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Book (series)Technical reportPesticide residues in food 2012 - Evaluations Part I - Residues (Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues)
Joint meeting of the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in food and the Environment and the WHO Core Assessment Group Rome, Italy 11-20 September 2012
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No results found.A Joint Meeting of the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food and the Environment and the WHO Core Assessment Group (JMPR) was held at FAO Headquarters, Rome (Italy), from 11 to 20 September 2012. The Panel Members of FAO met in preparatory sessions on 6–10 September. The Meeting evaluated 31 pesticides, including 7 new compounds and 7 compounds that were re-evaluated within the periodic review programme of the CCPR, for toxicity or residues, or both. The Meeting allocated ADIs and ARfDs, estimated maximum residue levels and recommended them for use by the CCPR, and estimated STMR and highest residue levels as a basis for estimating dietary intake. -
Book (series)Technical reportPesticide residues in food 1994 - Evaluations 1994 - part I - Residues
Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues
1995Also available in:
No results found.A Joint Meeting of the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food and the Environment and a WHO Expert Group on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) was held in Rome, Italy, from 19 to 28 September 1994. The FAO Panel of Experts had met in preparatory sessions on 14-17 September. -
Book (series)Technical reportPesticide residues in food 2011 - Evaluations Part I - Residues
Joint meeting of the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in food and the Environment and the WHO Core Assessment Group Geneva, Switzerland 20-29 September 2011
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No results found.The Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) met at the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, from 20 to 29 September 2011. The meeting was opened by Dr Maged Younes, Director, Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses, WHO, on behalf of the Directors General of WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Dr Younes acknowledged the impressive and successful work of this programme for the past 50 years and the important role that the work of the Meeting plays in the establishment of international food safety standards, thereby contributing to the improvement of public health. The provision of independent scientific advice as the basis for public health decision-making is at the core of WHO’s work, and, as such, the experts attending the meeting are contributing directly to the goals of the Organization. In closing, Dr Younes noted the challenging task ahead for this Meeting and gratefully acknowledged the invaluable contribution of the experts, including the tremendous efforts put into the preparation of the meeting. The Meeting evaluated 26 pesticides, including eight new compounds and four compounds that were re-evaluated for toxicity or residues, or both, within the periodic review programme of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR). The Meeting established ADIs and ARfDs, estimated maximum residue levels and recommended them for use by CCPR, and estimated supervised trials median residue (STMR) and highest residue (HR) levels as a basis for estimating dietary intakes
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Book (series)Corporate general interestNear East and North Africa – Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2024
Financing the transformation of agrifood systems
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No results found.Hunger in the Arab region worsened amid deepening crises in 2023. The Near East and North Africa Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition warns that the Arab region remains off-track to meet the food security and nutrition targets of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.In 2023, 66.1 million people, approximately 14 percent of the population in the Arab region, faced hunger. The report highlights that access to adequate food remains elusive for millions. Around 186.5 million people – 39.4 percent of the population – faced moderate or severe food insecurity, an increase of 1.1 percentage points from the previous year. Alarmingly, 72.7 million people experienced severe food insecurity. -
DocumentOther documentISPM 12. Phytosanitary certificates
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2022This standard provides the requirements and guidelines for the preparation and issuance of phytosanitary certificates (phytosanitary certificates for export and phytosanitary certificates for re-export). Specific guidance on requirements and components of a phytosanitary certification system to be established by national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) is provided in ISPM 7 (Phytosanitary certification system). -
Book (series)NewsletterSpecial report – 2023 FAO Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission (CFSAM) to the Republic of the Sudan
19 March 2024
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No results found.Between 2 and 17 January 2024, following a request by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MoA&F), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in close cooperation with the Food Security Technical Secretariat (FSTS) and the State Ministries of Agriculture, carried out its annual Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission (CFSAM) to estimate the 2023 crop production and assess the food supply situation throughout the 18 states of the country. The report's recommendations are to provide immediate response to the needs of the population most affected by acute food insecurity as well as to support the recovery of the agriculture sector, increasing food production and farmers’ incomes, and enhancing efficiency along the value chain to reduce production costs.