Questions of food safety are important for countries wishing to secure their exports abroad. The resultant fallout from food safety scares can be serious both for consumers and producers. This document identifies the actions required by countries and WHO in the implementation of the strategy that was endorsed and adopted by the Region’s Member States at the fifty-second session of the Regional Committee in 2001. It also describes the outcomes that can be achieved by both the Western Pacific Member States and WHO once the actions in each of the 10 key components of the strategy have been implemented.