  
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NORTH  AMERICA  AND  THE  PACIFIC 
 
REGIONAL/NATIONAL  EVENTS 
 
Activity (Workshop/Semi nar/Training Course) Organizers Dates Venue 
Second Meeting of the Pacific Food Safety and Quality Legislation Expert Group 
(PFSQLE) FAO-SAP/WHO 27-28 November 2009 Wellington, New Zealand 
FAO/WHO training course on risk-based food inspection and certification in the 
Pacific  FAO-SAP/WHO 30 Nov-2 December 2009 Wellington, New Zealand 
Pacific Food Summit on food security, food safety and nutrition calling on Pacific 
island countries and areas to enhance various aspects of food security including strengthening food control systems FAO-
SAP/GHI/PIFS/SPC/ UNICEF/WHO 21-23 April 2010 Port Vila, Vanuatu 
Integrated Food Standards Project to strengthen capacity of the Pacific Islands Forum 
countries to establish and enforce internat ionally recognized food laws, standards and 
inspection procedures to promote unhindered trade in safe and wholesome food. WPRO/FAO-
SAP/Pacific Islands 
Forum Secretariat Various 14 Pacific Island 
countries  
A practical guide to introducing food standards to promote health and trade for 
smaller island states has been prepared and is being reviewed and revised WHO Ongoing N/A 
Regulators from Fiji, PNG and Solomon Islands trained in food safety auditing 
with the purpose of enabling them to be accredited by the international personnel 
certification body RABQSA WHO Various Australia 
 
 
PROJECTS/DIRECT  ASSISTANCE  TO COUNTRIES 
 
Title FAO/WHO Country Status 
Food safety regulations drafted WHO Cook Islands, Kiribati and Nauru Ongoing 
Technical support for national food summit SPC/WHO Cook Islands Completed 
Drafting food standards WHO Cook Islands Ongoing 
Technical support provided on food standards and imported food control WHO Federated States of Micronesia Ongoing 
Drafting food standards  WHO Federated States of Micronesia Ongoing 
Technical support to prepare a proposal for a FAO TCP WHO in collaboration 
with FAO-SAP Federated States of Micronesia Ongoing 
Technical support for national food summit SPC/WHO Federated States of Micronesia Completed 
Review of food inspection services FAO Fiji Ongoing 
Food standards passed as a result of technical support WHO Fiji June 2009 
Technical support to review the competent authority and the effective 
enforcement of newly introduced food standards WHO Fiji June 2010 
Technical guidance on conducting microbiologi cal risk assessments WHO Fiji Ongoing  
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The development of a national food safety emergency response plan for Fiji has 
been initiated. WHO Fiji Ongoing 
Technical support provided on Food Safety Act and food inspection processes WHO in collaboration 
with FAO-SAP Kiribati Ongoing 
Technical support for national food summit WHO/UNICEF Kiribati Completed 
Draft food safety regulations have been prepared for consideration of key 
stakeholders  WHO in collaboration 
with FAO-SAP Republic of the Marshall Islands Ongoing 
Technical support provided to review existing regulations and guide future 
developments WHO in collaboration 
with FAO-SAP Nauru Completed 
Drafting of food standards and stakeh older discussions WHO in collaboration 
with FAO-SAP Nauru Ongoing 
Drafting food standards WHO Niue Ongoing 
The food import control system in Palau reviewed and an inter-agency working 
group has been established with the purpose of implementing a national plan of 
