No:9     September 2007
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The F4ST project aims to strengthen the know how on integrated food safety and upgrade the level of food safety control and food safety inspections across Europe. It will also enhance European harmonization with regards to food safety inspection and control. F4ST training program will be in service with 9 modules for the benefit of 1500 people from Europe soon. Agronomists, chemists, biologists, veterinarians, and food technologists etc.. who are working in food safety area are invited to take this unique e-learning program.

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F4ST now is under the process of auditing the whole content submitted by each partner. The Scientific Advisory Board of Turkish Food Safety Association has the opportunity of examination of whole modules

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EFSA provides guidance to applicants on health claims
Following public consultation, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has today published its final guidance to applicants on the submission of...

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Opinion of the Scientific Panel AFC related to a 15th list of substances for food contact materials
Within the general task of evaluating substances intended for use in materials in contact with food according to the Regulation (EC) No.1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of...

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EFSA advises on acute dietary exposure to pesticides
EFSA has delivered advice on the technique for estimating acute dietary exposure to pesticide residues. This is an important factor in pesticide safety evaluations and is used by the Member States and the European Commission to set EU-wide Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs), the highest concentrations of...

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Canned food is not good for health“
“Alcohol helps fight mushroom poisoning. “
“Eating liver is toxic.”
“Starch is toxic.”
Is it Fact or Fiction?

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“Functional Foods” refers to a food that provides a health benefit as well as nutrients. The term can refer to whole ….
Novel foods” are foods and food ingredients that have not been used…
"Dietetic foods" are intended to satisfy particular nutritional …

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THE FIVE W’S OF HANDWASHING
(PLUS ONE H)
What, Why, Who, When, Where and How?

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ZOONOSES

The World Health Organization defines Zoonoses as "Those diseases and infections which are naturally transmitted between vertebrate animals and human"

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Meetings
  • 2nd International Congress on Food and Nutrition
  • 2nd Annual Food Safety Conference 2007- Future Directions
  • 30th Annual National Food Policy Conference
  • IAFP's Third European Symposium on Food Safety

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