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 FAO/WHO - Food safety risk analysis
guide: A guide for national food safety authorities
Food and
Nutrition Paper No. 87, FAO/WHO (2007) ISBN 92-5-105604-2
AGNS announces the
availability of the English version of the above publication. French
and Spanish versions will be made available in mid-2007.
→ Download... [pdf 683kb]
 FAO/WHO - Guidelines on HACCP in small
and/or less developed food businesses
Food and Nutrition Paper
No. 86, FAO/WHO (2007) ISBN 92-5-105596-0
FAO supports the
continual development of national policies to improve food safety
and quality with the overall objective of protecting consumer's
health and furthering economic development. This document provides
guidance to governments and relevant stakeholders and proposes the
development of national HACCP strategies to include the
implementation of HACCP systems in SLDBs. Other language versions
are currently under preparation, including Chinese, French and
Spanish.
→ Download… [pdf 531kb]
FAO/WHO seminar - report
'Strengthening knowledge of
Codex procedures and risk analysis'
Vilnius, Lithuania, 14
January 2007
The report of the
FAO/WHO seminar 'Strengthening knowledge of Codex procedures and
risk analysis', organized in close collaboration with Switzerland
and Lithuania, is now available online. The seminar was organized
prior to the 25th Session of CCEURO in January 2007.
→ Download... English [pdf 142kb] | Russian [pdf 170kb]
 FAO international training workshop -
final report
'Assessing capacity building needs in national food
control systems'
Rome, Italy, 28 November-1 December
2006
AGNS organized an
international training workshop on capacity building needs
assessment of national food control systems using two new FAO tools:
i) 'Strengthening national food control systems: Guidelines to
assess capacity building needs (2006)'; and ii) 'Strengthening
national food control systems: A quick guide to assess capacity
building needs (draft)'. The objective of the workshop was to train
food safety regulators as users in applying these tools, and as
facilitators and resource persons for future regional or
sub-regional training activities. Participants from Africa, Asia,
Latin America and the Caribbean, the Near East and Central Asia
attended the workshop.
→ Download... [pdf 404kb]
→ For more
information on these training materials, please email AGNS.
 FAO/WHO meeting on criteria for fats
and oils - final report
Bilthoven, The Netherlands, 7 - 9
November, 2006
In meeting a request
for advice from Codex, FAO and WHO, in collaboration with the Centre
for Substances and Integrated Risk Assessment at the National
Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), The
Netherlands, organized an expert meeting to define the criteria for
the evaluation of substances to be included in the 'Codex list of
acceptable previous cargoes in the transport of edible fats and
oils'.
→ Download... [pdf 933kb]
 Joint FAO/OIE/WHO Expert Consultation
- final report
'Antimicrobial use in aquaculture and
antimicrobial resistance'
Seoul, Republic of Korea, 13-16 June
2006
The use of
antimicrobials is essential for both animal and human health.
Nevertheless, it is well recognized that the issues of antimicrobial
use and misuse are of global concern. This joint expert consultation
workshop focused on the use of antimicrobials in aquaculture and the
public health impact of such use, as previous consultations did not
thoroughly address this issue. FAO, OIE and WHO organized this
consultation to evaluate usage patterns, and the public health
impact of this use, to develop strategies to minimize any risk.
→ Download... [pdf 823kb]
 Informe final ahora disponible en
español
'Utilización de los resultados de la evaluación de
riesgos microbiológicos para elaborar estrategias prácticas de
gestión de riesgos: Parámetros para mejorar la inocuidad de los
alimentos'
Kiel, Alemania, 3-7 de abril de 2006
El presente informe
tiene como finalidad resumir los recientes debates internacionales y
sus resultados y presentar una visión general de la situación actual
en lo que respecta a la aplicación de la evaluación de riesgos
microbiológicos (ERM) en la gestión de la inocuidad de los
alimentos. Aunque se han realizado progresos significativos en los
últimos años, todavía subsisten muchos problemas.
→ Descargar… [pdf 924kb]
 WHO Technical Report No. 939 - 66th
Report of JECFA
'Evaluation of certain veterinary drug residues
in food'
WHO (2006) ISBN 92-4-120939-9
WHO Technical Report
No. 939, from the 66th JECFA meeting, has been published and is now
available online.
