Role of the WHO Surveillance Programme for Control of Foodborne Infections and Intoxications in Europe

Role of the WHO Surveillance Programme for Control of Foodborne Infections and Intoxications in Europe

Paper prepared by WHO Regional Office for Europe and Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Germany

Year of publication 2004

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Product type Meeting

Edition 1

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Meeting symbol CRD 85

Language English

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Access to a safe, high quality and nutritious food supply is a basic right of all the people of the world. Producing good quality and safe food is a prerequisite to food security, to successful and sustainable development of national agricultural resources and the facilitation of domestic and international food trade. Establishing food safety standards within the acceptable levels of risk to hazards in or on food provide the best mechanism to assure the protection of consumer health, establish s cientifically supportable food control measures, and they serve as a basis for surveillance and prevention of foodborne diseases.
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The World Health Organization and many countries around the world have recognised the importance of food borne disease and the necessity of improving surveillance.1,2 This paper provides information on initiatives to improve food borne disease surveillance in Australia and the implications for the development of national food policy and setting of standards.
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