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2018SOM2SCSCFSCFEM013

APEC Food Safety Cooperation Forum and Its Partnership Training Institute Network

Submitted by United States

Second Expert Meeting on Trade Facilitation Through an APEC Framework

on Food Safety ModernisationPort Moresby Papua New Guinea

21-22 May 2018

The APEC

Food Safety Cooperation Forum (FSCF) and its Partnership Training Institute Network (PTIN)

Need for Action

bull Rising concern about food safety in the Asia Pacific region

bull Recognized need to improve regulator and manufacturer technical competence in the region

bull In 2007 APEC Leaders acknowledged recent progress in safety but issued instructions for further work

ldquoWe agreed on the need to develop a more robust approach to strengthening food and consumer product safety standards and practices in the region using scientific risk based approaches and without creating unnecessary impediments to trade Additional capacity building in this area is a priority We directed Ministers to undertake further work in this important area and report on progressrdquo

-APEC Economic Leaders Sydney Australia 9 September 2007

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Establishing a plan

bull The Food Safety Cooperation Forum established in 2007 was proposed to respond to this direction from Leaders

bull In November 2008 in Lima Peru APEC Leaders acknowledged the importance of food safety and endorsed the newly established FSCFrsquos PTIN

ldquoWe reaffirmed our commitment to improve food and product safety standards and practices to facilitate trade and ensure the health and safety of our populations We endorsed the work of the APEC Food Safety Cooperation Forumrsquos Partnership Training Institute Network and called on Ministers to take additional steps to enhance food and product safety next yearrdquo

-APEC Economic Leaders Lima Peru 22-23 November 2008

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bull Chaired by Australia and China

bull Composed of Food Safety

Regulators from the 21 APEC

Economies

bull Focus on food safety capacity

building and regulatory dialogue

to encourage and align use of

science-based international

standards

APEC Food Safety CooperationForum (FSCF)

Food Regulators

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bull Administered by the United States

bull Public-Private Partnership Model for

improving food safety and facilitating

trade in the APEC region

bull Works with the FSCF Regulators to

deliver capacity building

Government

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Academia Development Banks

Industry

FSCFrsquos Partnership TrainingInstitute Network (PTIN)

Priority Capacity Building Areas

Stronger food safety

systems +

Improved understanding of

regulatory compliance =

Fewer food safety

incidents and

trade disputes

Food Safety

Regulatory Systems

Supply Chain

ManagementLaboratory Capacity

Incident Management Risk Management

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Completed

Milestones

7

bull Streamlining and Reduction of Export Certificate Requirements

bull Identification of Best Practices for Industry- Regulator Cooperation in Development of Food Safety Regulations

bull Building Stronger Risk based Food Safety Systems

bull Increasing the Accuracy of Laboratory Testing and Use of Fit for Purpose Testing Methods

bull Harmonization of Import MRLs across the Region

bull Strengthening of Food Safety Emergency Systems Across the Region

bull Sector specific capacity building activities in aquaculture dairy handhygiene practices antimicrobial resistance proficiency testing riskbased inspection and risk analysis

FSCF and Its PTIN Goals8

bull Safe food facilitates trade

bull Economic growth and poverty alleviation

bull Stronger food safety systems

bull Improved public health outcomes

bull Advances food security goals

TRAINING

bull 37 capacity building workshops and trainings between 2009-2017

bull benefiting over 2000 people

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TRAINING BY PRIORITYAREA

Risk

Analysis

(3)

13

Supply Chain

Management

(11)

Incident

Management

(4)

Laboratory

Capacity Building

(9) Food Safety

Regulatory

SystemsExport

Certificates

(10)

FSCFrsquos PTIN website disseminates information about food safety trainings and facilitates communicationamong network members

WEBSITE-httpfscf-ptinapecorg

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5 year collaboration with World Bank to testand replicate the FSCF PTIN model throughthe Global Food Safety Partnership (GFSP)

Development of ldquoFSCF PTIN Networkrdquo ofover 600 experts and food safetyprofessionals from all 21 APEC economiesand other economies including ASEAN economies

COLLABORATION

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2015 Independent Review of APEC FSCF PTIN Food Safety Capacity Building Initiative showed this work has resulted in real changes in public institutions and private organizations

bull Operation of institutions

bull Application of training

bull Replication of trainings

ptinapecorgdocs2016Independent_Review_of_ APEC_Food_Safety_Capacity_Building_Initiativepdf

IMPACT ON POLICY AND PRACTICE

17

Where to Go For MoreInformation

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bull PTINhttpfscf-ptinapecorg

bull FSCF httpwwwfoodstandardsgovauscienceinternationalapecPages defaultaspx

SCSC-FSCF Workshop on Trade Facilitation through the Recognition of Food Safety Systems Equivalence

(CTI 26 2017)

21-22 June 2018

Libertador Hotel Lima - PERU

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Current situation

bull Continuous expansion of food trade

bull Products need to comply with high standards

bull Extended regulatory approach to other economies

bull measure-by-measure approach

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Measure-by-measure approach

Just some measures are recognized as equivalent

Products inspections

Audits

Questionnaires

17

Food safety system equivalence approach

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bullWider elements of analysisbull Objectives design monitoring updating and others

bull Better data recompilation as well as science-based risk assessment tool

bull Facilitates food trade

Workshop in June

bull 2 days - Workshop on trade facilitation through the recognition offood safety systems equivalence ndash Lima 21-22 June 2018

bull Sharing of experience among APEC economies in the strategies ofrecognition of equivalence

bull Participating economies gt12

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APEC Regional Workshop

Building Competence in Antimicrobial Resistance

Surveillance among APEC Economies

CTI 24 2017A (SCSC)

