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Book (stand-alone)Technical reportSafety evaluation of certain mycotoxins in food. Prepared by the 56th meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). Food and Nutrition Paper 74 2004
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No results found.The monographs contained in this volume were prepared at the fifty-sixth meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), which met at WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, 6-15 February 2001. These monographs summarize the data on selected mycotoxins reviewed by the Committee. The fifty-sixth report of JECFA will be published by the World Health Organization in the WHO Technical Report Series. Reports and other documents resulting from previous meetings of JECFA are l isted in Annex 1. Abbreviations used in the monographs are listed in Annex 2. The participants in the meeting are listed in Annex 3 of the present publication. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookRéglementations relatives aux mycotoxines dans les produits d'alimentation humaine et animale, à l'échelle mondiale en2003 2004Depuis la découverte des aflatoxines dans les années 60, de nombreux pays se sont dotés de réglementations pour protéger les consommateurs des effets nocifs des mycotoxines qui peuvent contaminer les aliments, ainsi que pour assurer des pratiques loyales dans le commerce des produits alimentaires. Différents facteurs jouent un rôle dans les processus de décision concernant l’établissement de limites pour les mycotoxines. Il s'agit notamment des facteurs scientifiques d'évaluation du ri sque (tels que la disponibilité de données toxicologiques), des données relatives à la consommation alimentaire, des connaissances de la concentration et de la répartition des mycotoxines dans les produits et des méthodes d’analyse. Des facteurs économiques tels que les intérêts commerciaux et les questions de sécurité alimentaire entrent également en jeu. La pondération des divers facteurs qui jouent un rôle dans la prise des décisions relatives à l'établissement de valeurs limites to lérables pour les mycotoxines est donc cruciale.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical studyUse and impact of the Code of practice for the prevention and reduction of mycotoxin contamination in cereals (CXC 51–2003) in Brazil
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No results found.Brazil successfully reduced fumonisin levels in maize by implementing the Codex Code of practice for the prevention and reduction of mycotoxin contamination in cereals, resulting in significant improvements in food safety and maize export quality and value. Brazil became the third–largest producer and second–largest exporter of maize worldwide. The case study attributes this to the establishment of national maximum levels and the utilization of the code of practice to support them.
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ProjectProgramme / project reportAppropriate food packaging solutions for developing countries 2011
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No results found.The study was undertaken to serve as a basis for the international congress Save Food!, taking place from 16 to 17 May 2011, at the international packaging industry fair Interpack2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Save Food! has been co organized by Interpack2011 and FAO, aiming to raise awareness on global food losses and waste. In addition, Save Food! brings to the attention of the international packaging industry the constraints faced by the small- and medium-scale food processing industries in dev eloping countries to obtain access to adequate packaging materials which are economically feasible. -
Book (series)Technical studyBy-products of tuna processing 2013
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No results found.The global catch of the principal tuna market species (albacore, bigeye, bluefin (three species), skipjack and yellowfin) in 2010 was 4.3 million tonnes and they contributed to about 8 percent of global fish exports. Tuna is mainly marketed in fresh, chilled, frozen or canned form. However, the tuna loin and canning industry generates a considerable amount of by-products and the practice of utilization of these by-products varies in different geographical regions. In this publication, there are case studies of utilization from Asia, Europe and Latin America. Thailand is one of the largest producers of canned tuna and the by-products are mainly utilized as tuna meal, tuna oil and tuna soluble concentrate. In the Philippines, most of the canning industry by-products are converted to tuna meal, but black meat is also canned and exported to neighboring countries. Edible tuna by-products from the fresh/chilled tuna sector, like heads and fins, are used for making soup locally and visceral o rgans are utilized to make a local delicacy or for fish sauce production. Scrape meat and trimmings are also used for human consumption. In Spain and Ecuador, by-products go to the fish and oil industry and the increasing demand for these commodities, due to the growth of the aquaculture industry, drives the fishmeal and fish oil industry. However, since these are used mainly as animal feeds, they indirectly contribute to food production. -
DocumentBulletinNon-wood news
An information bulletin on Non-Wood Forest Products
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No results found.Behind the new-look Non-Wood News is the usual wealth of information from the world of NWFPs. The Special Features section covers two different aspects of NWFPs: a specific product (bamboo) and a developing market (cosmetics and beauty care). Bamboo is versatile: it can be transformed, for example, into textiles, charcoal, vinegar, green plastic or paper and can also be used as a food source, a deodorant, an innovative building material and to fuel power stations. Reports indicate that natural c osmetics and beauty care are a huge global market, with forecasts indicating an annual growth of 9 percent through 2008. The Special Feature on Forest cosmetics: NWFP use in the beauty industry builds on this and includes information industry interest and marketing strategies (consumers are being drawn to natural products and thus their content is emphasized). As can be seen from the articles on shea butter in Africa and thanakha in Myanmar, many societies have always used and benefited from nat ural cosmetics. This issue includes other examples of traditional knowledge, such as the uses of the secretions of a poisonous tree frog in Brazil and the use by the traditional healers in India of allelopathic knowledge.