Nutrition Reference Publication
Excerpt: RSUM De bonnes pluies continuent de tomber sur les principales zones productrices du Sahel, provoquant des inondations localis?es en ao?t dans plusieurs r?gions. L?humidit? du sol a g?n?ralement ?t? suffisante depuis le d?but de la saison de v?g?tation pour permettre un bon d?veloppement des cultures et les perspectives de r?colte restent dans l?ensemble favorables au Burkina Faso, en Gambie, en Guin?e-Bissau, au Mali, en Mauritanie, au Niger, au S?n?gal et au...
Excerpt: REMERCIEMENTS Les auteurs remercient tout sp?cialement David Hallam pour ses commentaires sur les versions pr?liminaires, Daniela Margheriti et Sergio Seminario qui leur ont communiqu? de pr?cieuses donn?es statistiques sur le commerce des bananes, ainsi que Catherine Pazderka pour l?attention qu?elle a port? ? la relecture de ce texte. Ce texte a ?t? traduit de l?anglais par Christine Barbaste et mis en forme par Daniela Piergentili.
Excerpt: Las reuniones mundiales obtie-nen resultados? Esta es una de las cuestiones mas debatidas en el sector forestal internacional. Los participantes del dialogo internacional sobre las politicas forestales reclaman cada vez mas ?menos palabras y mas ac-cion?. Algunos participantes preguntan si el dinero que se gasta en las reuniones mundiales no podria invertirse mejor en otros asuntos.
Excerpt: Tillaboutthree decades ago,thedemersalfishery ofSri Lankamadeverysignificant contributions to fish production and was probably only exceeded by beach seine and small mesh gillnet fisheries. Bottom handlining was a very popular method for catching big demersal fishes like emperor fishes (Lethrinids) and snappers (Lutjanids). Bottom handlining was carried out with ?vallams? towed by mother ships to the fishing grounds close to the continental slope (Medcof, 1956)....
Introduction: This report covers the production, use, importance and other various topics concerning the non-wood forest products in the Sudan. Sudan lies almost entirely within the tropics, between latitudes 21? 55N - 3? 53N and longitudes 21? 54 E and 38? 31 E. It is one of the largest countries in Africa (2 505 813 km?). This large area covers different climatical changes from desert in the north up to the high rainfall savanna in the south. The population is estimate...
Excerpt: The Session was attended by delegates from 13 Members of the Commission. Observers from the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (OADA), International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), also attended. The list of delegates and observers is given in Appendix B to this report.
Excerpt: In the past food security studies have concentrated on quantifying the output of cereal crops and the importance of livestock in providing food security has seldom been examined. It has been stated that the role of livestock in food security is usually undervalued. However, it is not simple to quantify the actual role of livestock to include aspects other than direct food production; an effective method to quantifying the importance of livestock has not been developed.
Introduction: Le Comit? du Codex sur les poissons et les produits de la p?che (CCFFP) a tenu sa vingt-quatri?me session ? Alesund, en Norv?ge, du 5 au 9 juin 2000, ? l?aimable invitation du Gouvernement norv?gien. La session ?tait pr?sid?e par M. Bjorn Rothe Knudtsen, Directeur r?gional de la Direction norv?gienne des p?ches et de l?aquaculture, Trondheim. La session a r?uni 140 d?l?gu?s et observateurs repr?sentant 43 Etats Membres et trois organisations observatrices. ...
INTRODUCCI?N: El Comit? del Codex sobre Principios Generales celebr› su 19? reuni›n (extraordinaria) en París, Francia, del 17 al 21 de noviembre de 2003 por amable invitaci›n del Gobierno de la Repœblica Francesa. Presidi› la reuni›n el Profesor Michel Thibier, Director General de Educaci›n e Investigaci›n del Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentaci›n, Pesca y Asuntos Rurales de Francia. Asistieron 143 delegados en representaci›n de 50 Estados Miembros y 19 organizaciones...
Excerpt: The use of risk assessment has gained steadily in importance and recognition as the scientifically-based approach for the development of food safety and quality standards. During recent years there has been increasing use of the word ?risk? in connection with food safety, in general, and seafood safety in particular. There are statements such as ?regulations must be risk-based?, ?a risk analysis must be done? and ?we need to communicate the risk to all stakehold...
Excerpt: El desarrollo mercantil de los servicios medioambientales de los bosques ha atraido recientemente la atencion como instrumento potencial para promover la ordenacion forestal sostenible que ofrece nuevas fuentes de financiacion e incentivos para adoptar practicas de ordenacion sostenible. Se ha mencionado la biodiversidad, retencion del carbono, proteccion de cuencas fluviales y belleza del paisaje forestal como servicios con el mayor potencial de mercado. Los se...
Excerpt: The fast growth of the industry has not been without conflicts particularly relating to food quality and the environment but also to other activities (such as tourism). Since the industry is relatively young, it is currently facing similar development problems that previously affected the meat industry. Food scandals have increased attention to fish products as a perceived ?green?, healthy and pure alternative to meat products. For the last few years, the aquacu...
Excerpt: The prevalence of food allergy. The prevalence of food allergy in Australia, based on the Melbourne Atopy Cohort Study (MACS) (1) is shown in Table 1. Table 1. The prevalence of common food proteins in Australian Children ...
Excerpt: Developing and pretesting nutrition messages and food guides are vital components of the Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDG) preparation process. This phase in the process allows the FBDG developers to assess the public?s reaction to the messages and food guides and helps to assure that information and advice will be understood. The testing of the messages and the food guide enhances the implementation phase of the FBDG process.
Excerpt: Specification Page No. Current text Corrected text Polyvinyl alcohol 43 The sample solution used for the pH test is listed as (1 in 5) which is a 20% solution The correct sample solution used for the pH test should be (1 in 25) which is 4% solution ...
Abstract: Apostichopus japonicus Liao is the most important and valuable commercial sea cucumber species in China. The life cycle of A. japonicus includes the following stages: auricularia, doliolaria, pentactula, juvenile sea cucumber, young sea cucumber and adult. This paper outlines several spawning induction methods and artificial rearing techniques. The specific means of cultivation during the different stages of development, the control of chemical and physical fac...
Introduction: The Twenty-third Session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) was held from 26 to 30 November 2001 in the Federal Institute for Health Protection of Consumers and Veterinary Medicine, Berlin, by courtesy of the Government of Germany. The Session was chaired by Dr Rolf Grossklaus, Director and Professor at the above Institute. The Session was attended by 209 delegates, observers and advisors representing 49 Member ...
Executive Summary: The FAO/WHO Consultation on Health Implications of Acrylamide in Food has undertaken a preliminary evaluation of new and existing data and research on acrylamide. The following main conclusions were reached: Methods of analysis for acrylamide By current standards of analytical science, the recent findings of acrylamide in foodstuffs are reliable. None of the methods used to measure acrylamide in foodstuffs has yet been fully validated by inter-laborato...
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Excerpt: Le cycle actuel des n?gociations de l?OMC sur l?agriculture qui s?est ouvert ? Doha en 2001 a donn? lieu ? une s?rie de suggestions quant ? l?approche la plus appropri?e en mati?re de r?duction et de r?glementation des tarifs agricoles. Des analyses ult?rieures ont fourni des informations cruciales pour les n?gociateurs et les analystes sur les incidences relatives de ces approches sur les profils tarifaires des pays individuels et de leurs principaux partenaire...