The World Health Organization (WHO) plays several key roles in global food safety: 1) It develops international food standards and guidelines through the Codex Alimentarius Commission and provides policy guidance on food legislation, inspection, and safety assessments of food technologies and hazards. 2) WHO provides technical cooperation to countries through assistance with developing food safety policies, building human and infrastructure capacity. 3) It gathers and disseminates information by guiding foodborne illness surveillance, monitoring chemical contaminants, and establishing surveillance programs.

1. FS1103 1 2000
Module 11 Lecture 03
Module 11 Lecture 03
Role of WHO and ICD
Role of WHO and ICD
in food safety
in food safety

2. FS1103 2 2000
Role of WHO in food safety
Role of WHO in food safety
¾ Normative functions
¾ Technical co-operation
¾ Information gathering
and dissemination
¾ Advocacy

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Normative functions
Normative functions
in food safety
in food safety
¾ Develop international food standards, guidelines,
recommendations through the Codex Alimentarius
Commission
¾ Provide policy guidance for food control (legislation
and inspection)
¾ Assess safety, effects of food technologies
¾ Assess risks posed by hazards in food
¾ Provide guidance for development of food safety
policy and infrastructure

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Technical co-operation
Technical co-operation
¾ Assessment of country situation and
assisting in development of national
food safety policies
¾ Human resource development and
capacity building
¾ Strengthening food safety
infrastructure

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Information gathering
Information gathering
and dissemination
and dissemination
¾ Guiding investigations and surveillance
of foodborne illnesses
¾ Monitoring and assessing chemical
contaminants
¾ Establishing regional or international
programmes for surveillance of
foodborne illnesses
¾ Promoting health education

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Advocacy
Advocacy
¾ Raise awareness of public health
authorities of
‹ new developments of relevance to
food safety
‹ food safety problems
‹ management options
¾ Promote inter-sectoral collaboration

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I
Industry Council for Development
“The food and allied industries helping to
meet food safety and nutrition goals world-
wide through practical partnership projects
with governments and UN agencies.”

8. FS1103 8 2000
ICD Membership (6/00)
Barry-Callebaut
Danone
Mars
Monsanto
Nestlé
NSF International
Unilever
Pro Gastronomia

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¾ Training manuals
“Food Safety for Nutritionists and other Health
Professionals”
“HACCP: Principles and Practice”
¾ Translations of WHO, FAO and the
International Live Sciences Institute (ILSI)
food safety publications
¾ Quarterly Newsletter “Food Safety Matters”
¾ Training manuals in preparation
“Drinking Water : Quality Assured”
“Non-communicable Diseases : Diet and Physical
Activity
ICD products
ICD products

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Participation in WHO and country activities
‹ Review of food safety situation in Indonesia
‹ Food safety curriculum development, Thailand
Participation in WHO/FAO consultations
‹ HACCP
‹ Prevention and control of EHEC infections
Participation in WHO/FAO training courses
‹ Food Safety for Nutritionists
‹ HACCP
ICD participation
ICD participation

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¾ Improving household food security
¾ Protecting the consumer through
improved food quality and safety
¾ Preventing specific micro-nutrient
deficiencies
¾ Promoting healthy diets and lifestyles
International Conference on
International Conference on
Nutrition (ICN) Rome 1992
Nutrition (ICN) Rome 1992