Update: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on the Application of Nanotechnologies in the Food and Agriculture Sectors: Potential Food Safety Implications - Deadline 16 January 2009
Our work...
FAO's Food Quality and Standards Service (AGNS) is committed to the enhancement
of food safety and quality along the food chain at international, regional
and national levels, with the aim of protecting consumers and promoting the
production and trade of safe, quality food. We achieve this by:
- Establishing and improving national regulatory frameworks for food control
and quality assurance compatible with international requirements, in particular
those of the Codex Alimentarius;
- Supplying technical advice and expertise for the development of
integrated food control systems, thus building capacity in food safety and
quality throughout the food chain;
- Providing independent scientific advice, risk assessments and related
guidance concerning food safety to the Codex Alimentarius and Governments,
including the assessment of food additives, chemical and microbiological contaminants,
naturally occurring toxicants, and foods derived from modern biotechnology;
- Developing guidelines and tools on food safety risk assessment and
its use in food safety risk management, and on capacity building in various
aspects of food safety and quality;
- Assisting in emergency or crisis situations through the provision
of food safety guidance.
 Our
mission and principles...
Our mission...
The Food Quality and Standards Service (AGNS) is committed to protecting consumers
and promoting the production and trade of safe, quality food . We work with
Governments, national and international institutions, academia, the private
sector and civil society to build effective partnerships and achieve long-term
sustainable results in food safety and quality around the world.
Our principles...
The staff of AGNS are dedicated to working together, with colleagues in FAO
and with external partners, in a spirit of cooperation and trust rooted in
an interdisciplinary approach, respecting differences of opinion and minority
views, and remaining culturally and gender aware.
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