ASEAN Food Safety Standards Database

The ASEAN Food Safety Standards Database is an initiative of the Working Group on ASEAN Food Safety Standards Harmonization.

The Working Group on ASEAN Food Safety Standards Harmonization consists of government authorities from the ten Southeast Asian countries that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as well as regional industry and academic stakeholders. The main objective of the Working Group is to identify ways to harmonize food safety standards among ASEAN countries so that they are aligned with international standards whenever possible, such as Codex Alimentarius. Members of the Working Group meet annually to discuss harmonization efforts at the ASEAN Food Safety Standards Harmonization Workshop, which is facilitated by the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) Southeast Asia Region.

Currently, the ASEAN Food Safety Standards Database contains information on food additive standards in the ten ASEAN countries.