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2002

• Document: Improving Efficiency and Transparency in Food Safety Systems Sharing Experiences.
• Source: FAO/WHO Global Forum of Food Safety Regulators, Marrakesh, Morocco, 28 - 30 January 2002.
• Extract: This document describes Eritrea's attempts to reconstruct their food control infrastructures and their efforts in capacity building in the field of disease prevention and eradication and in upgrading their inspection and laboratory techniques. Rural development is a high priority in Eritrea and one of the main objectives is to achieve greater food security and raise farming incomes. The introduction of technical aid, mechanized farming and proper land use has resulted in economic growth for the country. Eritrea's available resources are limited and depend to a large extent on agreements with external funding sources and donor agencies, (principally the African Development Bank, the National Livestock Development Programme, DANIDA through their Agricultural Sector Support Programme and the EU through the Pan-African Control of Epizootic Diseases Programme) . The Government has undertaken the responsibility for controlling nationally important diseases and is encouraging private veterinary practices and community-based animal health care in order to provide farmers ready access to both animal health and production services. The document stresses Eritrea's need for financial and technical support in order to strengthen their food control systems, especially for export oriented food products. There are currently no systematic food quality control measures as these activities are spread over different ministries, but only basic food control measures and inspections are being practised.
• Link: http://www.fao.org/docrep/meeting/004/Y3680E/Y3680E09.htm

• Document: New Approaches to Consider in Capacity Building and Technical Assistance - Building Alliances-Country Paper Proposed By Eritrea.
• Source: FAO/WHO Global Forum of Food Safety Regulators, Marrakech , Morocco , 28 – 30 January 2002.
• Extract: The existing food control system, including the food safety and quality control procedures and laws are inadequate to address the many present and future needs of Eritrea. In particular, for export oriented food products the food quality control needs strengthening in terms of upgrading skills/training, equipment and appropriate laws for application. At present there is no systematic food quality control measures in real terms, with such activities spread over different ministries (Health, agriculture, fishing industries.) Only basic food control measures and traditional inspections are being practiced.
• Link: ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/meeting/004/ab444e.pdf

2001

• Document: Report of the Fourteenth Session of the Codex Coordinating Committee for Africa.
• Source: Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme,Codex Alimentarius Commission, Twenty-Fourth Session, Geneva, 2 - 7 July 2001.
• Extract: The Delegation of Eritrea informed the Committee that the National Codex Contact Point was located in the Eritrea Standards Institute (ESI) and that ESI was an autonomous standardization body. The Standards Board constituted by eleven members from different Ministries and Institutions and that the Ministry of Trade and Industry was chairing the Board. The Institution promoted the activities of standardization, quality assurance and metrology throughout the country. Even though there was no single food legislation, ESI had been adopting Codex Standards at the national level, such as that for the iodine level in food grade salt. Most of Food and Agricultural Standards were published in the Eritrean Law Gazette. It also highlighted the need for training of trainers in the fisheries sector and the need for technical assistance from FAO and WHO in preparing comprehensive food legislation and in strengthening the role of Codex Contact Point and food quality control in the country.
• Link: http://www.fao.org/docrep/meeting/005/X9372E/x9372e09.htm#TopOfPage

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