%0 Journal Article %T Strengthening collaboration on chemical hazards in food among food safety authorities and the World Health Organization in the Western Pacific Region %A Philippe Verger %A Jenny Bishop %J Western Pacific Surveillance and Response %D 2012 %I World Health Organization %X The objectives of this paper are to highlight the benefits of sharing information to Western Pacific Region Member States and to identify similarities at the regional level in terms of food safety issues and public health protection. In addition, it aims to propose an improved partnership among regional food safety authorities and WHO on targeted objectives. %K chemical hazard in food %K hazard characterization %K exposure assessment %K risk characterization %U http://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/139/100