strategy
Regulating food standards
Synonyms:
Establishing dietary normsCodifying food standards
Monitoring food contaminants
Establishing food standards
Aligning regional food standards
Implementation:
To ensure the safety of food sold in the market place, UN agencies have established standards for over 200 food commodities and safety limits for more than 3,000 food contaminants. Broader:
MonitoringAdvancing nutritionEstablishing standardsAddressing food safetyMonitoring health and safety standardsCreating environmental health standardsRequiring minimum standards in food production Narrower:
Reducing food contaminantsStandardizing quick frozen foodsReducing chemical residues in foodClassifying dangerous food preparationSetting international food safety standardsEstablishing standards on milk and milk productsEstablishing international phytosanitary standardsPromoting coordination of food standards activitiesIdentifying national requirements for standards for food chemicals Facilitates:
Using food additivesImproving food hygieneMonitoring food qualityImproving family food qualityEstablishing organic standards Facilitated by:
Researching food safetyImproving safe food preparation Problems:
Chemical contaminants of foodEnvironmental hazards of pesticides
Failure to conform to international health standards
Food health standards of convenience
Food pollution
Food-borne diseases
Infected animal, meat and animal product shipments
Microbial contamination of food
Pesticide residues in food
Politicization of health standards
Values:
Contamination Organizations:
International Toxicology Information Centre Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues Codex Alimentarius Commission Joint FAO/UNEP/WHO Food Contamination Monitoring System References:
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe: UN / ECE Standard for Eggs-in-shell and Explanatory BrochureUnited Nations Economic Commission for Europe: UN / ECE Standards for Dry and Dried FruitUnited Nations Economic Commission for Europe: UN / ECE Standards for Fresh Fruit and VegetablesUnited Nations Economic Commission for Europe: UN / ECE Standard for Poultry Meat and Explanatory Brochure Subjects:
Amenities → FoodSocietal Problems → Pollution
Research, Standards → Inspection, tests
Research, Standards → Standards
Health Care → Nutrition
Law → Regulation
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
