List of WHO publications: Food safety
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2013 Order Number    14000102  
 
Price
CHF 758,33  / US$ 909,99 Developing countries    CHF 758,33
English
This collection contains 80+ WHO publications dealing with food safety, food additives and contaminants, as well as books on veterinary drug residues, pesticide residues, toxicology and microbiological risk assessment. The collection will be useful to scientists and researchers, the food industry and food regulatory authorities. .../...
Title
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2013 Order Number    14010102  
 
English
This collection contains 80+ WHO publications dealing with food safety, food additives and contaminants, as well as books on veterinary drug residues, pesticide residues, toxicology and microbiological risk assessment. The collection will be useful to scientists and researchers, the food industry and food regulatory authorities. .../...
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2012 Order Number    11000974 ISBN-13
 9789241209748
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CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
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This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of various food additives, including flavouring agents, with a view to concluding as to safety concerns and to preparing specifications for identity and purity. .../...
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2012 Order Number    12700067 ISBN-13
 9789241660679
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 21,00
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This volume contains monographs prepared at the seventy-sixth meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), which met in Geneva, Switzerland, from 5 to 14 June 2012. The toxicological monographs in this volume summarize the safety data on four food additives (other than flavouring agents). .../...
Title
Author Pitt, J.I., Wild, C.P., Baan, R.A., Gelderblom, W. C.A., Miller, J.D., Riley, R.T., Wu, F.
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2012 Order Number    17300158 ISBN-13
 9789283221586
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CHF 60,00  / US$ 72,00 Developing countries    CHF 42,00
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Mycotoxins are fungal toxins that contaminate many of the most frequently consumed foods and feeds worldwide, including staple foods consumed by many of the poorest and most vulnerable populations in the world. Therefore, human and animal exposure to one or more of this broad group of toxins is widespread. .../...
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2012 Order Number    12700066 ISBN-13
 9789241660662
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 21,00
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This volume contains monographs prepared at the seventy-fifth meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), which met in Rome, Italy, from 8 to 17 November 2011. .../...
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2012 Order Number    12700065 ISBN-13
 9789241660655
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CHF 90,00  / US$ 108,00 Developing countries    CHF 63,00
English
The toxicological monographs in this volume summarize the safety data on a number of food additives: aluminium-containing food additives, Benzoe Tonkinensis, Ponceau 4R, pullulanase from Bacillus deramificans expressed in Bacillus licheniformis, Quinoline Yellow and Sunset Yellow FCF. .../...
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2012 Order Number    11000969 ISBN-13
 9789241209694
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 21,00
English
This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of residues of certain veterinary drugs in food and to recommend maximum levels for such residues in food. .../...
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2011 Order Number    11500825 ISBN-13
 9789241548243
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 40,00
English
Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), first identified as a human pathogen in 1982, is today recognized as a significant food borne hazard in many countries around the world. Infection often leads to haemorrhagic diarrhoea, and occasionally to kidney failure and death. .../...
Title
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2011 Order Number    11000966 ISBN-13
 9789241209663
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 21,00
English
This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of various food additives, with a view to recommending acceptable daily intakes (ADIs) and to preparing specifications for identity and purity. .../...
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2011 Order Number    11500827 ISBN-13
 9789241564311
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CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
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Title
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2011 Order Number    12700063 ISBN-13
 9789241660631
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CHF 90,00  / US$ 108,00 Developing countries    CHF 63,00
English
The detailed monographs in this volume summarize the technical, analytical, dietary exposure and toxicological data on a number of contaminants in food: acrylamide, arsenic, deoxydivalenol, furan, mercury and perchlorate. .../...
Title
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2011 Order Number    12700064 ISBN-13
 9789241660648
Price
CHF 70,00  / US$ 84,00 Developing countries    CHF 49,00
English
The toxicological monographs in this volume summarize the safety data on two contaminants in food: cadmium and lead. Monographs on nine groups of related flavouring agents evaluated by the Procedure for the Safety Evaluation of Flavouring Agents are also included. This volume and others in the WHO Food Additives series contain information that is useful to those who produce and use food .../...
Title
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2011 Order Number    11500812 ISBN-13
 9789241548175
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CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
Vibrio parahaemolyticus are common causes of diarrhoeal disease worldwide. These marine micro-organisms, native in estuarine waters globally, concentrate in the gut of filter-feeding molluscan shellfish, such as oysters, clams and mussels. Raw and undercooked seafood, including finfish, represent the principal vehicle of transmission to humans. .../...
