General Objectives of the roundtable meeting
To review and update implementation of the Framework for Action on Food Safety in the WHO South-East Asia Region through virtual meeting of food safety authorities.
Specific Objectives of the roundtable meeting
1. To update progress made in implementation of Framework for Action on Food Safety in WHO South-East Asia Region.
2. To discuss various (Regulatory and technical) aspects of National Food Control System under Framework for Action on Food Safety including regional networking
3. To propose key recommendations to accelerate implementation of the Framework for Action on Food Safety.
Click below to find presentations:
- Day 1
- Overview of objectives and agenda
- Joint FAO/WHO expert committees to support Codex standard setting - D. Kanungo (India)
- Adopting Codex standards as national standards: opportunities and challenges - Shah Mahfuzur Rahman (Bangladesh)
- FAO/WHO tool on national food control system assessment - Catherine Bessy (FAO HQ, Rome)
- Indonesia experience on national food control system assessment - Chairun Nissa, FDA Indonesia
- Estimating a national burden of foodborne diseases: A guidance for countries - Rob Lake, New Zealand
- Day 2
- Recap of Day 1 - Gyanendra Gongal
- Food inspection in SMEs - Sally Johnston, New Zealand
- Food safety culture: Bhutan experience - Kubir Bhattarai, Bhutan
- WHO Global Environment Monitoring System (GEMS/Food) - Philippe Verger (WHO EMRO)
- Updates on Codex Committee Meetings 2020-2021 - Hilde Kruse (Codex Secretariat)
- Food safety incident management - Samuel Godefroy, Canada
- INFOSAN alert and notification in the SEA Region - Raul Garcia (WHO HQ, Geneva)
- Day 3
- Recap of Day 2
- Overview of alternative protein production - Varun Deshpande, India
- Regulatory issues related to alternative protein - Er Jun Cheng, Singapore
- Roles of Codex standards in international trade - Sanjay Dave, India
- Standards and Trade Development Facilities (STDF) activities in WHO SEA Region - Melvin Spreij (STDF Secretariat, Geneva)
- Day 4