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CONTENTS I ntroduction Dr Sarah Kahn Director OIE OI E role International Trade Department Anim al production Animal Production Food Safety food safety w ork and the OIE program Future w ork International Symposium on Food Safety Hong Kong 12 – 13 January 2007 2 OIE: an intergovernmental organisation founded in 1924 “The hand of God struck the Netherlands, afflicting its cattle with Rinderpest” 49 13 29 26 50 5 Regions Regions; 1 6 7 ; 1 6 7 Mem ber Mem ber Countries Countries 5 2 9 Am ericas; 5 0 Africa 2 9 Am ericas; 5 0 Africa ; 4 9 Europe; 1 3 Middle ; 4 9 Europe; 1 3 Middle 3 4 East; 2 6 Asia East; 2 6 Asia . . INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE Administrative Commission COMMITTEE, COMMITTEE, PROBLEM PROBLEM COMMISSIONS, COMMISSIONS, Director General DELEGATES DELEGATES Updating Specialist Commissions Regional Commissions Specialist Terrestrial Code, Laboratories, Africa, Americas, Europe, Asia- Far East and Oceania, I nternational Commissions Aquatic Animals, Scientific Middle East Standards Human Resources and Central Bureau Budget Management Review Review Unit Deputy Director General Deputy Director General Animal Health and International Administration, Finances, Human Accounts Unit Standards Advice of experts or Advice of experts or other other Resources World Animal Health Specialist Specialist Commissions Commissions and Welfare Fund Administrative and International Trade Coordination Management Systems Department Department Draft Draft text text Collaborating 1 ad hoc Groups Scientific and Centres 2 Regional Activities Technical DELEGATES DELEGATES Department Department Reference Working Groups Laboratories COMMITTEE Animal Health Publications Information Department Department OIE INTERNATIONAL OIE INTERNATIONAL Adoption Adoption STANDARD STANDARD 5 6 Regional Representations

TERRESTRIAL ANIMAL CODE OIE OBJECTIVES Introduction to OIE To facilitate trade in 1 . Transparency animals & products while 2 . Scientific inform ation avoiding unjustified 3 . I nternational Solidarity trade barriers; To support countries in the 4 . Global trade standards control of animal diseases 5 . Veterinary Services and prevention of zoonoses. 6 . Food safety & Anim al w elfare 7 8 APFS Working Group OIE Food Safety goal • Manages the OIE’s food safety work program • Terms of Reference To reduce foodborne risks to human To consider food-borne hazards arising from health by preventing, eliminating or animals before slaughter and before primary controlling hazards arising from animals processing of the product Primary focus is on food safety measures applicable at the farm level To develop a work programme taking account of food safety priorities and work of relevant international organisations, especially Codex 9 10 Food safety priorities OIE - Codex OIE role in food safety • Role and function of veterinary services throughout the food chain • Close cooperation, despite no formal • Good farming practice agreement between OIE and Codex. • Zoonotic diseases • This needs to be mirrored by • Antimicrobial resistance cooperation at the national and regional levels. • Traceability of animals • To avoid gaps and duplication in the • Animal feed development of standards. 11 12

OIE-Codex Coordination OIE-Codex Coordination OIE participates in several Codex Committees Mechanisms • General Principles • Meat Hygiene • Milk (Products) Joint development of standards • Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Food Mutual recognition of standards • CCFICS Clear linkages between standards • Task Force on Foods derived from Biotechnology • Task Force on Animal Feeding 13 14 OIE Standards on Antimicrobial AMR – other work Resistance (AMR) • Guidelines for the harmonisation of national • OIE/FAO/WHO expert meetings AMR surveillance and monitoring programmes recommended the creation of a Joint • Guidelines for monitoring the quantities of Codex/OIE Task Force on AMR antimicrobials used in animal husbandry • Codex is convening an Intergovernmental • Guidelines for responsible and prudent use of Task Force on AMR, which is being hosted by antimicrobial agents in veterinary medicine Korea. • Risk assessment for AMR arising from the use of antimicrobials in animals 15 16 Role and functions of the veterinary Good farming practices services in food safety Joint OIE / FAO ad hoc Group • The audience: Competent Authorities An OIE ad hoc group will develop a (CA) and stakeholders, especially guidance document to assist in producers providing effective linkages between • To complement the responsibilities of animal health and public health the CA at the farm level functions. • A relevant working document is presented in the OIE Scientific and Technical Review #25 17 18

Ante- and post-mortem Certification meat inspection • OIE is collaborating with Codex in regard to the development of combined certificates for animal Since May 2006, the OIE Terrestrial Animal products. Health Code has included an Appendix • An OIE ad hoc Group is reviewing current guidance on veterinary certification, including “Guidelines for the control of biological hazards updating model certificates of animal health and public health importance � Taking account of Codex and UN-CEFACT work through ante- and post-mortem meat in this area and inspection” � Ensuring compatibility with electronic certification systems 19 20 Bovine tuberculosis and Animal identification and traceability brucellosis • The Code 2006 contains general principles Chapters in the Terrestrial Code 2006 and references relevant Codex texts address food safety aspects in articles • An ad hoc group is drafting further guidance dealing with meat and milk, including • The OIE aims to establish broad approaches appropriate references to Codex Codes based on desired outcomes rather than of Hygienic Practice. prescribing specific standards • Codex Principles for Traceability/Product • Bovine tuberculosis was updated in 2005 Tracing as a Tool within a Food Import and • Ongoing Work on Bovine brucellosis Export Inspection and Certification System contain references to relevant OIE texts. 21 22 Animal feed Salmonellosis An ad hoc group will start work in 2007 to: • An AHG is drafting guidelines for the control of hazards of animal health and public health � Draft a Code chapter which addresses on farm importance in animal feed, which will be methods for detection, control and prevention of complementary to Codex guidelines S. Enteritidis and S. typhimurium in laying hens � Take account of standards developed/under • General principles will be proposed first development by Codex and other international • Followed by specific recommendations on organisations and JEMRA risk assessments steps in commercial and on farm feed � Provide appropriate scientific justification. production. 23 24

References Key areas of Future Work • Model certificates Rev . Sci . Tech. 2006: Animal production food • Animal identification and traceability safety challenges in • Role and functions of VS in food safety global markets • Guide to good farming practices • Animal feeding OIE 4 th Strategic Plan • Salmonellosis in laying hens 25 26 World Organisation for Animal Health 12 rue de Prony 75017 Paris, France Tel: 33 (0)1 44 15 18 88 Fax: 33 (0)1 42 67 09 87 Email: oie@oie.int http://www.oie.int 27