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MeetingMeeting documentCountry Paper proposed by Zimbabwe 2002
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No results found.Agriculture forms the base of the Zimbabwean economy, contributing 45% of export earnings and providing livelihood to over 70% of the population. Food Safety is a problem of public health concern and is indicated by recurrent outbreaks of food related diseases. Food Control is the responsibility of various government ministries and local authorities. Food Control administration is weak due to fragmentation, inadequate resources and limited skills for food inspection. This paper highlights t he major food safety challenges faced by Zimbabwe and the contributions through technical co-operation towards the establishment of a comprehensive food control system in Zimbabwe. The technical co-operation project funded by the Food and Agriculture Organisation laid the foundation for the establishment of a National Food Control Authority, established policies and procedures for food import inspection and improved quality systems at the Government Analyst Laboratory which is the National Food Control Laboratory. -
MeetingMeeting documentFAO/WHO Concept Paper Global Forum of Food Safety Regulators 2001Purpose: To convene, on a regular basis, Global Fora of Food Safety Regulators to promote the exchange of information on approaches and experiences in dealing with current food safety issues of potential importance to public health and international food trade to advance the process of science-based public consultations and to facilitate capacity building, particularly in developing countries.
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MeetingMeeting documentCountry Paper proposed by Italy 2002
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No results found.The contamination of food of animal origin (dioxin crisis) occurred in Europe in 1999 is an opportunity to evaluate the food control system in Italy. The traumatic experience of the crisis has highlighted not only some deficiencies of the control system, but also the existence of a good traceability system of animal and product consignments coming from other EU Member States, which enabled our authorities to trace most of animal and product consignments coming form Belgium in the period in question. The dioxin crisis strongly fostered the European Union to improve the feed control system, by setting up a more effective traceability system and to strengthen the rapid alert system of the EU Member States in each case food health emergency. The experience of the European Union fosters the creation of a permanent international observatory in charge of alerting all the countries worldwide of any food emergency, which may occur. The FAO or the WHO, by means of the Codex Alimen tarius, could manage a computerised system for gathering and circulating notifications of food health emergencies.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookGlobal Forest Resources Assessment 2020
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2020FAO completed its first assessment of the world’s forest resources in 1948. At that time, its major objective was to collect information on available timber supply to satisfy post-war reconstruction demand. Since then, the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) has evolved into a comprehensive evaluation of forest resources and their condition, management and uses, covering all the thematic elements of sustainable forest management. This, the latest of these assessments, examines the status of, and trends in, forest resources over the period 1990–2020, drawing on the efforts of hundreds of experts worldwide. The production of FRA 2020 also involved collaboration among many partner organizations, thereby reducing the reporting burden on countries, increasing synergies among reporting processes, and improving data consistency. The results of FRA 2020 are available in several formats, including this report and an online database containing the original inputs of countries and territories as well as desk studies and regional and global analyses prepared by FAO. I invite you to use these materials to support our common journey towards a more sustainable future with forests. -
Book (series)GuidelineResponsible fish utilization 1998These guidelines have been produced to support the implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries particularly with regard to the need for responsibility in the post-harvest sector of the fish producing industry. The industry that produces fish for food has three major areas of responsibility: to the consumer of the food to ensure that it is safe to eat, is of expected quality and nutritional value, to the resource to ensure that it is not wasted and to the envir onment to ensure that negative impacts are minimized. In addition the industry has a responsibility to itself to ensure the continued ability of many millions of people throughout the world to earn a gainful living from working within the industry. Article 11.1 of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and other related parts of the Code are concerned particularly with these responsibilities. This publication provides annotation to and guidance on these articles to assist those c harged with implementation of the Code to identify possible courses of action necessary to ensure that the industry is conducted in a sustainable manner.
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Book (stand-alone)ProceedingsProceedings Of The Programme Inception Workshop: Forestry Information Processes And Planning - Bangkok, Thailand
Information and analysis for sustainable forest management: linking national and international efforts in South and Southeast Asia
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No results found.Summary of conference proceedings incorporating the text of papers presented