Report of the FAO Expert Consultation on the Trade Impact of Listeria in Fish Products


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The globalization and growth of international trade in fish and fishery products in recent years has made these products one of the most important items traded in terms of value. Concerns regarding the safety of these products has prompted the emergence of a nimber of new regulations such as a zero-tolerance policy for Listeria monocytogenes in fishery products of the use of a risk based approach to establish maximum limits for Listeria in these products. This paper documents the current scientific knowlegde regarding the risks of listeriosis in relation to fishery products, discusses current regulations and their impact on trade and provides guidelines for the prevention and control of Listeria in these products.




Application of Modern Analytical Techniques to Ensure Seafood Safety and Authenticity


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The first part of this book examines traditional and modern methods for the detection and typing of agents implicated in seafood-borne diseases. Immunological analyses, molecular biology methods and protein-based analyses for detection and typing are discussed. as is the detection of strains carrier of resistance to disinfectants and some antibiotics. The second part deals with methods to ensure seafood authenticity, including current legislation related to traceability and labelling in the USA and Europe.










Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Risk Assessment of Microbiological Hazards in Foods, FAO Headquarters, Rome, 17-21 July 2000


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The microbiological safety of food is becoming an increasingly important issue in many countries. A number of factors have contributed to this, including changes in methods of food production and processing, changing consumption patterns, greater consumer awareness of food safety issues and emerging and re-emerging pathogens. Also, the expansion of international trade in food has increased the risk of infectious agents being disseminated from the original point of production to locations thousands of miles away. In addressing this issue at the international level FAO and WHO convened a joint Expert Consultation on Risk Assessment of Microbiological Hazards in Foods from 17 to 21 July 2000 in Rome. The meeting specifically addressed risk assessment of Salmonella spp. in broilers and eggs and Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods. This report summarizes its findings and includes advice and guidance on hazard characterization and exposure assessment of these pathogen-commodity combinations for consideration by FAO/WHO Member Countries and the Codex Alimentarius Commission.







Listeria, Listeriosis, and Food Safety


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Completely revised, the new edition of this bestseller incorporates recent findings to present readers with a complete and current overview of foodborne listeriosis, including information on listeriosis in animals and humans, pathogenesis, methods of detection, and subtyping. Two new chapters deal with risk assessment, cost of outbreaks, regulatory control in various countries, and future directions for research. The text covers many high-risk foods including fermented and unfermented dairy products, meat, poultry, fish, seafood, and products of plant origin. This authoritative resource has proven in to be a critical tool for those involved with preventing and curbing outbreaks of this dangerous pathogen.







Risk Assessment of Listeria Monocytogenes in Ready-to-eat Foods


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Cases of listeriosis in food appear to be predominantly associated with ready-to-eat products. This publication contains a summary of the risk assessment, jointly undertaken by the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization, into the problems posed by the pathogen in ready-to-eat foods. It covers specific risk management questions posed by the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) and outlines issues to be considered when implementing control measures, including the establishment of microbiological criteria. The full technical report is available separately (ISBN 9251051275).




Rapport Et Documents Présentés À L'atelier de la FAO Sur la Technologie, L'utilization Et L'assurance de Qualité Du Poisson


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The Workshop was held to review progress and problems in post-harvest fish utilization in Africa and formulate recommendations to FAO, its member countries and all institutes, institutions and persons interested in fish utilization in Africa. The experts reviewed in particular fresh fish utilization, fish processing, quality assurance, and marketing and socio-economic issues. The review was done through presentation by the secretariat of a report on progress and events since the Consultation in Fish Technology held in 2001, presentation of 26 papers, abstracts of two additional papers, and a field trip to the Mbegani Fisheries Development Centre, a fish market and a processing unit in Dar es Salaam. The report includes the recommendations as well as the papers that were available to the experts. - L'atelier a ete organise pour passer en revue les progres et problemes dans l'utilisation du poisson apres capture en Afrique, et formuler des recommandations a la FAO, a ses pays membres et a tous les instituts, institutions et personnes interesses par l'utilisation du poisson en Afrique. Les experts ont examine notamment l'utilisation du poisson frais, la transformation du poisson, l'assurance de qualite, la commercialisation et les questions socioeconomiques. Cet examen s'est effectue a travers la presentation, par le secretariat, du rapport sur les progres et evenements depuis la Consultation d'experts FAO sur la technologie du poisson en Afrique qui s'est tenue en 2001, des presentations de 26 communications, des resumes de deux contributions supplementaires, et une visite de terrain au Mbegani Fisheries Development Centre, au marche au poisson et dans une unite de transformation de poisson a Dar es Salaam. Le rapport inclut les recommandations de meme que les communications qui etaient a la disposition des experts."