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footnote 9 of Appendix II of the draft Code: The use of the lactoperoxidase system for milk and milk products in international trade will be re-examined by the Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) after completion of an expert review by FAO and WHO of available data and considering the FAO Lactoperoxidase Expert Group report on the benefits and potential risks of LP-system. CCFH will then review the issue in 2006. In order to respond to Member Country concerns and to provide scientific advice to the next session of the CCFH in 2006, FAO and WHO are planning to hold a Technical Meeting on the benefits and any possible risks associated with the LP-system for raw milk preservation and any milk products derived from the system. The Technical Meeting will be held in Rome in late 2005. The objective of the Technical Meeting will be to determine the benefits (economic and nutritional) and the level of health risks, if any, posed by the application of the LP-system and advise on the safety of LP-system treated milk and derived milk products.
2. Economic value and trade data. The use of the LP-system may have economic and trade impacts and implications and data is requested regarding: estimations or evidence of increased volumes of milk collected and processed and/or reduced losses and wastage due to the use of the LP-system; estimations or evidence of how the LP-system has stimulated milk production and contributed to increased value along the dairy value chain (milk producers groups/ organisations/ institutions, milk collector and processors are likely sources of this information); and estimations or evidence of any potential trade losses due to the existing restriction on international trade of LP-system treated milk or milk products.
3. Human health and nutrition data. Milk is an important component of the daily diet in many developing countries and it is essential that it remains a healthy and nutritious product. Recent information is requested on: post 1989 toxicological data on the LP-system and/or its constituent components, as for example it has been recognized that the thiocyanate ion can interfere with iodine uptake; availability of safer milk {lower microbial load} and increased access to nutritious milk or milk products related to the use of the LP-system; and recorded human health risks (acute or chronic) associated with either the short or long-term exposure to LP-system treated milk or its derived milk products (such as reduced iodine metabolism) either in general or to the more vulnerable sectors of society e.g. children, HIVAIDS affected households etc.
4. Data on processing / technological issues. Various technologies, products and processes are involved in the use of the LP-system, and data is required on: the current availability and use of technologies and processes for preserving raw milk with the LP-system; any effect of the LP-system on the further processing of raw milk and its relationship with the recognised time-temperature limitations on the activity of the system; the benefits, or otherwise, of the LP-system as compared to other methods of milk preservation; and whether or not the LP-system has resulted in either an increase or decrease of other non approved methods of milk preservation such as addition of hydrogen peroxide, neutralisers etc.
5. Any other relevant information. IMPORTANT: When providing data, please provide detailed information regarding the source, sampling techniques, methodology and quality control procedures (for laboratory analysis) used plus any relevant organizational and institutional context to the data. Confidentiality and unpublished data. FAO and WHO recognise that some information and relevant data which are required may be unpublished and/or of a confidential nature. With regard to unpublished information, this remains the property of the owner of the original material and can be used for subsequent publication. Unpublished confidential studies that are submitted will be safeguarded, in so far as it is possible without compromising the work of FAO and WHO. Specific issues relating to confidentiality should be discussed directly between the information owners and FAO/WHO. For these and other issues please contact FAO at the contact provided below.
Contact Details
All correspondence and emails should be addressed to: Ms Irene Hoffmann Chief, Animal Production Service Animal Production and Health Division Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome, Italy Telephone: + 39 06 5705 2796 Facsimile: + 39 06 5705 5749 Email: lactoperoxidase@fao.org The subject of any emails should be Re: Call for LP-system data and experts. ________________________________