the right to food safety role of civil society in promoting food safety sam k. watasa executive...
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The Right to Food Safety
Role of Civil Society in Promoting Food Safety
Sam K. Watasa
Executive Director
Uganda Consumers Protection Association
Uganda Consumers' Protection Association – [email protected]
ContentsIntroduction – Consumer Rights
Context to Food Safety
Civil Society Role - Background
Civil Society Role in Food Safety
Civil Society Role - Summary
Uganda Consumers' Protection Association – [email protected]
Introduction – Consumer Rights
The Right to:
◦ Satisfaction of basic Needs
◦ Be Informed
◦ Be Heard
◦ Consumer Education
◦ Safety
◦ Choose
◦ Redress
◦ A Healthy Environment
Uganda Consumers' Protection Association – [email protected]
Context to Food SafetyBasic need - Food satisfies a basic consumer
need
Safety – To satisfy basic need, the food must be safe
Be Informed - Sufficient information about food products must be provided to the consumer attesting to its safety
Choice – Variety of foods should be available for consumer to choose from based on their unique dietary, health and safety requirements
Uganda Consumers' Protection Association – [email protected]
Context to Food SafetyBe Heard – Channels for voicing concerns pre
and post consumer decision making on food products should be available
Redress – Clear, simple and expeditious mechanisms to ameliorate negative consequences of unsafe food must be in place
Consumer Education – Promoting knowledge and awareness of consumers is paramount for food safety
A Healthy Environment - Is an important factor in the production, processing and consumption of safe foodUganda Consumers' Protection Association –
Civil Society Role - BackgroundEmerges out of need to cover gaps in social
service delivery as a result of structural adjustment, deregulation & other reforms
A sphere of social interaction between household & the state in the form of;◦ Community co-operative◦ Structures of voluntary association◦ Networks of public communication
Promotes transparency, effectiveness, responsiveness and accountability
Uganda Consumers' Protection Association – [email protected]
Civil Society Role in Food Safety
Food safety policy analysis and advocacy
Monitoring of state performance, action & behaviour of public officials and marketing chains in enhancing/inhibiting access to safe food
Galvanising social capital & enabling citizens to identify and articulate their food safety concerns in a structured approach
Uganda Consumers' Protection Association – [email protected]
Civil Society Role in Food Safety
Mobilise particular & specific interest groups, especially the politically weak voices
Increase participatory engagement and collective voice in food safety matters
Developing networks to improve well being of vulnerable groups with respect to food safety
Uganda Consumers' Protection Association – [email protected]
Uganda Consumers' Protection Association
Civil Society Role - Summary
Advocacy
Mobilisation
Safe Food Provision
Look out for and promote
consumption of safe food
Uganda Consumers' Protection Association – [email protected]