Title
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2011 Order Number    12800026 ISBN-13
 9789241665261
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CHF 90,00  / US$ 108,00 Developing countries    CHF 90,00
English
This volume contains toxicological monographs that were prepared by the 2010 Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR), which met in Rome on 21-30 September 2010. The monographs in this volume summarize the safety data on 11 pesticides that could leave residues in food commodities. .../...
Title
Year
2011 Order Number    11000959 ISBN-13
 9789241209595
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 21,00
English
This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of various food contaminants, with the aim to advise on risk management options for the purpose of public health protection. .../...
Title
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2011 Order Number    11000960 ISBN-13
 9789241209601
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CHF 50,00  / US$ 60,00 Developing countries    CHF 35,00
English
This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of various flavouring agents, with a view to concluding as to safety concerns and to preparing specifications for identity and purity. .../...
Title
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2011 Order Number    13400106 ISBN-13
 9789289014212
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CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
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Antibiotics have revolutionized the treatment of infectious diseases. But their use and misuse have resulted in the development and spread of antibiotic resistance. This is now a significant health problem: each year in the European Union alone, over 25 000 people die from infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. .../...
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2011 Order Number    12800025 ISBN-13
 9789241665254
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CHF 100,00  / US$ 120,00 Developing countries    CHF 100,00
English
The monographs in this volume summarize the safety data on eight pesticides that could leave residues in food commodities. These pesticides are bifenthrin, cadusafos, chlorothalonil, chlorpyrifos-methyl, cycloxydim, fluopicolide, metaflumizone and spirodiclofen. .../...
Title
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2010 Order Number    12700062 ISBN-13
 9789241660624
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CHF 90,00  / US$ 108,00 Developing countries    CHF 63,00
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Title
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2010 Order Number    11000956 ISBN-13
 9789241209564
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
This report presents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of various food additives, with a view to recommending acceptable daily intakes (ADIs) and to preparing specifications for identity and purity. .../...
Title
Year
2010 Order Number    11500782 ISBN-13
 9789241563932
Price
CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 21,00
English
The advent of nanotechnology has unlashed enormous prospects for the development of new products and applications for a wide range of industrial and consumer sectors. Many countries have identified its potential in the food and agriculture sectors and are investing significantly in its applications to food production. .../...
Title
Author Rees, G., Pond, K., Kay, D., Bartram, J., Santo Domingo, J.
Year
2010 Order Number    11500758 ISBN-13
 9789241563826
Price
CHF 100,00  / US$ 120,00 Developing countries    CHF 70,00
English
Unsafe water used for bivalve shellfish growing causes outbreaks of disease in both developed and developing countries worldwide. Scientists and regulators agree that change is required so that monitoring and management better reflect risks to shellfish consumers. .../...
Title
Year
2009 Order Number    11500779 ISBN-13
 9789241547895
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CHF 35,00  / US$ 42,00 Developing countries    CHF 24,50
English
Risk characterization is one of the four steps of microbiological risk assessment, which include hazard identification, exposure assessment, hazard characterization and risk characterization. .../...
Title
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2009 Order Number    11500780 ISBN-13
 9789241547901
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CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
A meeting of experts was convened to review the scientific background for the Codex draft Guidelines for Salmonella and Campylobacter in chicken meat. For comparison, the experts used their own expertise and data received in advance of the meeting in response to an FAO/WHO call for data and information. The main topic of the meeting was the broiler production chain. .../...
Title
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2009 Order Number    11501718 ISBN-13
 9789241547352
Price
CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries    CHF 10,50
English
Campylobacter is a leading cause of enteric infections in many countries. The principal reservoir of pathogenic Campylobacter spp. is the alimentary tract of wild and domesticated mammals and birds. Poultry meat is an important vehicle for foodborne transmission of Campylobacter spp., particularly Campylobacter jejuni. .../...
Title
Year
2009 Order Number    11502718 ISBN-13
 9789241547369
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CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
Campylobacter is a leading cause of enteric infections in many countries. The principal reservoir of pathogenic Campylobacter spp. is the alimentary tract of wild and domesticated mammals and birds. Poultry meat is an important vehicle for foodborne transmission of Campylobacter spp., particularly Campylobacter jejuni. .../...
