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ISO 22000 sets out the requirements for a food safety management system and can be certified to it. It maps out what an organization needs to do to demonstrate its ability to control food safety hazards in order to ensure that food is safe.
- Iso/Tc 34/Sc 17
ISO 22000 has the advantage over the many private standards...
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ISO has a number of International Standards aimed at...
- Iso/Tc 34/Sc 17
ISO has a number of International Standards aimed at ensuring food safety throughout the supply chain. The ISO 22000 family addresses food safety management by providing guidelines and best practice for managing risks in all areas of food production. ISO 22000 is a certifiable standard that sets out the overall requirements for a food safety ...
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- Major Foodborne Illnesses and Causes
- The Burden of Foodborne Diseases
Food safety, nutrition and food security are inextricably linked.An estimated 600 million – almost 1 in 10 people in the world – fall ill after eating contaminated food and 420 000 die every year.US$ 110 billion is lost each year in productivity and medical expenses resulting from unsafe food in low- and middle-income countries.Children under 5 years of age carry 40% of the foodborne disease burden, with 125 000 deaths every year.Access to sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food is key to sustaining life and promoting good health. Unsafe food containing harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances causes more than 200 diseases, ranging from diarrhoea to cancers. It also creates a vicious cycle of disease and malnutrition, particularly affecting infants...
Foodborne illnesses are usually infectious or toxic in nature and caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances entering the body through contaminated food. Chemical contamination can lead to acute poisoning or long-term diseases, such as cancer. Many foodborne diseases may lead to long-lasting disability and death. Some examples of...
The burden of foodborne diseases on public health and economies has often been underestimated due to underreporting and difficulty in establishing causal relationships between food contamination and resulting illness or death.
Jul 24, 2024 · WHO calls for the transformation of food systems to make food safe, healthy and sustainably produced for all the world population. WHO provides scientific advice and research to help develop international standards for food safety through the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)/WHO Codex Alimentarius.
May 17, 2024 · The Standards and Scientific Advice on Food and Nutrition (SSA) Unit is the focal point for WHO’s work on international standard-setting in food safety and nutrition. The Unit provides science-based food safety risk assessments and related evidence-based guidance on foodborne hazards, nutrient requirements across life stages as well as food ...
This document is the core principle and framework for FSMSs and sets out the specific FSMS requirements for organizations throughout the food chain. Other guidance related to food safety, specifications and/or requirements specific to food sectors can be used together with this framework.
This latest edition, the first since 2016, includes revised food safety standards and legislation, updated tools and techniques for implementing food safety systems, and new information on management’s role and responsibilities regarding food safety. This update also features the latest Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)
