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Book (stand-alone)Provision of Scientific Advice to Codex and Member Countries
Joint FAO/WHO Workshop on the Provision of Scientific Advice to Codex and Member Countries (2004 Geneva, Switzerland)
2004FAO and WHO have a long history of providing scientific advice to the Codex Alimentarius Commission and its subsidiary bodies and to Member Countries. A Joint FAO/WHO Workshop was held to review and provide guidance to the two organizations on additional ways to improve the quality, quantity and timeliness of the scientific advice provided. The Workshop was part of a broader consultative process of which the first stage had been an e-forum conducted end-2003. The Workshop focused on th e principles, management and procedures associated with the provision of scientific advice within the FAO/WHO system. The main components of this work currently include JECFA, JMPR, JEMRA, and ad hoc expert consultations (whether scheduled or held in situations of emergency). Recognizing that the Codex Alimentarius Commission and its subsidiary bodies are important clients of FAO/WHO scientific advice, and taking account of the recommendations of the Codex Evaluation, the Workshop also consid ered the linkages and interaction between FAO, WHO and Codex where they have an impact on the provision of scientific advice. -
Book (stand-alone)FAO/WHO Framework for the Provision of Scientific Advice on Food Safety and Nutrition 2007
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No results found.This framework document describes the principles, practices and procedures currently applied by FAO and WHO for the provision of scientific advice through the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives, the Joint FAO/WHO Meetings on Pesticide Residues, the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment, the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meetings on Pesticide Specifications, the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Nutrition and ad hoc expert consultations and meetings organized in response to specific ad hoc requests or emergency situations. It has been prepared to enhance the transparency of the processes and procedures used by FAO and WHO to deliver scientific advice in food safety and nutrition. The framework continues to be reviewed periodically and amended as appropriate, to take account of new developments and procedures as part of the process to continually improve the provision of scientific advice. -
Book (stand-alone)FAO/WHO Framework for the Provision of Scientific Advice on Food Safety and Nutrition 2007The strength of FAO and WHO activities focused on the provision of scientific advice is based on their complementary mandates in food safety and nutrition, and in the close coordination of activities (including the management of resources). FAO’s mandate is to raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, better the lives of rural populations and contribute to the growth of the world economy. WHO’s objective, as set out in its constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Together both organizations are engaged in a wide range of activities that focus on the entire food production chain, from primary production to consumption, and take food safety and quality, as well as nutritional aspects into consideration.
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