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New/alternative refrigeration systems/cycles, such as Trigeneration,
Air Cycle, Sorption-Adsorption Systems, Thermoelectric, Stirling Cycle,
Thermoacoustic and Magnetic refrigeration, have the potential to save en-
ergy in the future if applied to food refrigeration.
18.6 ADDRESSING FOOD SAFETY IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE
CHANGE
a) Understanding Foodborne Disease including Zoonosis
b) Predictive Models
c) Foodborne Disease: Surveillance/Animal Disease Surveillance
d) Foodborne Pathogens: Monitoring and Surveillance
e) Improved Coordination among Public Health, Veterinary Health,
Environmental Health and Food Safety Services, that is, one health
concept.
f) Prevention of Mycotoxin Contamination
g) Agricultural Policy and Public Information Review for Mycotox-
ins
h) Good Horticultural, Agricultural, Animal husbandry, Aquaculture
and Veterinary Practices
i) Replacement of hydroflourocarbon refrigerants in refrigeration.
j) Data Exchange: Good data exchange mechanisms are required at
both national and international level. These should cover the dis-
tribution of animal and plant diseases, pests, ecological conditions
including climate, and associated usage of pesticides, veterinary
drugs and chemotherapeutants will be needed to enable risk assess-
ment, prevention, monitoring and control.
k) Development of Tools for Rapid Detection or Removal of Con-
taminants
18.7
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
Assuring food safety is a complex issue as it involves considerations from
preproduction through to final home preparation of the food product. Rec-
ommendations on food safety management emphasize the need for broad
input and coordination even though this remains a challenge in many coun-
