The key to understanding any foreign Supplier Verification Program is to deconstruct it and look at the parts individually while keeping in mind how they will all fit back together and function.
While several countries in the Arab region have upgraded their food safety systems, both capacity and efficiency must be enhanced to ensure an adequate oversight and demonstrate compliance with food standards.
Increased consumer interest in food safety and quality issues, combined with expanding regulatory initiatives, are increasing the importance of testing.
Food safety is of central importance to all countries in the Americas, regardless of their level of development. Beyond threats associated with any specific product or contaminant, the most pressing challenge is to establish, promote and support a food safety culture, one in which all consumers both expect and have access to healthy food, regardless of where or by whom it is produced.