Safety First

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EC-ASEAN Economic Co-operation Programme on
Standards, Quality and Conformity Assessment
FOOD Sub - Programme
Safety First TREATI Programme Bangkok, 28 May 2004
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A programme co-financed by the European Commission
A programme co-financed by ASEAN
A programme executed by
The European Committee for Standardisation Comité
Européen de Normalisation
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CONTENT
ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS
PROPOSED SUB-PROGRAMME FOR THE FOOD SECTOR
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ASSESSMENT PROCESS
Review of ASEAN Policies and Programmes
Review of International Programmes
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RESULTS
Review of ASEAN Policies and Programmes
ACCSQ Pf PWG
Consultative Committee
on Standards and Quality
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3RD OBJECTIVE OF ACCSQ PF PWG
 Enhancing the technical infrastructure for
prepared foodstuff 

• The identification of needs and
• improvement of technical
• infrastructure
• The building-up of mutual
• confidence in conformity assessment
• The development of dialogue
• with partners and international
• organizations

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RESULTS
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Analysis of Countries Needs
Main areas in which progress is requested
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Main areas in which progress is requested
In 6 Countries

• Laboratory Inter-comparison
• Training in setting up and operation of
  laboratory
• accreditation systems
• Training in food inspection
• Training of inspectors in the application of
• HACCP systems
• Training in the application of risk analysis

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Main areas in which progress is requested
In 5 Countries

• Improving participation in international
• standards organisations
• Training in Good Laboratory Practices
• Training of Auditors for ISO 17025
• Training in Meat Inspection
• HACCP and Food Hygiene in the industry
• Pilot programmes in the application of GMP,
• GHP in the slaughtering sector
• Information on regulations of importing countries

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Main areas in which progress is requested
In 4 Countries

• Review and adaptation of legislation for
• shrimp farming
• Preparation of tools to promote Hygiene
• practices and HACCP in the Industry
• Training in Shrimp farming

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PROPOSED SUB-PROGRAMME FOOD SECTOR
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Strengthening Food Testing Laboratories
Capacities
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Strengthening Food Testing Laboratories
Capacities
Establishment of a network of reference
laboratories in ASEAN
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Strengthening Food Testing Laboratories
Capacities
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Strengthening Food Testing Laboratories
Capacities
Information
Training in Laboratory Management and
performance of testing methods
Training of Auditors for the organisation of
laboratories conducting proficiency tests
Participation and organisation of proficiency
tests
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Strengthening Inspection Capacities
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Strengthening Inspection Capacities
Emphasis on Meat and Prepared Foodstuffs control
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Strengthening Inspection Capacities
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Strengthening Capacities in Food Standardisation
and Food Legislation Information
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Strengthening Capacities in Food Standardisation
Food Legislation Information
Network of food legislation information in ASEAN
Understanding of the food standardisation
approach in EU
Improved capacities in design and implementation
of accreditation schemes (HACCP)
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Strengthening Capacities in Food Standardisation
Food Legislation Information
Awareness raising on food standardisation work
in EU June July 2005
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Promoting the Application of HACCP, GMP and GHP
in Food SMEs
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Promoting the Application of HACCP, GMP and GHP
in Food SMEs
Pilot HACCP, GMP, GHP projects in selected Food
SMEs
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Promoting the Application of HACCP, GMP and GHP
in Food SMEs
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• Presentation of overall results
• and outputs
• Discussion on achievements
• Recommendations for project
• follow-up

Conclusion Workshop
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SCHEDULE
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BUDGET
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THANK YOU
CEN-PCU, ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta
Indonesia ec-aseanprogramme_at_aseansec.org www.ecase
an.com