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FAO/WHO Food Control Assessment Tool
FAO developed the Food Control Assessment Tool to support plans for developing national capacities for food control that can be monitored (see
Figure 7). The assessment is based on relevant Codex provisions and internationally recognized good practices, and structured around four dimensions of the food-control system: inputs and resources; control functions; interactions with stakeholders; and continuous improvement. The systematic and evidence-based assessment
Figure 7: FAO/WHO Food Control Assessment Tool
process improves the reliability of the assessments on which capacity-development interventions are based. Using the Assessment Tool also facilitates improved accountability in the area of capacity development, accountability within government services, between technical-assistance providers and beneficiary governments, and between donors and implementers. It also facilitates greater coherency in capacity development even when several different players are involved, by enabling complementarity between different interventions.
Does the system facilitate continuous improvement?
Are system resources adequate?
FAO/WHO Food Control Assessment
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How do the controls function?
Source: WTO Secretariat
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