Comparative analysis on food imports between Brazil and Japan

Authors

  • Sara Fabiana Bittencourt Aguiar Especialista em Regulação e Vigilância Sanitária, Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária – ANVISA/ MS Author
  • Péricles Macedo Fernandes Fiscal Federal Agropecuário, Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento – MAPA Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3395/2317-269x.00216

Keywords:

Food imported, National Health Surveillance Agency – ANVISA, Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Supply - MAPA

Abstract

This article describes and compares the food import processes carried out in Brazil and Japan, subject handling in the course Food Safety Policy Making And Management, conducted by the authors in an international training mission in Tokyo/Japan, from 26 / 11 to 07/12/2013. The course was organized by JICA, International Cooperation Agency of Japan, the Japanese government body responsible for implementing the Official Assistance for the development, growth and socio-economic stability of developing countries. First we present the scenery of Brazilian food control. The responsibility is now shared between MAPA and ANVISA, both consenting agencies of imported foods. Subsequently, a comparative analysis is conducted on food imports, for the design of an ideal situation in Brazil. Finally, alternatives and considerations of the authors to achieve the quality standard Japanese are presented, respecting the prism of the inherent difficulty in the Brazilian sanitary food control.

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Author Biography

  • Sara Fabiana Bittencourt Aguiar, Especialista em Regulação e Vigilância Sanitária, Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária – ANVISA/ MS
    COORDENAÇÃO DE VIGILÂNCIA SANITÁRIA EM PORTOS, AEROPORTOS, FRONTEIRAS E RECINTOS ALFANDEGADOS - CVPAF/SC/ANVISA

Published

2015-02-19

Issue

Section

Experience report

How to Cite

Comparative analysis on food imports between Brazil and Japan. (2015). Health Surveillance under Debate: Society, Science & Technology , 3(1), 129-134. https://doi.org/10.3395/2317-269x.00216

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