action on strengthening the food import control. WHO in collaboration 
with FAO-SAP Palau Ongoing 
Enhancement of food safety education based upon the Five Keys to Safer Food, 
including food safety education in schools WHO  Pacific countries Ongoing 
Training on risk assessment WHO  Papua New Guinea Ongoing 
A review of PNG standards to determine their consistency with Codex guidelines 
is being supported WHO Papua New Guinea Ongoing 
Drafting imported food control guidelines FAO Papua New Guinea Ongoing 
Integrated Food Standards Project to strengthen capacity of the Pacific Islands Forum 
countries to establish and enforce internat ionally recognized food laws, standards and 
inspection procedures to promote unhindered trade in safe and wholesome food. WPRO/FAO-
SAP/Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat 14 Pacific Island countries Ongoing 
Post-harvest research and capacity building in Samoa to improve shelf-
life/packaging and product quality of breadfruit and papaya FAO Samoa Ongoing 
Technical assistance to develop a Meat  Hygiene Legislation, including the 
Abattoir and Meat Supply Act and the Abattoir and Meat Inspection Regulations FAO Sa§moa Legislation drafted in 
early 2008, now under review by the MAF’s 
Legal Counsel. 
Technical support for national food summit FAO/WHO Samoa Completed 
A draft food safety Bill has been prepared and is being discussed with key 
stakeholders WHO in collaboration 
with FAO-SAP Samoa Ongoing 
Technical assistance provided to Solomon Islands to draft imported food control 
guidelines WHO in collaboration 
with FAO-SAP Solomon Islands Ongoing 
Technical assistance provided to Solom on Islands to draft food standards 
consistent with Codex and harmonized with Fiji’s food standards. WHO in collaboration 
with FAO-SAP Solomon Islands  Ongoing 
Technical assistance to Solomon Islands to  draft, finalise and launch a national 
integrated food security, food safety and nutrition policy  FAO-SAP/WHO Solomon Islands  Policy launched in April 
2010 
Technical support was provided to strengthen national food import control system WHO Tuvalu Completed  
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Food standards under development WHO Tuvalu Ongoing 
Technical support for national food summit FAO/GHI/PIFS/ 
SPC/UNICEF/WHO  Vanuatu Completed 
The Vanuatu Food Control Regulations (2007) and the food import inspection 
systems were reviewed and technical advice on necessary amendments provided.  WHO Vanuatu Completed 
Country capacity building in foodborne disease burden estimation, policy 
situation analysis and research utilisation. WHO Country in which the pilot burden of 
foodborne disease study will take 
place (still to be selected)  Development of training 
modules 
Enhancement of food safety education based upon the Five Keys to Safer Food, including food safety education in schools WHO  Pacific countries In spection system review 
completed in Oct 2009, follow up capacity 
building scheduled for 
May 2010 
Training on risk assessment WHO  Papua New Guinea Ongoing 
Integrated Food Standards Project to strengthen capacity of the Pacific Islands Forum countries to establish and enforce internat ionally recognized food laws, standards and 
inspection procedures to promote unhindered trade in safe and wholesome food. WPRO/FAO-
SAP/Pacific Islands 
Forum Secretariat 14 Pacific Island countries Ongoing 
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  ANNEX 7 
 
