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MeetingThe Inspection System for Traditional Foods in Indonesia 2001
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No results found.Traditional foods are the food those are comprised raw material, processed food and beverage and come from foodstuff which are available in Indonesia, and have been known and used since in the old days. Traditional foods to a certain extent almost naturally contain bio-active component. Therefor, these foods have potential be developed as functional foods and supplemental foods. There are different varieties of Indonesian traditional foods and those are depend on geographic, culture and custom w here the community live. Most of traditional foods generally, still be earned at home industrial level or in the small scale enterprises. Bear in mind the number of small scale enterprises as day wore on, become more and more, therefor, this growing should be supported by the government in order to fulfill the need of community as producers even the consumer. Based on reviewing, that most of traditional foods enterpreneurs have not skill and knowledge enough on hygiene of food processing. M oreover, the capability of managers are still limited to regristrate their products. To strengthen their capacity they should be guided by education programs and the benefit of the government it is easy to monitor and control them. -
MeetingInvestigation System for Foodborne outbreaks in Japan 2002
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No results found.Japan has prepared epidemiological investigation and reporting system for foodborne outbreaks at national basis according to the Food Sanitation Law. After the experience of large outbreaks of E. coli O157:H7 in 1996, new measures were taken in various field to further improve hygiene status in foods in Japan. Laws were amended, and new notices have been released. Strict hygiene practices have been introduced to abattoirs and meat processing plants, and long-term food saving program has been app lied to institutional cooking facilities. Once enterohemorrhagic E. coli or Salmonella is isolated, they are subjected to genetic or serological typing, which also helps epidemiological investigations. Development of treatment and diagnostic agents has also been encouraged. -
MeetingFAO/WHO Regional Conference on Food Safety for the Americas and the Caribbean - FInal Report - San Jose (Costa Rica), 6-9 December 2005
Practical actions to promote food safety
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Ensuring safe food is essential for the protection of human health and for improving the quality of life in all countries. The importance of safe food, whether domestically produced and consumed, imported or exported, is well known by the countries of the Americas and the Caribbean. An estimated 57,000 deaths have occurred in Latin America and the Caribbean as a result of food- and waterborne diarrhoea in 2004, but even this estimated burden likely greatly underestimates the true magnitude of th e food-borne disease problem in the region. Each food-borne disease outbreak results in a number of direct and indirect costs, in addition to the resultant human suffering. Furthermore, food safety is foundational to all other issues in the area of nutrition and food security, as well as international trade of foods. Food exports from the region are currently worth some US$66 billion, or 12% of the world's total food trade, and this figure could increase rapidly over the coming decades if food s afety and quality standards are improved. Despite these well-known and important reasons, many challenges remain to improving food safety in the region. The countries of the region recognize the importance of developing practical actions for capacity building to overcome these challenges and to promote food safety in the region. Accordingly, following the guidance of the FAO/WHO governing bodies, in line with the suggestions made by the participants at the first and second Joint FAO/WHO Global Fora of Food Safety Regulators (GF1-Morocco, January 2002 and GF2- Thailand, October 2004) and the kind invitation of the Government of Costa Rica, FAO and WHO jointly convened the first Regional Conference on Food Safety for the Americas and the Caribbean in San José, Costa Rica from 6 to 9 December 2005. The Conference brought together over 175 delegates from 32 member countries of the Americas and the Caribbean and observers from 14 international governmental and non-governmental organizatio ns to discuss food safety issues in the region, under the general theme of “Practical Actions to Promote Food Safety”. The participants at the Conference recommended a series of practical actions to the member countries and to FAO and WHO to strengthen food safety systems in the region. It was generally recognized by the participants that although the convening of the Conference itself was successful, its true success can only be measured by the degree of implementation of the recommended actio ns of the Conference and the improved safety of foods produced and consumed in the region.
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