Javiera Cornejo Veterinarian PhD jacornejuchilecl

Lisette Lapierre Veterinarian PhD llapierreuchilecl

Constanza Vergara Veterinarian PhD constanzavergaraachipiagobcl

Diego Varela Veterinarian MSc diegovarelaachipiagobcl

Building Competence in Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance

among APEC Economies

raquo This project is jointly developed by the Chilean Food Safety and Quality Agency(ACHIPIA) and the Faculty of Animal and Veterinary Sciences University of Chile (FAVET)

Project OverseersMrs Constanza Vergara Veterinarian PhD constanzavergaraachipiagobclMr Diego Varela Veterinarian MSc diegovarelaachipiagobclMrs Javiera Cornejo Veterinarian PhD jacornejuchileclMrs Lisette Lapierre Veterinarian PhD llapierreuchilecl

raquo APEC forum Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance (SCSC) Food Safety Cooperation Forum (FSCF)raquo Proposing APEC economy ChileraquoCo-sponsoring economies Australia Japan Korea Mexico Papua New Guinea Peru Philippines Thailand United States SingaporeraquoTotal Budget US$170500

Relevance

raquo 1994 Bogor Leaders Declaration underlines APECrsquos commitment to achieve sustainable and equitable growth and reduce economic disparities for the well-being of its people by the decrease in the disparity of the approach presented by the different economies in facing a relevant problem to the regional and worldwide public health

raquo AMR is a major public health issue because of its severe consequences threatening infectiousdiseases control causing re-emergence of some pathogenss or increasing their virulence making medical treatments costlier

raquo In 2015 under SCSCFSCF Chile held a workshop (CTI 25 2014A Coordinated Research Initiativefor the Implementation of Antimicrobial Resistance Control Strategies) focused on creatingawareness about the AMR issue and the importance of generating an integrated surveillancesystem with harmonized laboratory methodologies

raquo In FSCF 2017 Ha Noi statement enhances the importance of the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) issues in health and its potential impact in food trade and they agreed to add to the priorities areas building competencies in AMRldquo

raquoThe Project showed that currently there are many differences in management and in theactions taken by the different APEC economies on this issue

Relevance

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The fact that some APEC economies have already implemented resistance surveillance and monitoring systems and other economies do not have clear policies about this issue creates differences in standards and technical regulations affecting open trade and the regional commercial flow of food

The lack of regional integration on this issue has the potential to impact the availability of safe food products for the population

It is essential to harmonize protocols used for identification and differentiation of each bacterial genus and for sampling isolation identification of strains and results reporting to stablish a network between economies where data can be compared in time between laboratories

Objectives

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bull This will be achieved through the lectures given by the invited experts that will participate in the workshop these experts will provide APEC economiesacuterepresentatives with the tools to address this public health problem in order to work towards harmonized and standardized methodologies

raquo Disseminate the importance of monitoring antimicrobialresistance in the whole food chain

bull Taking as a model the ones that have been used by other economies in the region and international organizations in order to improve economiesrsquo control measures and regulatory oversight of this hazard

raquo Create a framework to encourage APEC economies toparticiaete actively in actions against antimicrobial resistance

bull Through knowledge transfer between APEC economies with on going surveillance programs and other developing APEC economies that do not have an ongoing surveillance program on this subject

raquo Strengthen integrated surveillance of antimicrobial resistanceamong APEC economies

Project Outputs

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bull Aimed to extend the capabilities and expertise of thedifferent economies on monitoring antimicrobialresistance through increasing the knowledge and capacities in laboratory techniques

Workshop on Antimicrobial

resistance (AMR)

bull An electronic report available for all economies Will be delivered after the workshop It Will contain a summary of the activities performed during theworkshop presentations and speakersrsquo CV amongother useful information

Report

bull All the workshop lectures will be available on a webpage that will be created for this purpose

Webpage

Project Outputs

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bull A manual made by Chile in english languagecontaining laboratory techniques will be preparedfor the workshop It will be given to participantsin a hard copy at the beginning of the workshop The manual will also be shared with the FSCF PTIN members

Laboratory Techniques Manual

bull After the workshop a news bulletin articlediffusing the projectsrsquo outputs and outcomes willbe published on the APEC bulletin in order todisseminate the Project to the community

Article

bull The results of two surveys will also be included and posted on the webpage

Survey

Workshop Divided in 3 Stages

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bull Objective Strengthen technical competence of APEC economiesacuterepresentatives working in the areas of the food chain related with AMR Build competence and capacity in AMR surveillance through knowledge transfer between APEC economies with ongoing surveillance programs and other developing APEC economies that do not have an ongoing surveillance program on this subject

Day 1

Capacity Building seminar

bull Objective Enhance skills and knowledge in the field of AMR susceptibility testing in samples from the food chain for surveillance to stablish a harmonized and standardized laboratory techniques and results reporting

Day 2

Demonstrative Laboratory Work

Seminar

bull Objective Enhance skills and knowledge in the field of AMR susceptibility testing in samples from the food chain for surveillance Encourage the implementation of monitoring plans using harmonized and standardized laboratory techniques among APEC economies

Day 3

Demonstrative Laboratory Work

Seminar

Conclussions

Project Outcomes

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Enhance skills and knowledge in the field of AMR susceptibility testing in samples from thefood chain

Capacity building in AMR laboratory techniques results interpretation report ofsurveillance and encouraging the implementation of a harmonized and standardizedtechniques in the APEC economies

Create a network among system stakeholders scientists regulators and policymakers working in the laboratory aacuterea of AMR from different economies to increasenetworking initiatives and encourage future collaborations

Raise awareness on the state of development in AMR surveillance in the food chain which will help prioritize future endeavours and collaboration in this area

Recommendations to the economies on how to establish laboratory techniques to performintegrated surveillance system in the food chain