FAO/WHO CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PUBLICATIONS AND TOOLS (reference) 
 
• PAHO/WHO published a manual in Portuguese to tr ain in food safety risk analysis entitled 
"Perspectiva sobre a analise de risco na seguranca dos alimentos" 
• "Animal Production and Health Manual:  Good Practices for the Meat Industry" is now 
available in English, French, Spanish and Arab ic, also on-line.  The manual is a tool to 
comply with the Codex Code of Hygienic Practice for Meat (CAC/RCP 58-2005). 
• FAO, in collaboration with the Internationa l Feed Industry Federation (IFIF), has produced 
the "Animal Production and Health Manual:  Good Practices for the Feed Industry", available 
online in English and Spanish, to assist with compliance and the practical implementation of 
the Codex Code of Practice for Good Animal Feeding (CAC/RCP 54-2004). 
• The FAO/WHO e-learning training course "Enhanc ing participation in Codex activities is 
available on CD-ROM in English, French and Spanish.  The training course is accessible in English and Spanish through the FAO and WHO websites (http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/agns/ capacity_elearning_codex_en.asp
).  
• FAO, together with WHO and ICD, develope d a Basic Awareness Course on Microbiological 
Risk Assessment (MRA).  Th e primary objective of this course is to acquaint governments 
with the general concept of risk analysis  and how MRA fits into the framework of 
Microbiological Risk Management (MRM.  
• The Russian version of the FAO/AGNS face to face training materials is now available and 
may be obtained from http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/agns/capacity_elearning_codex_en.asp .  
The training materials are available to all a nd especially useful to trainers working to 
strengthen the effectiveness of the national Code x programme in their country.  The materials 
include Trainers’ Notes along with a set of pr esentation slides, student notes, class activities 
and supporting reference materials.   Implemen tation of training activities using the training 
materials should strengthen stakeholder dial ogue and raise awareness on Codex at national 
level. 
• The WHO/FAO Guidelines on the Safe Preparation, Storage and Handling of Powdered 
Infant Formula are available in Arabic, Chinese, Eng lish, French, Russian and Spanish and 
have recently been tran slated into Japanese.  
• FAO published case studies on "Implementing progra mmes to improve safety and quality in 
fruit and vegetable supply chains:  benefits and drawbacks" in English and Spanish. 
• The Spanish version of the FAO/AGNS video on Sampling for Mycotoxins "Procedimientos 
de muestreo para la de terminación de micotoxinas en los al imentos y las raciones animales" is 
now available and may be obtained from h ttp://www.fao.org/ag/agn/agns/news_an.asp. 
• PAHO/WHO published:  The Five Keys to Safe r Food Manual (theoretical manual);  Activity 
Book for Teachers:  Five Keys to Safer Food;  a Guide for the Parent-Teacher Association:  How  to make a water and food safety plan for my school?  The five steps to be a school with 
safe food and water, and a poster "The 5 Keys to Safer Food ". 
• WHO published 'Guidelines for the Investig ation and Control of Foodborne Disease 
Outbreaks.  These guidelines serve as a general introduction to the identification, as well as a 
practical aid for the investigation and control of foodborne disease outbreaks in a variety of settings.  The Guidelines include background inform ation and practical tools, such as sample 
questionnaires and investigation report forms.  G/SPS/GEN/1030 
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  • The FAO Biosecurity toolkit is available in Eng lish, French and Spanish.  Member countries 
can use this toolkit to analyse and manage risks that exist in food safety, animal and plant life 
and health, and associated risks to the environm ent.  It outlines principles and components of 
biosecurity, provides a guide to assess biosecurity  capacity and guides the application of risk 
analysis principles in biosecurity.  
• FAO developed a practical manual for producer s and exporters from Asia – Regulations, 
standards and certification for agricultural exports .  The publication is available in English, 
Thai, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Bahasa, Myanmar, Fa rsi, Hindi, Lao, Urdu, Tegulu and Bengali. 
• FAO published in English and French the guide :  "Linking People, Products and Places;  a 
guide for promoting quality linked to geographical origin and sustainable GIs".  The Spanish version will be available soon. 
• FAO is publishing case studies on quality linked to ge ographical origin in Asia, in English, as 
a follow up of the regional seminar on this  matter that took place in Bangkok, Thailand, 
June 2009.  
• FAO published a guide for the development of specific quality scheme linked to geographical 
origin,  at the local level, June 2009, in co llaboration with the research network SinerGI (EU 
funded project), and in the framework of the French funded project GCP/INT/FRA/022.  
• FAO/AGN, in collaboration with several food safety consultants, prepared a paper on the 
Implications of Climate Cha nge and Bioenergy for the FAO High Level Conference on World 
Food Security:  The Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy which took place at FAO headquarters in Rome, 3-5 June 2008.  The paper is available at the following web address:  
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/agns/files/ HL C_1 Climate_Change_and_Food_Safety.pdf. 
• "Good hygienic practices in the preparation and sale of street foods in Africa - Tools for 
training" has been published in French and English.  
• "Food Safety Risk Analysis:  A guide for na tional food safety authorities" is now also 
available in French and Spanish.  An  accompanying CD-ROM comprising a slide 
presentation for training, related FAO and FAO training materials and risk analysis case 
studies is currently under finalization.  The Ru ssian version of the manual will be available 
shortly. 
• The FAO/WHO guidance document for government s on the application of HACCP, in small 
and less developed businesses (SLDBs) was finali zed.  The document is now available at 
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/food/quality_haccp_en.stm
 and at:  
http://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/ fs_m anagement/haccp_sidbs/en/index.html;  as 
well as in a printed version in English, Fren ch and Spanish.  The guidelines are also being 
translated into Chinese.  
• FAO published a book on food labelling this year in collaboration with Woodhead publishers 
(UK).  The book includes chapters on interna tional legal considera tions, Codex, nutrition 
labelling, allergies and food labels, environmen tal and social labels , organic food labels, 
ecolabelling and wild fisheries, geographic orig in and identification labels and labelling of 
genetically modified/engineered foods. 
 
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