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FAO/WHOREGIONALCONFERENCEONFOODSAFETYFORASIAANDPACIFICSeremban,Malaysia,24-27May2004Foodsafetylegislation;theuseofscienceandrisk-basedapproachestoharmonization(PaperpreparedbyAustralia)1.Summary2.Challengesandopportunitiesforharmonizingnationalfoodsafetyregulation3.'Farmtotable'andperformance-basedapproachestofoodsafetyregulation-theroleofHACCP4.Internationalharmonizationoffoodsafetyregulations5.Regionalstrategiesfortheharmonizationoffoodsafetyregulations1.SummaryNumerouschallengesandopportunitiesexistforharmonizingfoodsafetylegislationbothatthenationalandinternationallevel.Thispaperdiscusseskeyrisk-basedprinciplesandprocesses-suchasriskanalysis,andtheuseof'farmtotable'approachesandHACCP(HazardAnalysisandCriticalControlPoint)processcontrolsystems-thatareincreasinglybeingelaboratedtosupportharmonizedandtransparentfoodsafetyregulations.Riskcommunicationisparticularlydifficultforcountriesandtheimportanceofensuringallstakeholdersareinvolvedintheregulatoryprocessisalsodiscussed.Theimportanceofgivingprioritytopublichealthinimplementingfoodsafetylegislation,whileatthesametimetakingintoconsiderationsocio-economicimplicationsthroughregulatoryimpactassessments,isalsodiscussed.Finally,challengesandopportunitiesfacingtheinternationalharmonizationoffoodsafetylegislationareconsidered,inparticulartheinfluenceofinternationaltradeandtradeagreements,andtheuseofCodexAlimentariusCommission(Codex)norms.Internationallinkages,suchasregionalalliances,informationexchangenetworksandtechnicalcooperation,aretouchedonasmeanstoassistinternationalharmonizationoffoodsafetyregulationsandtoenhanceglobalpublichealthandtrade.Recommendedapproachesfortheimplementationofconsistentnationalandinternationalrisk-basedfoodsafetyregulatorystrategiesareoutlined.2.ChallengesandopportunitiesforharmonizingnationalfoodsafetyregulationFoodlawinmanycountrieshastraditionallyconsistedoflegaldefinitionsofunsafefood,andtheprescriptionofenforcementtoolsforremovingsuchfoodfrommarketsandpenalizingresponsib