International Collaboration
FSCJ periodically holds a meeting with risk assessment agencies of foreign countries, in order to exchange updated information and opinions.
In addition, FSCJ makes efforts on development of international collaboration, participating to the international conferences such as Joint Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committees, organizing seminars and symposia with guest scientists invited from overseas, and disseminating information through English website.
Cooperation with overseas risk assessment agencies
- Memorandum of cooperation between Food Safety Commission of Japan and Technical University of Denmark (DTU) (signed in March 2018)
- Memorandum of cooperation between Food Safety Commission of Japan and Economic and the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) (signed in July 2016)
- Memorandum of cooperation between Food Safety Commission of Japan and Economic and French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (ANSES) (signed in October 2015)
- Memorandum of cooperation between Food Safety Commission of Japan and Economic and Food Safety Authority of the Portuguese Republic (ASAE) (signed in September 2015)
- Memorandum of cooperation between Food Safety Commission of Japan and Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) (signed in July 2010)
- Memorandum of cooperation between Food Safety Commission of Japan and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) (signed in December 2009, renewed in October 2015 and revised in June 2023)
International seminar
FSCJ invites experts from overseas and organizes thematic seminars and symposia on various topics in the area of food safety risk assessment. A few seminars and symposia are held each year with a large number of audience.