Title
Year
2009 Order Number    11600240 ISBN-13
 9789241572408
Price
CHF 80,00  / US$ 96,00 Developing countries    CHF 56,00
English
The Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) and the Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) follow the same general principles and methods for chemical risk assessments, which are published in the reports of both committees. .../...
Title
Year
2009 Order Number    11000952 ISBN-13
 9789241209526
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of various food additives, including flavouring agents, with a view to recommending acceptable daily intakes (ADIs) and to preparing specifications for identity and purity. .../...
Title
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2009 Order Number    11000954 ISBN-13
 9789241209540
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
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This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of residues of certain veterinary drugs in food and to recommend maximum levels for such residues in food. .../...
Title
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2009 Order Number    12700060 ISBN-13
 9789241660600
Price
CHF 150,00  / US$ 180,00 Developing countries    CHF 105,00
English
The toxicological monographs in this volume summarize the safety data on a number of food additives: asparaginase from Aspergillus niger expressed in A. niger, calcium lignosulfonate (40-65), ethyl lauroyl arginate, paprika extract, phospholipase C expressed in Pichia pastoris, phytosterols, phytostanols and their esters, polydimethylsiloxane and steviol glycosides. .../...
Title
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2009 Order Number    12800023 ISBN-13
 9789241665230
Price
CHF 70,00  / US$ 84,00 Developing countries    CHF 70,00
English
The monographs in this volume summarize the safety data on 11 pesticides that could leave residues in food commodities. These pesticides are aminopyralid, atrazine, azinphos methyl, lamba-cyhalothrin, difenoconazole, dimethomorph, flusilazole, procymidone, profenofos, pyrimethanil and zoxamide. .../...
Title
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2008 Order Number    11500709 ISBN-13
 9789241547222
Price
CHF 12,50  / US$ 15,00 Developing countries    CHF 8,75
English
The investigation and control of foodborne disease outbreaks are multi-disciplinary tasks requiring skills in the areas of clinical medicine, epidemiology, laboratory medicine, food microbiology and chemistry, food safety and food control, and risk communication and management. .../...
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2008 Order Number    11500751 ISBN-13
 9789241563772
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CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
This report draws attention to the threat of viruses as a risk to public health when they are present in food. Viruses play a major role in the burden of infectious intestinal disease and require special and separate attention because they behave differently from bacteria. .../...
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2008 Order Number    11500752 ISBN-13
 9789241563789
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
Problems linked with pathogens in fresh produce, including the associated public health and trade implications, have been reported in a number of countries worldwide. Furthermore, from 1980 to 2004, the global production per annum of fruit and vegetables grew by 94% and fruit and vegetables are a critical component of a healthy diet. .../...
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2008 Order Number    11500753 ISBN-13
 9789241563796
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 21,00
English
This report follows up on previous FAO/WHO work on pathogens in powdered infant formula, specifically addressing the risks posed by Enterobacter sakazakii in follow-up formula. Recently, E. sakazakii has been reclassified as 6 species in a new genus, Cronobacter, all species of which should considered pathogenic. .../...
Title
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2008 Order Number    11500655 ISBN-13
 9789241546898
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 21,00
English
Exposure assessment is one of the four steps of microbiological risk assessment, which include hazard identification, exposure assessment, hazard characterization and risk characterization. It provides an estimation of the likely intake of a microbiological hazard in a specific food or a range of foods. .../...
Title
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2008 Order Number    11000947 ISBN-13
 9789241209472
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of various food additives, including flavouring agents, with a view to recommending acceptable daily intakes (ADIs) and to preparing specifications for identity and purity. .../...
Title
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2008 Order Number    12700059 ISBN-13
 9789241660594
Price
CHF 90,00  / US$ 108,00 Developing countries    CHF 63,00
English
This volume contains monographs prepared at the sixty-eighth meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), which met in Geneva, Switzerland, from 19 to 28 June 2007. .../...
Title
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2007 Order Number    12700058 ISBN-13
 9789241660587
Price
CHF 70,00  / US$ 84,00 Developing countries    CHF 49,00
English
The toxicological monographs in this volume summarize the safety and intake data on five food additives (annatto extracts, lycopene synthetic and lycopene from Blakeslea trispora, and propyl paraben). This volume also contains monographs summarizing toxicological and intake data on four food contaminants (aluminium, 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol, 3-chloro-1,2-propanediol and methylmercury). .../...
