United Nations Commission on Food Standards:
Safety review of infant formula and product labelling
A United Nations Commission on Food Standards is seeking new measures to ensure safer infant powdered formula and hygienic egg production in order to improve food quality and protect consumer health.
The Commission, which met recently in Geneva, saw representatives from 100 countries and looked at the 1981 standard on infant formula, which was based on knowledge from the 1970s. The revised standard is based on the latest scientific knowledge and should save infant lives around the world.
Dr Jorgen Schlundt, the director of the World Health Organization Department of Food Safety and Food Borne Diseases, warned that powdered infant formula is not a sterile product and can be contaminated with bacteria, thus it is extremely important that such formulae are safe and properly labelled.
In addition, the Commission on Food Standards will look at a revised code of hygiene practice for eggs and egg products, which are a significant contributor to salmonellosis, a major food–borne disease.
For further information visit the United Nations website at: www.un.org.
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