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Food and Environmental Protection Newsletter, Vol. 15, No. 1, January 2012

Abstract

The Food and Environmental Protection Subprogramme continues to strengthen our joint efforts to protect human health and facilitate international agricultural trade by providing technical support and training for the development and application of international standards. These activities are primarily related to the use of ionizing radiation, the implementation of traceability systems and analytical techniques to control food contaminants and improve food safety, and the management of nuclear and radiological emergencies affecting food and agriculture. These efforts include on-going activities initiated by the Joint FAO/IAEA Division in relation to the Japanese nuclear emergency, including the dissemination of information on food monitoring and food restrictions, the consideration of agricultural countermeasures and remediation strategies to mitigate immediate and longer term effects arising from radionuclide contamination, and the interpretation of standards related to radiological protection of the public. These activities are carried out within the context of the FAO's obligations as a full party to the IAEA Early Notification and Assistance Conventions, and under the FAO cosponsored Joint Radiation Emergency Management Plan of the International Organizations (EPR JPLAN 2010), which provides the management tools for coordinating international organization arrangements in preparing for, and responding to, nuclear or radiological emergencies. Additional details are provided in  More>>
Publication Date:
Jan 15, 2012
Product Type:
Miscellaneous
Report Number:
INIS-XA-12N0292
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Photos, 1 fig., 1 tab
Subject:
60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; ACCIDENTS; AGRICULTURE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FAO; FOOD; IAEA; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; REMEDIAL ACTION; SAFETY; STANDARDS; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; RADIATIONS
OSTI ID:
21538570
Research Organizations:
Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Food and Environmental Protection Section, Vienna (Austria); FAO/IAEA Agriculture and Biotechnology Laboratory, Seibersdorf (Austria)
Country of Origin:
IAEA
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ISSN 1020-6671; TRN: XA12N0292017747
Availability:
Available from INIS in electronic form. Also available on-line: http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Publications/PDF/Newsletters/FEP-NL-15-1.pdf; Web sites: http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/index.html; http://www.fao.org/ag/portal/index_en.html
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
24 pages
Announcement Date:
Mar 29, 2012

Citation Formats

None. Food and Environmental Protection Newsletter, Vol. 15, No. 1, January 2012. IAEA: N. p., 2012. Web.
None. Food and Environmental Protection Newsletter, Vol. 15, No. 1, January 2012. IAEA.
None. 2012. "Food and Environmental Protection Newsletter, Vol. 15, No. 1, January 2012." IAEA.
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abstractNote = {The Food and Environmental Protection Subprogramme continues to strengthen our joint efforts to protect human health and facilitate international agricultural trade by providing technical support and training for the development and application of international standards. These activities are primarily related to the use of ionizing radiation, the implementation of traceability systems and analytical techniques to control food contaminants and improve food safety, and the management of nuclear and radiological emergencies affecting food and agriculture. These efforts include on-going activities initiated by the Joint FAO/IAEA Division in relation to the Japanese nuclear emergency, including the dissemination of information on food monitoring and food restrictions, the consideration of agricultural countermeasures and remediation strategies to mitigate immediate and longer term effects arising from radionuclide contamination, and the interpretation of standards related to radiological protection of the public. These activities are carried out within the context of the FAO's obligations as a full party to the IAEA Early Notification and Assistance Conventions, and under the FAO cosponsored Joint Radiation Emergency Management Plan of the International Organizations (EPR JPLAN 2010), which provides the management tools for coordinating international organization arrangements in preparing for, and responding to, nuclear or radiological emergencies. Additional details are provided in the Past Events section of this Newsletter.}
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