@article{Othman:166014,
      recid = {166014},
      author = {Othman, Noraini Mohd},
      title = {Food Safety in Southeast Asia: Challenges Facing the  Region},
      journal = {Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development},
      address = {2007-12},
      number = {1362-2016-107682},
      pages = {10},
      year = {2007},
      abstract = {The paper tackles the issue of food safety, which is  generally defined as the assurance that food will not cause  harm to the consumer when it is prepared and/or eaten  according to its intended use. Echoing the recognition by  the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1996 that  food safety is an element of food security, the paper  discusses the importance of the food trade in the economies  of many countries, as reflected in the health, economic and  political consequences that arise when the food safety  system of a country fails. It focuses on the Southeast  Asian experience—their food marketing system, the current  food safety situation, as well as the complexities brought  about by the concern for food safety. Highlighted are the  challenges in establishing and strengthening the key  components of a food control system to ensure safety along  the whole food chain continuum, the relationship between  Codex standards and related texts, as well as the enormous  responsibility faced by Southeast Asian countries in  meeting the obligations of the World Trade Organization.  Finally, several recommendations are outlined, stressing  the importance of carrying out a needs assessment,  participating more actively in Codex work, and taking  advantage of the existing collaborative initiatives  undertaken, including those in ASEAN, and the various  technical assistance available for capacity-building in  food safety.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/166014},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.166014},
}