
Sustainability and safety of feed and food along the value chain FAO collaborates with the private sector to take action and address these major issues
May 2016, Rome. Feed and food industry and private sector operators, governmental officers, scientific and technical experts from around the world came together to discuss on the needs to ensure sustainability and safety of the food we eat or provide to our animals [...] Continued spread of Peste des Petits Ruminants bolsters case for eradication FAO and OIE map campaign to stamp out a virus that kills millions of sheep and goats each year. Georgia recently reported its first-ever case of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), a viral disease which is capable of severely impacting goat and sheep populations, while a new outbreak has occurred in the Maldives, showing that even island states are vulnerable to the plague [...]
First phase of the FAO-TAMU Aflatoxin Proficiency Testing completed FAO and OIE map campaign to stamp out a virus that kills millions of sheep and goats each year. The Aflatoxin proficiency testing is a key component in managing aflatoxin risk in the global feed sector. Proficiency testing is one of the BIG THREE in a laboratory quality system, along with traceability and uncertainty. Participation in proficiency testing programmes helps a laboratory assure the quality of test results. [...]
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