→ Download... [pdf 1,356kb]
DRAFT - WHO Technical Report No. 940 -
67th Report of JECFA
'Evaluation of certain food additives and
contaminants'
A draft version of the
WHO Technical Report No. 940, from the 67th JECFA meeting has been
published and is now available online. This draft has been made
available for information to facilitate the discussion at Codex
meetings on food additives and contaminants. Please note that the
report is not final and further editing may take place before
publication.
→ Download... [pdf 2,157kb]
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Codex Committee on General
Principles, 24th Session
Paris, France, 2-6 April 2007
The provisional agenda
and working documents for this and all other forthcoming Codex
meetings are now available.
→ Read more...
Codex
Committee on Contaminants in Foods, 1st Session
Beijing, China,
16-20 April 2007
The provisional agenda
and working documents for this and all other forthcoming Codex
meetings are now available.
→ Read more...
FAO
regional seminar - 'Food safety and risk communication'
Santiago,
Chile, 23-24 April 2007
FAO is holding a two
day seminar on 'Food safety and risk communication' at the FAO
Regional Office in Santiago with consumer organizations from Latin
America. The purpose is to provide information and a discussion
platform on food safety risk communication within risk analysis,
including information on key and emerging issues in food safety.
International and local case studies will be used to demonstrate
their application in a regional context and the sharing of
successful experiences with other participants will contribute
towards improving national strategies, priorities, and performances
on the topic of risk communication. It will also contribute to
increased participation of consumer organizations in assuring food
safety at national and international level.
→ Oficina Regional para América Latina y el
Caribe
Codex Committee on Food
Additives, 39th Session
Beijing, China, 24-28 April
2007
The provisional agenda
and working documents for this and all other forthcoming Codex
meetings are now available.
→ Read more...
FAO
subregional training workshop - 'Integrated approach to food safety,
animal health and plant health (Biosecurity) and the
assessment of Biosecurity capacity needs'
Santiago, Chile,
25-27 April 2007
Under the FAO Norway
Biosecurity project, a three day subregional training
workshop at the FAO Regional Office in Santiago is being organised
on an 'Integrated approach to food safety, animal health and plant
health (Biosecurity) and the assessment of Biosecurity
capacity needs'. Objectives are to increase understanding and
knowledge concerning Biosecurity among sector experts in
Latin America; to equip participants with the knowledge and skills
to apply the FAO Biosecurity Capacity Assessment Tool at the
national level; to develop a network of experts with specialized
knowledge and skills on an integrated Biosecurity approach;
and to facilitate the development and delivery of Biosecurity
capacity building activities and training at the country and
regional level.
→ Download workshop programme (Español)... [pdf
55kb]
68th JECFA session (Food additives and
contaminants)
Geneva, Switzerland, 19-28 June 2007
The complete list (and
supplements) of substances scheduled for evaluation and the request
for data for evaluation by this meeting are now available
online:
→ Second
supplement (including the final list of flavouring substances, i.e.
the list in the original call for data is no longer valid). Download... [pdf 39kb]
→ First
supplement. Download... [pdf 82kb]
→ Original
list of substances scheduled for evaluation and request for data. Download... [pdf 170kb]
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 Call for experts - new work on viruses
in foods
FAO and WHO are
initiating new work on viruses in foods. This is in response to the
increasingly recognized role of viruses in food-borne disease, and
in order to provide scientific advice to Codex in the development of
risk management guidance. FAO and WHO are convening an expert
meeting in May 2007, and in order to ensure that this meeting has at
its disposal all available and relevant information and data FAO and
WHO are issuing a call for data.
→ For more
information and/or details on how to apply please click here or email JEMRA at FAO.
'Codex General Standard for Food Additives' on
CD-Rom
The 'Codex General
Standard for Food Additives (GSFA)', including the decisions of the
29th Codex Alimentarius Commission is now available on CD-Rom. This
contains a searchable version (English, French and Spanish) of the
GSFA (CAC/STAN 192-1995). Users can search the standard by food
additive (name, synonym, INS number), by functional class of
additives, and by food category. The CD-Rom is aimed at those who do
not always have reliable Internet access and those wishing to
maintain a record of the development of the standard. It provides
the same functionality and content as the online version.
→ The
CD-Rom can be obtained from: FAO Sales and Marketing Group, Viale
delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy | Fax: +39 570 53360 |
email | FAO's on-line sales catalogue.
→ For more
information, please contact: Secretariat of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, Viale delle
Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy | Fax: +39 06 57054593 | email.
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