Task force for risk assessment for food safety in Vietnam: Operational research to assist policy and capacity building
Risk analysis is considered the gold-standard approach for food safety management. However, in Vietnam, risk analysis capacity is lacking in practical application, especially in informal markets where most locally produced foods are bought and sold. Therefore, the food safety risk assessment task force was established in 2013 to develop the capacity of decision-makers and national researchers in Vietnam to use risk-based approaches for food safety management.
Activities
- Interdisciplinary assessment team: The task force brought together risk assessment experts from universities and research institutes as well as representatives from the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
- Analyses of food safety policy and research evidence use for food safety policy: Key informant interviews were undertaken with 20 experts and policymakers in food safety.
- Consultations: Meetings and workshops were held to identify the scope of activities, formulate priority issues in food safety and disseminate research findings.
- Training and capacity building: Training sessions were held on risk assessment for task force members and staff from the ministries.
- Case studies: Case studies on the use of risk assessment were conducted to characterize health risks associated with relevant food commodities in Vietnam, such as pork, fish and vegetables.
Key publications
- Sinh Dang-Xuan, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Meeyam, T., Fries, R., Huong Nguyen-Thanh, Phuc Pham-Duc, Lam, S., Grace, D. and Unger, F. 2016. Food safety perceptions and practices among smallholder pork value chain actors in Hung Yen province, Vietnam. Journal of Food Protection 79(9): 1490–1497. http://hdl.handle.net/10568/77065
- Sinh Dang-Xuan, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Unger, F., Phuc Pham-Duc, Grace, D., Ngan Tran-Thi, Barot, M., Ngoc Pham-Thi and Makita, K. 2017. Quantitative risk assessment of human salmonellosis in the smallholder pig value chains in urban of Vietnam. International Journal of Public Health 62(Supplement 1): 93–102. http://hdl.handle.net/10568/77739
- Tran Thi Tuyet-Hanh, Dang Xuan Sinh, Pham Duc Phuc, Tran Thi Ngan, Chu Van Tuat, Grace, D., Unger, F. and Hung Nguyen-Viet. 2017. Exposure assessment of chemical hazards in pork meat, liver, and kidney, and health impact implication in Hung Yen and Nghe An provinces, Vietnam. International Journal of Public Health 62(Supplement 1): 75–82. http://hdl.handle.net/10568/77702
- Luu Quoc Toan, Hung Nguyen-Viet and Bui Mai Huong. 2013. Risk assessment of Salmonella in pork in Hanoi, Vietnam. Vietnamese Journal of Preventive Medicine 23(4): 10–17. http://hdl.handle.net/10568/33823
- Tran Thi Tuyet Hanh, Nguyen Thi Minh Duc, Pham Duc Phuc, Chu Van Tuat and Hung Nguyen-Viet. 2015. Chemical hazards in pork and health risk: A review. Vietnam Journal of Public Health 35: 7–16. http://hdl.handle.net/10568/65157
- Unger, F. and Hung Nguyen-Viet. 2016. PigRisk – Food safety along the pig value chain. In: ACIAR in Vietnam, July 2016. Hanoi, Vietnam: ACIAR: 24–27. http://hdl.handle.net/10568/77265
- Yokozawa, T., Sinh Dang-Xuan, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Lapar, L. and Makita, K. 2016. Transition of Salmonella prevalence in pork value chain from pig slaughterhouses to markets in Hung Yen, Vietnam. Journal of Veterinary Epidemiology 20(1): 51–58. http://hdl.handle.net/10568/79777
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