Title
Year
2007 Order Number    19300217 ISBN-13
 9789241597661
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
A leaflet that can help travellers avoid illnesses caused by unsafe food and drink. The leaflet, which has four pages, responds to the frequency of foodborne disease in international travellers and the need to take appropriate precautions. The leaflet gives practical advice and basic hints on how to eat safely, and what to do in case of diarrhoea. .../...
Title
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2007 Order Number    11000940 ISBN-13
 9789241209403
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
The report contains a general discussion of the principles governing the toxicological evaluation and assessments of intake of food additives (in particular, flavouring agents) and contaminants. .../...
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2006 Order Number    11000939 ISBN-13
 9789241209397
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of residues of certain veterinary drugs in food and to recommend maximum levels for such residues in food. .../...
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2006 Order Number    12700056 ISBN-13
 9789241660563
Price
CHF 60,00  / US$ 72,00 Developing countries    CHF 42,00
English
The toxicological monograph's in this volume summarise the safety data on a number of food additives: Beeswax, Candelilla wax Quillaia extract Type 1 and 2, Phospholipase from fusarium venenatum expressed in Aspergillus oryzae, Calcium L- 5 methyltetrahydrofolate (L-5_MTHF), and Pulllulan (Pullulan P1-20). .../...
Title
Year
2006 Order Number    11500689 ISBN-13
 9789241563314
Price
CHF 29,00  / US$ 34,80 Developing countries    CHF 20,30
English
Following the analysis of new and additional information and the development of a more extensive risk assessment on E. sakazakii in powdered infant formula, this volume aims to provide the most up-to-date information on these microorganisms, the risk associated with their presence in powdered infant formula and scientific advice to facilitate the management of that risk.
Title
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2006 Order Number    11000934 ISBN-13
 9789241209342
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of various food additives, with a view to recommending acceptable daily intakes (ADIs) and to prepare specifications for the identity and purity of food additives. .../...
Title
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2006 Order Number    15200091  
 
Price
CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, is one of the most serious health threats today. The disease is an agricultural disaster that can wreck local economies. The 2004 epidemic that spread to several Asian countries caused record losses, running into billion of dollars. The virus also, alarmingly, directly infected and killed humans. .../...
Title
Author Dora, C.
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2006 Order Number    13400053 ISBN-13
 9789289010702
Price
CHF 50,00  / US$ 60,00 Developing countries    CHF 35,00
English
The BSE(bovine spongiform encephalopathy) saga has made painfully evident the limitations of risk communication as a one way avenue where information to the public about the risks they face come after critical policy decisions have already been made. .../...
Title
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2006 Order Number    11500682 ISBN-13
 9789241547017
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
These guidelines provide evidence-based information to national regulatory authorities , especially to those where Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has not yet been reported and where surveillance systems for BSE and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD, the human disease caused by infection with the BSE agent) may not be in place. .../...
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2006 Order Number    11000930 ISBN-13
 9789241209304
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of various food contaminants, with the aim to advise on risk management options for the purpose of public health protection. The first part of the report contains a general discussion of the principles governing the toxicological evaluation of contaminants and assessments of intake. .../...
Title
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2006 Order Number    11500656 ISBN-13
 9789241563123
Price
CHF 27,00  / US$ 32,40 Developing countries    CHF 18,90
English
Choleragenic Vibrio cholerae 01 and 0139 are the causative agents of cholera, a water- and food- borne disease with epidemic and pandemic potential. This report focuses on the risk of acquiring cholera from warm-water shrimp in international trade. .../...
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2005 Order Number    11500650 ISBN-13
 9789241563109
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CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
Vibrio vulnificus is one of three pathogenic Vibrio spp. On which FAO and WHO have undertaken risk assessment work. This pathogen is associated primarily with raw oysters but can occur in a variety of raw seafood products. As well as causing gastrointestinal illness, V. .../...
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2005 Order Number    11000928 ISBN-13
 9789241209281
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of various food additives, with a view to recommending acceptable daily intakes (ADIs) and to prepare specifications for the identity and purity of food additives. .../...
