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Pestidice residues in food 2007. Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticides Residues. Report 2007
FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper No. 191 The annual Joint Meeting of the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food and the Environment and the WHO Core Assessment Group on Pesticide Residues was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 18 to 27 September 2007. The Meeting was held in pursuance of recommendations made by previous meetings and accepted by the governing bodies of FAO and WHO that studies should be undertaken jointly by experts to evaluate possible hazards to humans arising from the occurrence of pesticide residues in foods. This report contains information on ADIs, ARfDs, maximum residue levels, and general principles for the evaluation of pesticides. The recommendations of the Joint Meeting, including further research and information, are proposed for use by Member governments of the respective agencies and other interested parties.
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Methodological Workshop on the Management of Tuna Fishing Capacity. Stock status, data envelopment analysis, industry surveys and management options. 8-12 May 2006 - La Jolla, California, USA
Edited by: Bayfiff, W.H.; Majkowski, J. The purpose of the workshop, organized in collaboration with tuna agencies and programmes, was to develop quantitative methods to determine the desired magnitude of or desired change to fishing capacity on the basis of the status of stocks. The outcome of the workshop will be relevant for the work of these organizations and their member countries, rendering technical assistance to fisheries managers in undertaking decisions on the management of tuna fishing capacity. This document includes the report and papers presented at the workshop. It also contains a statement prepared by the participants and presented at the Meeting of Tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organizations held in Kobe, Japan, in January 2007.
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Report of the forth session of the Regional Commission for Fisheries. Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 7-9 May 2007
FAO Fisheries Report No. 847 The Session was attended by delegates from seven Members of the Commission and by observers from international, regional and national fishery bodies and institutions. The meeting was organized to evaluate the progress of intercessional activities relating to recommendations of earlier sessions, address regional fisheries and aquaculture issues of concern and review plans for short and medium-term activities.
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FOOD AND NUTRITION | |
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Animal Feed Impact on Food Safety. Report of the FAO/WHO Expert meeting. FAO Headquarters, Rome, 8-12 October 2007
Rome, 2008, 72 pp. The role of animal feed in the production of safe food is recognized worldwide, and several events have underlined its impact on public health, feed and food trade, and food security. The Expert Meeting was convened to review current knowledge on animal feed and its impact on food safety, and provide orientation and advice on this matter to international organizations. This is the report of the meeting, with the experts' conclusions and recommendations. Order on-line |
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ALIMENTACIÓN Y NUTRICIÓN | |
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Consulta de expertos sobre indicadores de nutrición para la biodiversidad. 1. Composición de los alimentos
Roma, 2008, 50 págs. La diversidad biológica es la variedad de vida que hay en la Tierra, desde los microorganismos más simples hasta los ecosistemas complejos, como la pluvisilva del Amazonas. La biodiversidad es importante para la nutrición y la salud y puede ayudar a combatir las deficiencias de micronutrientes y otras formas de malnutrición. Esto solamente se puede conseguir si se conoce y difunde la composición de los alimentos, de manera que puedan promoverse las variedades y razas con mayor calidad nutricional. La Iniciativa intersectorial sobre la biodiversidad para la alimentación y la nutrición. Por consiguiente, es necesario elaborar indicadores de nutrición para abordar las tres dimensiones de la biodiversidad: los ecosistemas, las especies que contienen y la diversidad genética intraespecifica. Los indicadores medirán la composición y el consumo de cultivares, variedad, razas y subespecies de alimentos consumidos habitualmente, así como de especies vegetales y animales autóctonas infrautilizadas y no cultivadas.
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