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Book (stand-alone)INFOSAN Activity report, 2020–2021 2023
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No results found.This INFOSAN Activity Report provides an overview of the major events, activities, and information products relating to INFOSAN in 2020/2021. Aiming to prevent the international spread of contaminated food and foodborne diseases through international food trade, International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) has been set by FAO and WHO for connecting national authorities worldwide to strengthen national and international food safety systems. Since its launch in 2004, INFOSAN has continued to grow and develop forging functional links with regional food safety networks and initiatives, and building on a strong global reputation for efficiency and effectiveness in the context of international food safety emergency response. During the 2020/2021 biennium, the INFOSAN Secretariat responded to 375 international food safety events representing the highest number of incidents since the launch of the Network, and nearly double the number of events responded to during the last biennium (162 incidents in the 2018/2019 biennium). The increase in activity could be attributed to the increased awareness of food safety risks, capacity-building activities delivered by the INFOSAN Secretariat, increased reporting of food safety issues, webinars and workshops with FAO and WHO Member States, increased capacity at the INFOSAN Secretariat, and stronger collaboration with key partners. Biological hazards were responsible for the largest number of INFOSAN events, the most common of which was Salmonella spp. The rest of the incidents involved undeclared allergens, physical hazards, chemical hazards, and hazards that remained unidentified. The most implicated food categories were fish and other seafood, followed by milk and dairy products, meat and meat products, and snacks & desserts. The majority of the 375 events involved Member States in the European Region, followed by the African Region, the Region of the Americas, the Western Pacific Region, the Eastern Mediterranean Region, and the South-East Asia Region. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the INFOSAN Secretariat played an important role in communicating information and updates on COVID-19 and food safety to its members. This has been achieved by launching a call for questions on food safety and COVID-19, followed by a series of webinars for INFOSAN members to introduce the FAO/WHO guidance documents on food safety and COVID-19. -
Book (series)Interventions for the control of non-typhoidal Salmonella in beef and pork 2016
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No results found.Nontyphoidal Salmonella spp. are estimated to cause 93.8 million cases of acute gastroenteritis and 155,000 deaths globally each year, approximately 85% of which are estimated to be foodborne, thus having a significant public health and economic impact on society. Pork products are among the top food-borne sources of Salmonella globally. While beef products have been implicated in several large outbreaks in recent years. Contamination of beef and pork with Salmonella can also negatively impact t he agri-food and trade sectors due to costly recalls of products and by limiting market access. In order to support the development of Codex “Guidelines for the Control of Nontyphoidal Salmonella spp. in Beef and Pork Meat”, FAO and WHO conducted a systematic review on the efficacy of all possible interventions from primary production to the end of processing to control Salmonella in pork and beef. Data was also sought directly from Member countries. All this information was then considere d by the expert meeting which was convened on 28 September to 2 October 2015 at FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy. this meeting provided recommendations on potential control measures for the control of Salmonella in beef and pork, and where possible their efficacy, based on the available scinetific evidence to support the development of science based international guidance in this area. The outcome will be used by the Codex Alimentarius, the OIE and Member countries when addressing the problems pos ed by Salmonella in the beef and pork chains. -
Book (series)Risk assessments of Salmonella in eggs and broiler chickens (MRA) 2 2002
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This volume contains monographs on risk assessment of Salmonella in eggs and broiler chickens that have been prepared and reviewed by an international team of scientists. During their preparation input was received from several international fora including expert consultations and Codex Alimentarius committee meetings as well as via public and peer review. The monographs in this volume comprise data and methodology relevant to the four steps of risk assessment - hazard identification, ex posure assessment, hazard characterization and risk characterization - of Salmonella in eggs and broiler chickens. They include information on the efficacy of some of the possible risk management options for controlling these pathogens in eggs and broiler chickens. This volume and others in the Microbiological Risk Assessment series contain information that is useful to risk managers such as the Codex Alimentarius, governments and food regulatory agencies, scientists, food producers and in dustries and other people or institutions working in the area of microbiological hazards in foods, their impact on human health and food trade and their control.
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