How it started

1. Analysis of the Danish and Shanghai food safety framework and management mechanisms from field to consumer

2. How it started Science & Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality’s visit to Knowledge Centre for Agriculture Sept. 2011

3. Overall purpose of the project • The overall objective of the project is: • Improved food safety in Shanghai Municipality • The immediate objective is: • A report prepared analysing the present Shanghai food safety management system compared with the Danish food safety framework and management mechanisms from field to consumer (including EU regulations, DK legislation, guidelines and implementation)

4. Why is Shanghai and food safety interesting? • It is the most important economic,financial and trade hub in China • Population: Over 23 million • Agriculture products consumption: 20,000 tons/day • Food import dependence rate: >70% (from other provinces) • GDP per capita: US$12,784 Shanghai

5. Background • There is a growing demand of high quality and safe food in China. This is a major challenge for China where a number of incidents related to food safety has occurred in recent years • This is well recognised in China and food safety is already an important issue in China • Denmark is an internationally recognised leader in the food safety area and there is much that Shanghai can learn from the Danish experience

6. Some of the major food safety scandalsin China

7. Coordination and integration of monitoring of food safety is a major problem in Shanghai

8. Participating partners from Shanghai • Wonders Information co., ltd. (Shanghai coordinator) • Shanghai Food and Drug Administration • Shanghai Food Safety Committee Office

9. Participating partners from Denmark • Knowledge Centre for Agriculture (Danish coordinator) • Danish Veterinary and Food Administration) • AgroTech • DMRI, Danish Technological Institute • Systematic • Danish Crown • Arla Foods • Danish Agriculture and Food Council • ISI Food Protection • Agro Food Park

10. Partnership - Funding • The project is building on equal partnership with funding from both Shanghai and Denmark. • Wonders Information, Shanghai has received funding from Science & Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality for a study of the Danish food safety system • Knowledge Centre for Agriculture has received co-funding from Midtnet for assisting Wonders Information Technology in elaboration of a report on the Danish food safety system

11. Overall achievements • The project has contributed to document and disseminate knowledge on food safety in Shanghai and Denmark and established relationships between Danish and Chinese companies and authorities • The project is seen as a first step in the future cooperation between Shanghai and Denmark in the area of food safety to the benefit of both Shanghai and Denmark

12. Specific major achievements • A report analysing the present Shanghai food safety management system elaborated by Wonders • A report on the Danish food safety framework and management mechanisms from field to consumer compared with the Shanghai food safety system elaborated by Wonders in collaboration with all partners • A MoU between Wonders and the Knowledge Centre for Agriculture signed • Focus areas for future cooperation between Shanghai and Denmark regarding food safety identified

13. The report on the Danish food safety framework • A study course in Denmark for a delegation from Shanghai Food and Drug Administration, Shanghai Food Safety Committee Office and Wonders has formed the basis for the report • During the study course all Danish partners were visited • A binder with extensive documentation from the study course has been the major background material for the report

14. Memorandum of Understanding

16. Focus areas regarding food safetyin Shanghai • Traceability • Food for educational institutions • Cooking oil • Pork • Vegetables • Rice

17. Identified areas of possible future cooperation between Shanghai and Denmark • Food traceability 食品安全追溯体系的深入研究 • Food safety risk assessment and warning 食品安全风险监测及预警技术研究 • Food safety information, service and training centre 合作建立培训中心，提供系列食品安全相关技术咨询、培训服务

18. Future cooperation must focus on few Danish core competences • First priority has been given to a Food Safety Information, Service and Training Centre 合作建立培训中心，提供系列食品安全相关技术咨询、培训服务 Target group: Medium sized food enterprises

19. Some statements from the Report why to choose Denmark as partner • 廉洁高效的监管机制和良好的国民素质”Honest and highly efficient supervision system and civilised citizens” • 从源头和流通各环节保证了食品的安全 "Strict law enforcement and supervision guarantee food safety at the different stages of the source and the circulation" • 高度的食品工业化水平也使执法和监管更为便利高效 "The high industrialisation level makes the law enforcement and supervision more convenient and efficient” • 丹麦国民都养成了很好的环境意识、卫生习惯和极度认真的工作态度 "Danish people has developed a strong environmental awareness, good health habits and an attitude of extreme diligence towards work"

20. Next steps • Wonders will continue dialogue with Shanghai Food and Drug Administration regarding priority areas in food safety and traceability • Wonders and Knowledge Centre for Agriculture will prepare project proposal based on Shanghai Food and Drug Administration priorities and together explore funding possibilities • Science & Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality’s next funding of projects will be June/September 2013 – funding will be for ”research” and only with partners who can prove previous cooperation

21. Further Information • Further information including the two reports prepared in the project are available from: Torben Huus-Bruun Senior Consultant, International Development Knowledge Centre for Agriculture Agro Food Park 15 DK 8200 Aarhus N Tel.: +4587405114 E-mail: thb@vfl.dk