FAO and WHO need fish consultants, residue data; space webinar on cell-based completely meals
The FAO and WHO have called for consultants and data on two varied issues moreover to announcing a webinar on cell-based completely meals.
The Food and Agriculture Group of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Successfully being Group (WHO) name for consultants covers the dangers and advantages of fish consumption.
The aim is to name certified scientists prepared to take part in future expert consultations to design scientific advice for steering Codex texts and show member states.
The time restrict for capabilities is April 7 and the expert consultation is planned for Oct. 9 to 13, 2023. An anticipated will seemingly be a framework for assessing the dangers and advantages of fish consumption.
A file on the pros and cons of fish consumption turn out to be published in 2010 but since then, unique scientific evidence has been published, which may per chance imply conclusions and suggestions ought to still be updated. The 2010 file regarded at chemical contaminants methylmercury and dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) moreover to dioxin-worship polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
The name for data is ready veterinary drug residues in meals. Governments, organizations, producers of the related compounds, and people can post data for the toxicological and residue critiques, moreover to for estimating the intake of the treatment.
A collection of veterinary treatment will seemingly be evaluated or re-evaluated at the Joint FAO/WHO Professional Assembly on Food Additives (JECFA) in February 2024. Substances below consideration are clopidol, ethoxyquin, fumagillin and imidacloprid. The time restrict for data submission is Sept. 30, 2023.
Cell-based completely meals and WFSD theme
The FAO and WHO is preserving a webinar on cell-based completely foods and their manufacturing processes in April.
Cell-based completely meals manufacturing contains rising animal merchandise from cell cultures. Cell-based completely chicken nuggets had been accredited in Singapore in December 2020.
FAO has already produced three background paperwork on the topic with every other e-newsletter on meals safety aspects of such merchandise to be launched all the intention thru the webinar. The latter will duvet related terminology, principles of cell-based completely meals manufacturing processes, and international regulatory frameworks. Case analysis from Israel, Qatar, and Singapore are featured.
Two identical courses will seemingly be held on April 5—one at 9 am GMT and every other at 4 pm GMT.
It has also been confirmed the theme of World Food Security Day on June 7, 2023, will seemingly be meals standards. This coincides with the 60th anniversary of Codex Alimentarius.
A manual has been published in six languages to manufacture an overview of the theme, facts and figures, match tips, and severe messages that will seemingly be archaic to elevate awareness and encourage action on the day.
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