Title
Year
2004 Order Number    11500573 ISBN-13
 9789241562614
Price
CHF 23,00  / US$ 27,60 Developing countries    CHF 16,10
English
Listeria monocytogenes is widely dispersed in the environment and foods and is capable of growing even at refrigeration temperatures. Foodborne listeriosis, although relatively rare, is a clinically serious disease with a high case-fatality rate that largely affects specific higher-risk segments of the population. .../...
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2004 Order Number    11500606 ISBN-13
 9789241562775
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 21,00
English
Microorganisms, and in particular Enterobacter sakazakii, in powdered infant formula are considered to be an emerging public health issue. .../...
Title
Year
2004 Order Number    11502573 ISBN-13
 9789241562621
Price
CHF 65,00  / US$ 78,00 Developing countries    CHF 45,50
English
Listeria monocytogenes is widely dispersed in the environment and foods is capable of growing even at refrigeration temperatures. Foodborne listeriosis, although relatively rare, is a clinically serious disease that largely affects specific higher-risk segments of the population. Cases of listeriosis appear to be predominately associated with ready-to-eat products. .../...
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Year
2004 Order Number    11000925 ISBN-13
 9789241209250
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
This report presents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of residues of certain veterinary drugs in food and to recommend maximum levels for such residues in food. .../...
Title
Author LeChevallier, M.W., Kwok-Keung, A.
Year
2004 Order Number    11500563 ISBN-13
 9789241562553
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CHF 50,00  / US$ 60,00 Developing countries    CHF 25,00
English
Contamination of drinking-water by microbial pathogens can cause disease outbreaks and contribute to background rates of disease. There are many treatment options for controlling pathogens from drinking-water. Finding the right solution for a particular supply involves choosing from a range of processes. .../...
Title
Author Ainsworth, R.
Year
2004 Order Number    11500557 ISBN-13
 9789241562515
Price
CHF 70,00  / US$ 84,00 Developing countries    CHF 35,00
English
The development of pressurized pipe networks for supplying drinking-water to individual dwellings, buildings and communal taps is an important component in the continuing development and health of many communities. .../...
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Year
2004 Order Number    11000922 ISBN-13
 9789241209229
Price
CHF 35,00  / US$ 42,00 Developing countries    CHF 24,50
English
This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of various food additives, with a view to recommending acceptable daily intakes (ADIs) and to prepare specifications for the identity and purity of food additives. .../...
Title
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2004 Order Number    15200041 ISBN-13
 9789290610281
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CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
The document identifies the public health and economic significance of food borne illnesses in the Western Pacific. It addresses the key factors contributing to food borne illness, lays out key features that national food safety programmes need address to provide effective consumer protection, and describes the current situation regarding food safety in the Western Pacific. .../...
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2003 Order Number    15200039 ISBN-13
 9789290610298
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CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
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The document identifies the WHO strategy for enhancing food safety in the Western Pacific. The strategy was endorsed and adopted by the Region's Member States at the fifty-second session of the Regional Committee in 2001. The strategy comprises 10 key components based upon risk assessment, risk management and risk communication."
Title
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2003 Order Number    15200040 ISBN-13
 9789290610304
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CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
The document identifies the actions required by countries and WHO in the implementation of the strategy that was endorsed and adopted by the Region's Member States at the fifty-second session of the Regional Committee in 2001. .../...
Title
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2003 Order Number    11500562 ISBN-13
 9789241546300
Price
CHF 45,00  / US$ 54,00 Developing countries    CHF 31,50
English
Inadequate drinking water and sanitation are amongst the world's major causes of preventable morbidity and mortality. This book provides a state-of-the-art review on approaches and methods used in assessing the microbial safety of drinking water. It supports the rapidly emerging trend towards preventive management and a broader, system-wide outlook. .../...
Title
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2003 Order Number    11500544 ISBN-13
 9789241562379
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
Hazard characterization, either as part of a microbiological risk assessment or as a stand-alone process, describes the human adverse health effects that may result from ingestion of pathogenic microorganisms. Ideally, it will include quantitative information in terms of a dose-response relation and the probability of adverse outcomes. .../...
Title
Year
2003 Order Number    11000918 ISBN-13
 9789241209182
Price
CHF 14,00  / US$ 16,80 Developing countries    CHF 9,80
English
The Sixtieth report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives evaluates the safety of residues of veterinary drugs in food and recommends maximum levels for such residues in food. .../...
