Food Safety information

FAO Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division

WHO Food Safety

JECFA Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

The Codex Alimentarius Commission

1º Global Forum of Food Safety Regulators

Regional Conference on Food Safety for Asia and the Pacific

The Pan European Conference on Food Safety and Quality

Pan American Health Organization

OECD Meeting of Food Safety Regulators *Summary Record by the Chair*

SECOND FAO/WHO GLOBAL FORUM OF FOOD SAFETY REGULATORS
A FORUM DEDICATED TO SHARING EXPERIENCES IN MANAGEMENT OF FOOD SAFETY

As agreed by the First FAO/WHO Global Forum of Food Safety Regulators held in Marrakesh, Morocco, in January 2002, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) will jointly convene a Second Global Forum of Food Safety Regulators (GF-2) in Bangkok, Thailand, from 12 to 14 October 2004, on the theme of "Building Effective Food Safety Systems".

The Global Fora of Food Safety Regulators provide the opportunity for food safety regulators from all regions of the world to meet together to consider, discuss and share experiences on food safety issues that are of concern to everyone. As for the First Global Forum, the Second Global Forum, (GF-2) will not make any recommendation, nor will it arrive at any specific statement on food safety issues. The outcome of this FAO/WHO Global Forum will be provided in the Proceedings of the meeting.

In order to allow greater focus during discussions, and to promote practical and pragmatic actions, the topics to be discussed will be limited in scope.
The following two sub-themes have therefore been selected for GF-2:

• Strengthening official food control services;
• Epidemio-surveillance of foodborne diseases and food safety rapid alert systems.

The Joint FAO/WHO Secretariat