02/20/2024
02/20/2024
98th The assembly of the Joint FAO/WHO Knowledgeable Committee on Meals Components (JECFA) will happen from 20 to 29 February 2024 at FAO headquarters in Rome. This session brings collectively worldwide consultants to guage veterinary drug residues in meals.
Vittorio Fattori, FAO Meals Security Officer, ESF, famous that “as an unbiased scientific committee of consultants, JECFA has met since 1956 to guage the protection of meals components, contaminants, naturally occurring poisonous substances and drug residues.” veterinarians in meals. The scientific recommendation supplied by JECFA has been and continues to be the worldwide reference level in chemical danger evaluation, making certain that meals security and high quality measures and requirements are ruled by sound scientific ideas.”
In his opening remarks, Divine Nije, Deputy Director of FAO's Agri-Meals Programs and Meals Safety (ESF) Division, highlighted the rising recognition of the significance of sustainable agri-food methods amid challenges similar to local weather change and fast urbanization, that are placing stress on the land. and water sources and limiting entry to meals that’s each secure and nutritious.
“To handle these challenges, we have to function systemically involving facets from manufacturing to consumption and every thing in between in an built-in method. Meals safety is a elementary factor of this built-in strategy and a vital end result of the functioning of agri-food methods,” mentioned Nije.
The assembly will conclude with suggestions from the skilled group to the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Medication in Meals (CCRVDF).
Learn extra about JECFA on the FAO web site, the WHO web site and the CCRVDF
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