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The Partnership Training Institute Network of the
APEC Food Safety Cooperation Forum
Julia Doherty
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
January 27, 2011
APEC’s Economic Profile
World 6.7 billion
World US$40 trillion
World US$61 trillion
APEC 2.7 billion
APEC US$17 trillion
APEC US$32 trillion
Source: Department of Trade and Foreign Affairs, Australia (2009), "The APEC Region Trade and Investment 2009”
APEC Agricultural Exports to World
(in USD millions)
APEC (21)
Agricultural products
(SITC 0+1+2+4-27-28)
Food (SITC 0+1+4+22)
Fish, crustaceans,
mollusc (SITC 03)
Other food products
(SITC 0+1+4+22-03)
Raw materials (SITC
21+23+24+25+26+29)
1998
2008
2009
213,184.46
483,010.16
403,491.70
156,100.57
374,275.54
322,750.52
22,023.11
45,158.12
39,466.57
134,077.46
329,117.42
283,283.94
56,291.31
107,756.06
79,778.46
Source: United Nations, Commodity Trade Statistics;
Chinese Taipei - Ministry of Finance.
Food trade in the APEC region
• The global food supply chain has become increasingly
inter-connected
• APEC economies comprise a major source of inputs
into global supply chains for food
Food safety Incidents
• Public health impact
• Economic and trade impact
APEC Food Safety Initiatives
• The APEC Food Safety Cooperation Forum (FSCF), co-chaired by
Australia and China, was established in 2007
– Brings together food safety regulators
– Cooperatively builds food safety systems consistent with the SPS and
TBT Agreements of the World Trade Organization and Codex
Alimentarius food standards
– Encourages exchange of technical information to identify and address
food safety capacity needs.
• The Partnership Training Institute Network (PTIN) operates
under the FSCF
– Public-private partnership of industry, academia, and government to
provide additional resources and expertise to address the training and
capacity building priorities in the APEC region
FSCF PTIN Strategic Goals
To facilitate trade and improve public health by
• Better assuring the safety of the food supply
chain in the APEC region
• Building capacity in the use of international
standards and best practices in food safety
FSCF PTIN In Practice
• Creates a network of food safety experts from
industry, academia, and government
• Builds on existing food safety training in the region
and globally
• Goal of standing curricula and reproducible training
modules addressing key food safety challenges
Cooperative efforts to reduce NTBs
• Regulatory cooperation under the FSCF is aimed at
stronger food safety systems, better alignment of
technical requirements and use of international
standards
• Identification of capacity building priorities and
coordination in the delivery of technical assistance
– In 2009 the FSCF identified high priority needs for capacity building.
Activities in 2009-11 focus on 4 areas with significant trade impact for
further work: Export Certification, Supply Chain Management, Lab
Capacity, and Incident Response
Capacity Building to Address NTBs
• Training events target key APEC stakeholders to build
understanding and capacity on the use of international and
standards and best practices
• Outcomes, further work, and consensus building carry over to
international fora such as Codex and WTO
• PTIN training modules further carry forward use of
international best practices and science based standards
• PTIN website provides sustainable/replicable training, serve
as a training repository, and strengthens the network
Conclusions
• The FSCF and PTIN work builds stronger food safety
systems through regulatory cooperation and
capacity building
• FSCF PTIN work supports broader APEC food sector
goals of trade facilitation and food security
• Reproducible training modules and public-private
partnerships serve as a viable model for sustainable
capacity building on food safety