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1 EU projects capacity building e.g. SELAMAT activity in Asia Dr. Hans Marvin, RIKILT Institute of Food Safety

2 SELAMAT Safety enhancement of Edible products, Legislation, Analysis and Management, with ASEM countries, by mutual Training & research Acronym: SELAMAT

3 SELAMAT: general information Type of Project: Specific Support Action (SSA) Overall coordinator: Dr. H.J.P. Marvin (RIKILT) Period: Aug 2004-July 2008 Budget: 597,000 EU contribution

4 Contract partners of SELAMAT Dr. Hans Marvin, RIKILT Institute of Food Safety, the Netherlands Prof. Dr. John Gilbert, Central Science Laboratory (CSL), United Kingdom Prof. Dr. Manuel Carrondo, Institute of Experimental and Technological Biology (IBET), Portugal Dr. Yufa Peng, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (IPP CAAS), China Ministry of Health, Malaysia will become contract partner (soon) Secretariat: Piet Stouten; RIKILT Institute of Food Safety

5 SELAMAT objectives The overall aim: To create a permanent network for international cooperation on food safety issues between Europe and ASEM. This Network aims to: Promote European and Asian collaboration on food safety issues Contribute opening up the European Research Area Mobilise the European and Asian Research Communities to support Communities and Asian foreign and development policies Develop common research agenda and initiate joint initiatives

6 SELAMAT activities: Set up the network Organise one workshop per year Organise one course on food safety per year Set up a web based transfer point for food safety standards/ regulation Develop a common research agenda Initiate joint research

7 SELAMAT Coordinating Team Netherlands, United Kingdom, Portugal, China, Malaysia EU Food Safety Platform ASEM Food Safety Platform ASIAN Food Safety Platform Impact of food on health Traceability processes along the food production chain Methods of analysis, detection and control Impact of food on health Traceability processes along the food production chain Methods of analysis, detection and control EU 6 th Framework Program Training & Mobility / Capacity building / IPR

8 SELAMAT Coordinating Team Netherlands, United Kingdom, Portugal, China, Malaysia EU Food Safety Platform ASEM Food Safety Platform ASIAN Food Safety Platform Impact of food on health Traceability processes along the food production chain Methods of analysis, detection and control Impact of food on health Traceability processes along the food production chain Methods of analysis, detection and control EU 6 th Framework Program Training & Mobility / Capacity building / IPR

9 SELAMAT Linked projects from EU 6 FP: Topic: Food Safety, risk assessment and communication SAFE FOODS (IP); coordinator: RIKILT Institute of Food Safety Topic: Development of reliable traceability methods and systems to establish the origin / mode of production of food products TRACE (IP): coordinator: CSL Topic: New approaches towards monitoring and preventing chemical and biological contaminants in food products. BIOCOP (IP): coordinator Queen s University of Belfast (CSL and RIKILT are core members)

10 SELAMAT gate keepers ; network members 1. China: IPP 2. Malaysia: Ministry of Health 3. Republic of Korea: Korea Food Research Institute 4. Indonesia: National Agency for Drug and Food Control 5. Thailand: National Food Institute, Laboratory Center for Food and Agricultural Products Co. 6. Vietnam: Food Administration, Ministry of Health 7. Japan: National Food Research Institute 8. Taiwan: Ministry of Health 9. Philippines: National Food Authority 10. ILSI ASIA: Asia Food Safety Task Force

11 SELAMAT: Food Safety Network EU ASEM Food Safety Platform with the following characteristics Direct access to top experts on many expertise fields in EU and Asia Influence in research agenda setting Easy access to outcomes of EU frame work programs and ASEM counterpart Means to extend existing network Discuss sensitive information informally

12 SELAMAT recent initiatives 1. Initiated bilateral cooperation's 2. Developed a strategic research agenda 3. Started to develop a web based transfer point / helpdesk for standards/ MRLs 4. Organized training courses and workshops 5. Translated version of the SELAMAT flyer in 7 languages: Malay, Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese 6. Extended SELAMAT network => in ASIA, EU & Global Why? To promote Food Safety and to support free trade

13 Food Safety Legislation Database Search on country, subject and type of information Results: Websites containing data on food safety regulations world wide Links to the information and descriptions where to find the information Details about the presented information

14 Food Safety Legislation Database Countries: European and Asian countries. Other countries will be added later on. EU, ASEAN and CODEX are included as groups Subjects: pesticides, additives, contaminants, veterinary drugs etc. Information types: MRLs, Legislation documents, General information. To be extended with sampling, methods of analysis etc.

15 Selamat Legislation Database Selamat Legislation database Selamat home Contact FAQ Searchable database with information about and links to different types of information about food legislation and MRLs This database will be available on the Selamat website. Links

16 Selamat Legislation Database Selamat Legislation database Selamat home Contact FAQ Links Frequently asked questions and answers. On this page you can also submit a new question. FAQ

17 Selamat Legislation Database Selamat Legislation database Selamat home Contact FAQ Links Select your subject. The red asterix indicates a mandatory field. FAQ

18 Selamat Legislation Database Selamat Legislation database Selamat home Contact FAQ Links FAQ Select the type. This is not a mandatory field and you have the option to select All types.

