WHO European Centre for Environment and Health, Rome In collaboration with the Kazakhstan School Public Health Seminar on Food Law Almaty October WHO Multi-country Public Health Initiative on Food Safety in the Central Asian Republics In collaboration with the Kazakhstan School Public Health Seminar on Food Law Almaty October Dr. Cristina Tirado, Regional Adviser Food Safety Programme, WHO Regional Office for Europe

WHO European Centre for Environment and Health, Rome “Food Safety: a health priority” WHO Global Strategy on Food Safety Surveillance & food contamination monitoringSurveillance & food contamination monitoring Improved risk analysesImproved risk analyses Public Health in Codex AlimentariusPublic Health in Codex Alimentarius Safety of new food technologiesSafety of new food technologies Capacity buildingCapacity building International CooperationInternational Cooperation

WHO European Centre for Environment and Health, Rome Recommendations of the FAO/WHO Pan-European Conference on Food Safety Strenghen Food Control Systems Strenghen Food Control Systems Risk based food strategies Risk based food strategies National Food Safety Authorities National Food Safety Authorities Cooperation on capacity building Cooperation on capacity building

WHO European Centre for Environment and Health, Rome Recommendations of the FAO/WHO Pan-European Conference on Food Safety Improve data collection for surveillance and food contamination monitoring: Improve data collection for surveillance and food contamination monitoring: WHO Surveillance Programme-Foodborne diseases Provision of data for microbiological risk assessment Provision of data for microbiological risk assessment Conduction of total diet studies Conduction of total diet studies Global Environment Monitoring System (GEMS/Food) Food & Nutrition Action Plans Food & Nutrition Action Plans

WHO European Centre for Environment and Health, Rome Health Health 21 Food & Nutrition Environment Agenda 21 Resolution of the 53rd WHO Regional Committee for Europe within Food and Nutrition Policy and Action Plan for the European Region of WHO

WHO European Centre for Environment and Health, Rome 1.Short-medium term = Strengthening National Food Safety Systems within the framework of the WHO Global and European Food Safety Strategy 2.Medium-long term = Food Safety Specialization within the KSPH as reference centre for CAR OBJECTIVES OF THE FOOD SAFETY PROJECT IN THE CARs

WHO European Centre for Environment and Health, Rome Training food safety officers from CAR countries in: Food legislation Surveillance of foodborne diseases and outbreak investigation Food Microbiology (microbial ecology, technologically relevant parameters, laboratory methods) Chemical hazards (food contamination, toxicology, laboratory methods) Risk Analysis: *risk assessment * risk management e.g. Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point System (HACCP) * risk communication 1. Short-medium term = Strengthening National Food Safety Systems

WHO European Centre for Environment and Health, Rome Organization of a specific Food Safety Specialization with courses in: Food legislation, Food microbiology & chemistry, Food technology, etc. KSPH becomes a reference centre on food safety for Central Asiatic Republics  Audience: Epidemiologists, Veterinarians, Chemists, Microbiologist, and other public health professionals 2.Medium-long term = Food Safety Specialization within the KSPH

WHO European Centre for Environment and Health, RomeSTRATEGY KSPH SHORT TERMMEDIUM TERM MODULAR TRAINING SPECIALIZATION and REFERENCE CENTRE FOR CAR PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSITIES, COLLABORATING CENTRES NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WHO sustainability

WHO European Centre for Environment and Health, Rome OBJECTIVES OF THE SEMINAR ON FOOD LEGISLATION provide the basic principles for the development of a National Food Law and a Food Safety Legislation; introduce to the work of the Codex Alimentarius Commission & the Legislative framework of the European Commission; provide a floor to discuss how to develop a modern food safety legislation in the Central Asiatic Republics.

WHO European Centre for Environment and Health, Rome FOLLOW-UP OF THE FOOD SAFETY SEMINAR Participants share the experience acquired at the Ministries of Health, Agriculture, Environment, Trade etc Participants promote the development of a modern national food law and legislation Collaboration with WHO/FAO in food standards setting

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