"European food safety goes global" Food Safety has grown in recent years from a European matter to a worldwide scientific and political issue. The use of modern biotechnology is a guarantee for societal debate, and the continuously increasing analytical technology imposes a major burden on producers and the entire food chain thereafter. The latest debate is on the approach that the western world uses food safety as a new trade barrier, whereas others state that food safety is actually part of food security. Results of FP6 research efforts on Food Quality and Safety thus need a global setting and dissemination, rather than focus on Europe only. One step further: it might be concluded that the research agenda itself needs a global dimension. SELAMAT, meaning safety in the Malay language, aims at creating a network for international co-operation on food safety issues between Europe and Asia. Full title Safety enhancement of edible products, legislation, analysis and management with ASEM countries, by mutual training and research Selamat Food Safety Legislation database The Selamat Food Safety Legislation database gives information on and links to websites containing data on food safety regulations and MRL lists world-wide. The database is searchable by country, subject and information type. Search results give access to the websites and the information as well as a description on how the information is presented. The amount of data in the database is still being extended, so check this link regularly! Access to the database, click  here Overall co-ordinator DLO/RIKILT – Institute of Food Safety (The Netherlands) Partners Core EU: DLO/RIKILT – Institute of Food Safety (The Netherlands) CSL - Central Science Laboratory (United Kingdom) Institute of Experimental and Technological Biology (PT) Core ASIA: Institute of Plant Protection (China) National Agency for Food Control, Republic of Indonesia NFI - National Food Institute (Thailand) LCFA - Laboratory Center for Food and Agricultural Products (Thailand) ILSI Southeast Asia - International Life Sciences Institute Asia Further information Dr. Hans J.P. Marvin (co-ordinator) DLO/RIKILT – Institute of Food Safety (NL) Hans.Marvin@wur.nl