Title
Year
2003 Order Number    11500533 ISBN-13
 9789241545846
Price
CHF 18,00  / US$ 21,60 Developing countries    CHF 12,60
English
The malicious contamination of food for terrorist purposes is a real and current threat, and deliberate contamination of food at one location could have global public health implications. .../...
Title
Year
2002 Order Number    11000913 ISBN-13
 9789241209137
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of various food additives, with a view to recommending acceptable daily intakes (ADIs) and to prepare specifications for the identity and purity of food additives. .../...
Title
Year
2002 Order Number    11500532 ISBN-13
 9789241562294
Price
CHF 45,00  / US$ 54,00 Developing countries    CHF 31,50
English
This volume contains monographs on risk assessment of Salmonella in eggs and broiler chickens that have been prepared and reviewed by an international team of scientists. During their preparation input was received from several international fora including expert consultations and Codex Alimentarius committee meetings as well as via public and peer review. .../...
Title
Year
2002 Order Number    11500537 ISBN-13
 9789241562300
Price
CHF 14,00  / US$ 16,80 Developing countries    CHF 9,80
English
This volume contains the interpretative summary on the monographs on risk assessment of Salmonella in eggs and broiler chickens that have been prepared and reviewed by an international team of scientists. During their preparation input was received from several international fora including expert consultations and Codex Alimentarius committee meetings as well as via public and peer review.
Title
Year
2002 Order Number    11500516 ISBN-13
 9789241562188
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
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 Consultation provided a range of recommendations for further information and new studies to better understand the risk to human health posed by acrylamide in food. .../...
Title
Author Rome, 21-27 February
Year
2002 Order Number    11000911 ISBN-13
 9789241209113
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
This report presents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of residues of certain veterinary drugs in food and to recommend maximum levels for such residues in food. .../...
Title
Year
2002 Order Number    11000906 ISBN-13
 9789241209069
Price
CHF 14,00  / US$ 16,80 Developing countries    CHF 9,80
English
This report presents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to assess the risks associated with the consumption of food contaminated with specific mycotoxins. .../...
Title
Year
2001 Order Number    11000901 ISBN-13
 9789241209014
Price
CHF 23,00  / US$ 27,60 Developing countries    CHF 16,10
English
This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of various food additives and contaminants, with a view to recommending Acceptable Daily Intakes (ADIs) and tolerable intakes, respectively, for humans, and to prepare specifications for the identity and purity of food additives. .../...
Title
Year
2001 Order Number    11000900 ISBN-13
 9789241209007
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
This report presents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of residues of certain veterinary drugs in Food and to recommend maximum levels for such residues in food. .../...
Title
Year
2000 Order Number    11000893 ISBN-13
 9789241208932
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
Presents the conclusions of an expert committee commissioned to evaluate the safety of residues of selected veterinary drugs used in food-producing animals, to establish acceptable daily intakes for humans, and to recommend maximum residue limits. The report has two parts. Methodological issues are considered in the first part. .../...
Title
Year
2000 Order Number    11000896 ISBN-13
 9789241208963
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
Presents the conclusions of an expert committee commissioned to evaluate the safety for human consumption of selected food additives and contaminants and to establish acceptable daily intakes for these substances. The report has seven sections. The first, on general considerations, opens with an explanation of the committee's role in the risk analysis of food additives and contaminants. .../...
Title
Year
2000 Order Number    11500475 ISBN-13
 9789241561969
Price
CHF 62,00  / US$ 74,40 Developing countries    CHF 43,40
English
Provides a guide to the education of food handlers and consumers as an effective strategy for reducing the enormous illness and economic losses caused by foodborne disease. .../...
Title
Year
2000 Order Number    11000891 ISBN-13
 9789241208918
Price
CHF 35,00  / US$ 42,00 Developing countries    CHF 24,50
English
This report presents the conclusions of an expert committee commissioned to evaluate the safety for human consumption of selected food additives and to establish acceptable daily intakes for these substances. .../...
Title
Year
1999 Order Number    11000890 ISBN-13
 9789241208901
Price
CHF 42,00  / US$ 50,40 Developing countries    CHF 29,40
English
This report presents the conclusions and recommendations of a group of experts convened to assess the safety and nutritional adequacy of food irradiated to doses above 10 kGy. .../...
Title
Author Adams, M, Motarjemi, Y.
