[영문]A meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives(JECFA) was held at the World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters,Geneva, from 21 to 29 October 2008. The meeting was opened by Dr DavidHeymann, Assistant Director-General, Health Security and Environment, onbehalf of the Directors-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization ofthe United Nations (FAO) and WHO. Dr Heymann informed the Committeethat the Director-General of WHO, Dr Margaret Chan, has presented an ambitiousplan for the Organization, which is summarized in a six-point agenda.Two of these points aim at strengthening health systems and at using evidenceto define strategies and measure results. It is in this context that the work ofJECFA contributes to the programme of the Organization.