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Book (series)Technical studyEnterobacter sakazakii and Salmonella in Powdered Infant Formula: Meeting Report. Microbiological Risk Assessment Series (MRA) 10 2006
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No results found.The 37th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (2005) requested the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to extend the scientific advice provided by the expert meeting on “Enterobacter sakazakii and other microorganisms in powdered infant formula” held in Geneva in 2004 (FAO/WHO, 2004). Accordingly, a technical meeting was convened on E. sakazakii and Salmonella in powdered infant formula (FAO, Rome, 16-20 January 2006) to consider any new scientific data and to evaluate and apply a quantitative risk assessment model for E. sakazakii in powdered infant formula (PIF). This technical meeting also aimed to provide input to Codex for the revision of the Recommended International Code of Hygienic Practice for Foods for Infants and Children. -
Book (stand-alone)Meeting reportRisk assessment of Campylobacter spp. in broiler chickens and Vibrio spp. in seafood
Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert - Consultation - Bangkok, Thailand 9 August 2002
2003The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) convened an expert consultation on “Risk assessment of Campylobacter spp. In broiler chickens and Vibrio spp. in seafood” in the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP), Bangkok, Thailand on 5 - 9 August 2002. The list of participants is presented in Annex 1. Mr Dong Qingsong, FAO Deputy Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific and Officer-in-charge, RAP, opened the meetin g on behalf of the two sponsoring organizations. In welcoming the participants Mr Qingsong noted the increasing significance of microbiological hazards in relation to food safety. He noted that international trade had amplified the opportunity for these hazards to be disseminated from the original point of production to locations thousands of miles away, thereby permitting such food safety hazards to impact on public health and trade in more than one country. Mr Qingsong observed that this under lined the need to first consider microbiological hazards at the international level and provide the means by which they can then be addressed at regional and national levels. He highlighted the commitment of FAO and WHO to provide a neutral international forum to consider new approaches to achieving food safety, and in particular to address microbiological risk assessment. -
Book (series)Technical reportRisk Assessment of Vibrio vulnificus in Raw Oysters. Interpretative Summary and Technical Report. Microbiological Risk Assessment Series (MRA) 8 2005The Members of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and of the World Health Organization (WHO) have expressed concern regarding the level of safety of food both at national and international levels. Increasing foodborne disease incidence over the last decades seems, in many countries, to be related to an increase in disease caused by microorganisms in food. This concern has been voiced in meetings of the Governing Bodies of both Organizations and in the Cod ex Alimentarius Commission. It is not easy to decide whether the suggested increase is real or an artefact of changes in other areas, such as improved disease surveillance or better detection methods for microorganisms in foods. However, the important issue is whether new tools or revised and improved actions can contribute to our ability to lower the disease burden and provide safer food. Fortunately new tools, which can facilitate actions, seem to be on their way.
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BookletHigh-profileFAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 2022The FAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 was endorsed by FAO Council in June 2022. This new strategy replaces the previous strategy from 2017 to better FAO's climate action with the Strategic Framework 2022-2031, and other FAO strategies that have been developed since then. The Strategy was elaborated following an inclusive process of consultation with FAO Members, FAO staff from headquarters and decentralized offices, as well as external partners. It articulates FAO's vision for agrifood systems by 2050, around three main pillars of action: at global and regional level, at country level, and at local level. The Strategy also encourages key guiding principles for action, such as science and innovation, inclusiveness, partnerships, and access to finance.
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В последнее время быстрое развитие пресноводной аквакультуры в Кавказском регионе и в Центральной Азии привело к проявлению здесь как многих новых, так и ранее известных заболеваний рыб. Яркой особенностью аквакультуры данного региона является её ориентированность на разведение и выращивание карповых, в первую очередь обыкновенного карпа (Cyprinus carpio), а также некоторых других видов хищных рыб. В связи с этим, в настоящей публикации основное внимание уделено заболеваниям, поражающим эти и другие важные виды тепловодных рыб. Несмотря на то, что данное руководство посвящено болезням тепловодных рыб в регионах Центральной и Восточной Европы, Кавказа и Центральной Азии, оно также опирается на обширную базу знаний, накопленных ранее в странах Центральной Европы и республиках бывшего Советского Союза, а также на результаты последних исследований, проведённых в Исламской Республике Иран и Турции. В руководстве обсуждаются основные виды тепловодных рыб, выращиваемых в целевых регионах, аспекты их здоровья, а также две основные категории заболеваний: биотические и абиотические. Несмотря на большое количество известных биотических заболеваний, абиотические факторы (такие как, недостаток кислорода, температура, ошибки в процессе кормления рыб) остаются основной причиной потерь в аквакультуре. Также представлены рекомендации по надлежащему проведению полевых (на местах) и лабораторных исследований заболеваний, с акцентом на важность точной и подробной фиксации данных. Особое внимание уделено профилактике как ключевому фактору предотвращения распространения заболеваний; обсуждаются меры по предотвращению распространения заболеваний между хозяйствами, регионами, странами и континентами. Рассмотрены возможные методы лечения и профилактики каждого из рассматриваемых заболеваний. К сожалению, количество разрешённых к использованию в аквакультуре химических веществ в настоящее время существенно ограничено, так как многие из них представляют опасность как для окружающей среды, так и для здоровья человека. Из рассматриваемых в руководстве вирусных заболеваний наибольшую угрозу для мировых популяций карпов представляют весенняя виремия карпа (ВВК) и герпесвирус карпов кои (ГВКК). Из заболеваний, вызываемых бактериями, основной проблемой при разведении карпов по-прежнему остаётся язвенная болезнь; а одним из наиболее серьёзных паразитарных заболеваний является болезнь белых пятен, вызываемая инфузориями Ichthyophthirius multifiliis. Большой ущерб аквакультурным видам наносят и различные виды экзотических паразитов, таких как Thelohanellus, а также ленточные черви родов Bothriocephalus и Khawia. В руководстве обсуждаются и некоторые заболевания неизвестной этиологии. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021
Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all
2021In recent years, several major drivers have put the world off track to ending world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The challenges have grown with the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures. This report presents the first global assessment of food insecurity and malnutrition for 2020 and offers some indication of what hunger might look like by 2030 in a scenario further complicated by the enduring effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes new estimates of the cost and affordability of healthy diets, which provide an important link between the food security and nutrition indicators and the analysis of their trends. Altogether, the report highlights the need for a deeper reflection on how to better address the global food security and nutrition situation.To understand how hunger and malnutrition have reached these critical levels, this report draws on the analyses of the past four editions, which have produced a vast, evidence-based body of knowledge of the major drivers behind the recent changes in food security and nutrition. These drivers, which are increasing in frequency and intensity, include conflicts, climate variability and extremes, and economic slowdowns and downturns – all exacerbated by the underlying causes of poverty and very high and persistent levels of inequality. In addition, millions of people around the world suffer from food insecurity and different forms of malnutrition because they cannot afford the cost of healthy diets. From a synthesized understanding of this knowledge, updates and additional analyses are generated to create a holistic view of the combined effects of these drivers, both on each other and on food systems, and how they negatively affect food security and nutrition around the world.In turn, the evidence informs an in-depth look at how to move from silo solutions to integrated food systems solutions. In this regard, the report proposes transformative pathways that specifically address the challenges posed by the major drivers, also highlighting the types of policy and investment portfolios required to transform food systems for food security, improved nutrition, and affordable healthy diets for all. The report observes that, while the pandemic has caused major setbacks, there is much to be learned from the vulnerabilities and inequalities it has laid bare. If taken to heart, these new insights and wisdom can help get the world back on track towards the goal of ending hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition in all its forms.