19 Selamat Legislation Database Selamat Legislation database Selamat home Contact FAQ Links FAQ Select the country. This is not a mandatory field and you have the option to select All countries or several independent ones. Also EU, ASEAN and CODEX are included here

20 Selamat Legislation Database Selamat Legislation database Selamat home Contact FAQ Links FAQ Pressing the Find button searches the database and will present the summary list of hits.

21 Selamat Legislation Database Summary search results PESTICIDES Selamat home Contact FAQ Links Search results for subject Pesticides Site: The Legal Information System of the Republic of Austria (RIS) Type Country Where to find Info MRL Austria Search for: Änderung der Schädlingsbekämpfungsmittel- Höchstwerteverordnung SchäHöV. Click the most recent document, then choose the anlage with the mrl's. Language: German. details Result: pdf, html. Info: Listed: Chemical, chemical info, mrl and products. Ordered by chemical substance. FAQ Legislation Austria Search for: Änderung der Schädlingsbekämpfungsmittel- Höchstwerteverordnung SchäHöV. Click the most recent document, then choose hauptdocument. Language: German. Result: pdf, Word or html. details Site: Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) Type Country Where to find Info Info Austria Look under: Kompetenz > Landwirtschaft > Pflanze > Pflanzenschutzmittel > Bewertung, zulassung Language: German. details Result: html. Info: Database on registered products available

22 Selamat Legislation Database Details General information Subject Pesticides Submit feedback Selamat home Type MRL Contact FAQ Links Country Languages Site Austria Option to submit feedback on this information Detailed information Name Description Source Änderung der Schädlingsbekämpfungsmittel-Höchstwerteverordnung (SchäHöV), ANLAGE Austrian pesticide MRL-list ordered by chemical substance. BMGF (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit und Frauen) FAQ Link Updated Date latest version Where to find Contact information Doc. Type Keywords Additional information Regularly On index page, search for: Änderung der Schädlingsbekämpfungsmittel-Höchstwerteverordnung SchäHöV. Click the most recent document, then choose the anlage with the MRLs. General inquiries about legislation: MRL, pesticide, fruits, vegetables Commodities: numerous fruits and vegetables Listed: Pesticide, chemical constitution, MRL, commodity List ordered by: pesticide only

23 SELAMAT recent initiatives 1. Initiated bilateral cooperation's 2. Developed a strategic research agenda 3. Started to develop a web based transfer point / helpdesk for standards/ MRLs 4. Organized training courses and workshops 5. Translated version of the SELAMAT flyer in 7 languages: Malay, Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese 6. Extended SELAMAT network => in ASIA, EU & Global Why? To promote Food Safety and to support free trade

24 SELAMAT training courses and workshops Workshops EU Asia cooperation on Food Safety: a strategy forward (Lisbon, Portugal, April 2005) Foresight on Food Safety collaboration between EU ans ASEM countries (Seoul, Republic of Korea, April 2006) Training courses Quantitative risk assessment (Bangkok, Thailand, November 2005) Pesticide residue analysis (Bangkok, Thailand, 5 7 July 2006)

25 QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT TRAINING COURSE, Thailand 1. Open Seminar with 120 participants 2. Hands-on training with 20 participants

26 SELAMAT

27 SELAMAT recent initiatives 1. Initiated bilateral cooperation's 2. Developed a strategic research agenda 3. Started to develop a web based transfer point / helpdesk for standards/ MRLs 4. Organized training courses and workshops 5. Translated version of the SELAMAT flyer in 7 languages: Malay, Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese 6. Extended SELAMAT network => in ASIA, EU & Global Why? To promote Food Safety and to support free trade

28 Extend the SELAMAT network to Global dimensions SELAMAT meeting in Lisbon, Portugal (11 12 April 2005) we decided to prepare an EU proposal on Global Platform for Emerging Food Safety Risks Interested SELAMAT partners; RIKILT (coordinator), CSL, LCFA, ILSI ASIA, IPP CAAS Submission date: 7 February 2006 Evaluation: March 2006 Proposal GO GLOBAL selected; now under negotiation

29 New EU 6th FP project: GO GLOBAL Full title: Global Platform on EMERGING RISK in the Food and Feed chain Acronym: GO GLOBAL Budget: 800 keuro Duration: 30 months

30 GO GLOBAL members (excluding the associated networks: INFOSAN WHO, FAO, EFSA, ETP, SELAMAT, ALCUEFOOD)

31 GO GLOBAL objectives 1. To create a sustainable global platform for sharing results, stimulating dissemination and setting the research agenda on emerging food safety risks. 2. To develop a global implementation and harmonisation strategy for evaluation of research and related activities. 3. To identify shortcomings in current food safety systems regarding the identification of emerging risks. 4. To develop a strategic research agenda, and initiate joint research activities. 5. To stimulate global exchange of information and dissemination of emerging food safety issues.

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33 Thank you for your attention Wageningen UR

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