Year
1999 Order Number    19300166 ISBN-13
 9789241595216
Price
CHF 18,00  / US$ 21,60 Developing countries    CHF 18,00
English
A practical guide to basic principles and practices aimed at reducing the incidence of foodborne illness at both family and community levels. Addressed to health workers and their trainers, the book responds to the magnitude of health problems caused by foodborne illness, particularly in young children, the elderly, and other vulnerable groups. .../...
Title
Year
1999 Order Number    11000888 ISBN-13
 9789241208888
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
Presents the conclusions of an expert committee commissioned to evaluate the safety of residues of selected veterinary drugs used in food-producing animals, to establish acceptable daily intakes for humans, and to recommend maximum residue limits. .../...
Title
Year
1997 Order Number    19300106  
 
Price
CHF 12,00  / US$ 14,40 Developing countries    CHF 8,40
English
Describes procedures that can be used by national authorities to predict the dietary intake of pesticide residues and thus reach conclusions concerning the acceptability of Codex Maximum Residue Limits from a public health point of view. .../...
Title
Year
1997 Order Number    11000868 ISBN-13
 9789241208680
Price
CHF 14,00  / US$ 16,80 Developing countries    CHF 9,80
English
Presents the conclusions of an expert committee commissioned to evaluate the safety for human consumption of selected food additives and contaminants and to establish acceptable daily intakes for these substances. The report has two parts. .../...
Title
Year
1996 Order Number    19100011  
 
Price
CHF 1,00  / US$ 1,20 Developing countries    CHF 0,70
English
Basic Principles for the Preparation of Safe Food for Infants and Young Children Sold by pack of 20 copies only Prices 20 copies: Swiss francs 20.-/US $18.00 Direct fax for orders: +41 22 791 48 57 | Email for orders: bookorders@who.int Postal address: WHO/Marketing & Dissemination CH-1211 Geneva 27 Switzerland
Title
Year
1995 Order Number    11000859 ISBN-13
 9789241208598
Price
CHF 11,00  / US$ 13,20 Developing countries    CHF 7,70
English
Presents the conclusions of an expert committee commissioned to evaluate the safety for human consumption of selected food additives and contaminants and to establish acceptable daily intakes for these substances. .../...
Title
Year
1995 Order Number    11000855 ISBN-13
 9789241208550
Price
CHF 12,00  / US$ 14,40 Developing countries    CHF 8,40
English
Provides succinct summaries of the toxicological and residue data considered when evaluating each substance, identifying any potential hazards to consumer health, and allocating an acceptable daily intake and maximum residue limit. .../...
Title
Year
1995 Order Number    11000851 ISBN-13
 9789241208512
Price
CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
Presents the conclusions of an expert committee convened to evaluate the safety of residues of certain veterinary drugs in edible animal products, with a view to promoting human food safety and harmonization in international trade. The report has two parts. .../...
Title
Year
1995 Order Number    11000849 ISBN-13
 9789241208499
Price
CHF 26,00  / US$ 31,20 Developing countries    CHF 18,20
English
Draws attention to the serious - and growing - public health problem posed by foodborne trematode infections. .../...
Title
Year
1993 Order Number    11000837 ISBN-13
 9789241208376
Price
CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
Presents the conclusions of an expert committee commissioned to evaluate the safety for human consumption of selected food additives and contaminants and to establish acceptable daily intakes for these substances. .../...
Title
Year
1993 Order Number    17200056 ISBN-13
 9789283212560
Price
CHF 55,00  / US$ 66,00 Developing countries    CHF 38,50
English
Evaluates the carcinogenic risk to humans posed by the ingestion of several naturally occurring substances. Separate monographs are presented for two food items (salted fish and pickled vegetables), two naturally occurring plant substances (caffeic acid and d-limonene), four heterocyclic aromatic amines found in cooked meat and fish, and selected mycotoxins, including aflatoxins. .../...
Title
Year
1993 Order Number    11000832 ISBN-13
 9789241208321
Price
CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
Presents the conclusions of an expert committee commissioned to evaluate the safety of residues of selected veterinary drugs used in food-producing animals, to establish acceptable daily intakes for humans, and to recommend maximum residue limits. .../...
Title
Year
1989 Order Number    11500311 ISBN-13
 9789241561211
Price
CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 30,00
English
Summary unavailable.
Title
Year
1983 Order Number    17200031 ISBN-13
 9789283212317
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
Summary unavailable.
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