
Food Safety and Health: Situation Analysis and Perspectives: Report of the Regional Director / Regional Committee for Africa, 53
Tác giả : Regional Committee for Africa, 53
Nhà xuất bản : WHO. Regional Office for Africa
Năm xuất bản : 2003
Chủ đề : 1. Economics. 2. Food Safety. 3. Governing body documents.
Thông tin chi tiết
Tóm tắt : | 1. Foodborne illness is a major public health problem which also lowers economicproductivity. Every year millions of people worldwide become sick as a result of consumingcontaminated and unsafe food. Ensuring food safety is a critical and fundamentalcomponent of public health and food security. The Fifty-third World Health Assemblyadopted Resolution WHA53.15 urging WHO and its Member States to recognize foodsafety as an essential public health concern.2. Reducing the incidence of foodborne illness is a continuing challenge in the AfricanRegion. Though some positive steps have been taken to improve food safety, success hasbeen elusive. Most national policies and programmes indicate gaps and inadequate linkagesbetween strategies to ensure food safety. There is a need to strengthen the capacities ofcountries to develop comprehensive, sustainable and integrated food safety systems. Thedevelopment of food safety legislation, application of preventive risk-based approaches,surveillance and capacity building are important elements in the reduction of foodbornediseases.3. In view of the involvement of different sectors in food production, handling,inspection, import and export, there is need for multisectoral collaboration under thecoordination and leadership of ministries of health to ensure synergy. This will necessitateclarification of the roles and responsibilities of the respective sectors by governments toavoid duplication of efforts. Regional Committee for Africa Fifty-third SessionJohannesburg, South Africa, 1–5 September 2003, Provisional agenda item 8.5 |
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