The Partnership Training Institute Network of the APEC Food Safety Cooperation Forum

1. The Partnership Training Institute Network of the APEC Food Safety Cooperation Forum Julia Doherty Office of the U.S. Trade Representative January 27, 2011

2. APEC’s Economic Profile World US$61 trillion APEC US$32 trillion World6.7billion APEC 2.7 billion World US$40 trillion APEC US$17 trillion Source: Department of Trade and Foreign Affairs, Australia (2009), "The APEC Region Trade and Investment 2009”

3. APEC Agricultural Exports to World(in USD millions) Source: United Nations, Commodity Trade Statistics; Chinese Taipei - Ministry of Finance.

4. 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

5. Food safety Incidents • Public health impact • Economic and trade impact

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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 websiteprovides sustainable/replicable training, serve as a training repository, and strengthens the network

11. 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