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MeetingIntegrated Approaches to the Management of Food Safety throughout the Food Chain - The enter-net suveillance system 2001
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No results found.Enter-net is the international network for the surveillance of human gastrointestinal infections, which monitors salmonellosis and Verocytotoxin producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) O157. It involves all 15 countries of the European Union, plus Switzerland and Norway and is funded by the European Commission. International travel and international trade in food play an important role in the occurrence of foodborne infections. Events in one country now have the potential to affect many others. A co-ordinated international response is required to control this threat. Through recognition of outbreaks and investigation, timely exchange of information between experts in different countries can lead to effective international public health action. Exchange of data internationally can help eliminate potential vehicles of infection allowing authorities to concentrate their resources more effectively. For instance, if a rise in infection occurs only in one country it is likely that the source is in that country and not a result of imported goods. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetIntegrating food safety and nutrition in agri-food systems
Near East and North Africa regional network on nutrition-sensitive agri-food systems - Technical Brief
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No results found.Food safety and nutrition are inextricably linked, yet the importance of food safety in this relation is often overlooked. Improving food safety regulations and their implementation is essential to safeguard the health and good nutritional outcomes of the population. It is crucial to ensure that adequate food safety policy, food safety regulations, investments and implementing institutions are in place as improvements in nutrition cannot be achieved without food safety. There can be no healthy diets without food safety. The nutritious foods that contribute to healthy diets, such as fruits and vegetables, nuts, legumes, meat, dairy products, and fish are the most susceptible to food safety hazards. According to WHO, nearly one in ten people fall ill every year from eating unsafe food, with 420 000 dying as result and low-income countries being the most affected. Similarly, guidelines and regulations for good practices across food value chains should be promoted by official controls and extension services to ensure safe production, processing, storage, transportation and retailing of food products that are safe and of high nutritional quality. While the essence of food safety regulations is to protect consumer's health and promote fair trade practices, market access and income generation, other legitimate factors should also be taken into consideration, such as attitudes and adoption of good practices by food business operators and consumers acceptance. Furthermore, other goals include environmental sustainability, healthy soils, and clean water are important for sustainable production and consumption. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetIntegrated farming systems: improving land-use efficiency while ensuring food safety 2024
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No results found.Integrated farming is a circular approach to agriculture: wastes or by-products from a production system are used as inputs within another production system, while improving land use efficiency and productivity. To ensure integrated farms produce food that is safe to eat and maintain healthy livestock, entry points for food safety issues must identified and addressed.This brief provides an overview of the food safety considerations in integrated farming systems in the transformation to a circular agrifood system. It is one of five briefs accompanying the FAO publication, Food Safety in a Circular Economy.
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