Special Features / Announcement 

• 4th annual meeting fo the Lactoperoxidase Group of Experts 13-15 May 2002 Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province, The People's Republic of China
• Proceedings
• Regional Lactoperoxidase Workshop in West Africa 17- 19 September 2001 in Burkina Faso 
• Summary of the proceedings (in French) 
• Global Lactoperoxidase Programme  

3. FAQ

1. What is Lactoperoxidase?
2. What is the Lactoperoxidase system and how does it work?
3. Is it safe for human and animal health?
4. Why is FAO promoting the LP-s?
5. Can it be used on all types of milk?
6. Does it affect the further processing of milk?
7. Does it improve low hygienic quality milk?
8. Who manufactures or distribute the activators?
9. Can anyone use the system?
10. What is the cost of LP-s treatment per litre of milk?
11. Who are the main beneficiaries of the application of the system?
12. What do national governments need to do to facilitate the uptake or adoption of the system?

4. News & Events

Global Lactoperoxidase Programme Newsletters

• No. 1 
• No. 2 
• No. 3 

• 17 June 1998  
• 28 June 1999 

• FAO News and Highlights 17 June 1998  
• FAO Press Release 99/40 

• 1st (22-24 Jul. 1998, Uppsala, Sweden)  
• 2^nd (1-3 Dec. 1999, Rome, Italy)  
• 3^rd (26-29 Mar. 2001, La Havana, Cuba) 
• 4^th (13-15 May 2002, Xuzhou City, China)  

Ongoing Field Projects

• Global Lactoperoxidase Programme phase II  
• Community Livestock and Dairy Development Project (Bangladesh)
• Guyana 
• Madagascar

• Bangladesh  
• Colombia  
• Cuba  
• Honduras 
• Indonesia 
• Mali (in French)
• Mexico  
• Niger (in French)
• Pakistan (Pakistan Agricultural Research Council See new Technologies)  
• Senegal  
• Tanzania  
• Togo 
• Venezuela 

7. Publication

FAO Publications

• Manual on the use of the LP-system in milk handling and preservation

Global Lactoperoxidase Programme Newsletter

• No. 1  
• No. 2 
• No. 3 

• 1^st  
• 2^nd  
• 3^rd 
• 4^th 

• Bangladesh  
• Colombia  
• Cuba  
• Honduras 
• Indonesia 
• Mali (in French)
• Mexico 
• Niger (in French)
• Senegal 
• Tanzania 
• Togo 
• Venezuela 

• No.1  
• No.2  
• No.3  
• No.4  
• No.5 

Summary of the Regional Lactoperoxidase Workshop in West Africa (September 2001 in Burkina Faso) (in French)

References

8. Slide Shows

9. Links

International Organisations

• International Dairy Federation (IDF)  
• World Health Organisation (WHO)  
• Codex Alimentarius Commission  
• FAO/WHO Joint Expert Committee on Food Additive (JECFA)  
• International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) 
 
• ILRI Rural Dairy Training Manual 

• Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden  
• Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania  
• Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Agronomie et des Industries Alimentaires (ENSAIA) 

• BIOSERAE  
• DeLAVAL Export AB  
• STABILAK