|
|
| Past Events |
|
IAEA/RCA Final Review Meeting on “Application of Food Irradiation for Food, Security, Safety and Trade” RAS/5/042; Daejeon, Republic of Korea;
21-25 February 2005. |
|
The objective of the project RAS/5/042 was to improve food security, food safety and inter-country trade of food products by irradiation. The specific objectives were to
facilitate the expansion of the use of food irradiation in Regional Cooperative Agreement (RCA) countries and to improve international trade in irradiated food within the |
Photo 1: Group of participants |
|
region through the implementation of harmonized regulations on food irradiation; conducting inter-country market trials of irradiated food commodities; training of personnel
in specific fields; and continued public awareness and acceptance of radiation processing of food and for sanitary and phytosanitary treatment.
The objective of the meeting was to review the achievements of the RCA participating member countries, especially during the 2003-2004 period. |
|
The meeting was attended by the national project coordinators of 11 countries (Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka,
Thailand and Vietnam), some local observers, and the Technical Officer |
Photo 2: Participants working in the meeting |
|
of the project. The participant from Bangladesh could not attend the meeting. |
IAEA/FAO/IUPAC WORKSHOP on Distance learning for capacity building on pesticide management, Golfo de Papagayo and San Jose, Costa Rica,
17 - 22 February 2005. More Information |
