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BookletTechnical reportMeeting report. FAO Regional meeting on food safety indicators in Asia and the Pacific – results of the pilot projects in Bhutan, China, Cook Islands and the Philippines. 2020
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No results found.Food safety can have a significant impact on public health and economic/trade implications and more importantly, it is a fundamental part of food security. However, the social and economic consequences of unsafe food are often invisible in many developing countries. This often leads the policy makers to consider the topic of food safety less of a priority and national budget allocation is not appropriately done. There is already a set of food security indicators to capture various aspects of food insecurity. As part of the food security indicators, a set of nutrition indicators also exist to complete the picture of food security from the efforts towards the sustainable nutrition aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Similarly, a Codex Alimentarius guideline adopted in 2017 recommends that countries establish food safety indicators for each desired outcome for the effective national food control system. Considering the global recommendations, in 2018-2019, four countries with different capacity levels, namely, Bhutan, China, Cook Islands, and the Philippines volunteered to pilot an initiative to develop food safety indicators, based on their countries’ capacities and contexts. Key indicators specifically tailored to their specific situations were piloted in each one of the four countries, and upon completion of the projects, a regional meeting was held to share the results of the pilot projects; to discuss the experiences, challenges and lessons learnt on the development of food safety indicators; and to discuss a way forward for the initiative to be scaled up to make a regional guidance tool. -
DocumentOther documentFAO and Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority national seminar and workshop on food safety culture and food safety indicators pilot project in Bhutan 2019
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No results found.The report presents the proceedings of 1) a high level advocacy seminar on food safety culture for policy decision makers, heads of the technical departments and institutions and food business owners to introduce the concept and garner support for food safety culture; 2) a technical workshop on food safety culture for food professionals aimed at instituting a deeper understanding of food safety culture; and 3) a field trip to the south of Bhutan to understand the current progress with the food safety indicators and traceability work that the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have implemented in Bhutan in collaboration with Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority and Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan (KGUMSB). FAO, in collaboration with Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA), Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF), Royal Government of Bhutan organized it from 19 August to 23 August 2019. Approximately 50 participants comprising senior government officials, top management of various stakeholder organizations, heads of international agencies and development partners attended the high-level seminar, while 60 technical officers working on food production, safety and regulation from government, private food businesses and relevant stakeholders attended the training workshop. The mission concluded that BAFRA/FAO/Food innovators could jointly initiate activities based on the food safety culture concept in Bhutan. -
BookletTechnical reportTechnical summary report: Round table meeting on Food Safety Indicators (FSI) 2019
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No results found.A round table session on Food Safety Indicators (FSI) was held on 18 April 2019 at Friendship Hotel, Beijing during the 10th International Forum on Food Safety and Health (IFoFSH) with the objectives to: 1) Obtain information about the concept of FSIs; 2) Obtain the results of the regional consultation held in December 2017; 3) Identify FAO pilot project countries and their potential priority areas for developing FSIs and 4) Provide feedback on the initiatives, including potential priority areas for China to have FSI. It was attended by 17 specially invited representatives from Food Safety Indicators pilot projects, international food safety experts, high-level officials from government agencies of China and Germany, Chinese institutes and universities and Chinese media representatives and about 40 walk-in participants. The concept of food safety was introduced to the participants which was followed by country examples of pilot projects on food safety indicators and presentation on food safety culture in Australia and measuring food safety in Belgium. After listening to these presentations and the long question and answer session that followed, senior government officials and food safety experts from China have committed their support to develop China’s own food safety indicator project that may be used as an example for other countries. The round table meeting was a success with great participation interest from Chinese and international participants and we could showcase FAO’s regional initiatives on food safety.
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Risk profile - Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Streptococcus agalactiae sequence type (ST) 283 in freshwater fish
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations newly published a document entitled "Risk profile - Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Streptococcus agalactiae sequence type (ST) 283 in freshwater fish". The 70-page document illustrates all the currently available information of this newly emerging food safety problem. The present factsheet concisely summarizes the key scientific information and practical recommendations for food safety competent authorities as well as the QR code link to download the main document. The factsheet primarily targets government officials in both policy making and technical food safety areas, but it is also useful for the general public to understand the food safety issues related to the consumption of raw freshwater fish. -
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookRisk profile - Group B Streptococcus (GBS) – Streptococcus agalactiae sequence type (ST) 283 in freshwater fish 2021
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In Singapore during 2015, Group B Streptococcus (GBS) sequence type 283 (ST283) caused the only reported foodborne outbreak of invasive GBS disease. Over 20 percent of cases were healthy adults without comorbidities, which is unusual for GBS. The outbreak was linked to the consumption of raw freshwater fish. Subsequent investigations found that ST283 GBS has been common among GBS causing disease in humans and in tilapia across Southeast Asia for at least 20 years, whereas it was almost non-existent outside this region. Given the novelty of the outbreak, this risk profile consolidates the current knowledge to identify data gaps about GBS ST283 along the freshwater fish supply chain in Southeast Asia. Although GBS fish infection can present with few clinical signs of disease, outbreaks of GBS in high intensity tilapia aquaculture can result in severe infection with mortalities of up to 80 percent. These outbreaks are largely undocumented but likely have a wide effect on aquaculture, given its economic and social importance across Southeast Asia. There is also a lack of data on patterns of fish consumption, including frequency, amount, preparation and consumer demographics. Nevertheless, consumption of non-heat-treated freshwater fish is common in Southeast Asia. Given the multitude of data gaps, the risk posed by GBS ST283 from consumption of freshwater fish remains highly uncertain. Potential risk management options start with the application of good aquaculture practices and good food safety measures throughout the supply chain.