ISO Focus April 2006

From Farm to Fork

ISO Focus, April 2006

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ISO Focus, April 2006The April issue of ISO Focus brings together a portfolio of articles that show how ISO contributes significantly to Agro-food technologies through standardization.

Feeding the planet is a huge task that requires a balance of increasing productivity and ensuring quality and safety. This issue looks at how ISO's food safety management systems standard ensures safety and traceability from the farm to the fork.

Other articles tackle the issues of the innovative technologies used to detect genetically modified organisms and the advanced, cost-effective machinery used to harvest crops. The April issue also looks at the challenges posed by the lack of efficient irrigation systems, particularly in developing countries and their importance in the food industry– the varied articles demonstrate how international standardization contributes significantly to the entire food production chain.

In an exclusive interview in the April issue, Director-General of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), Dr. Jacques Diouf emphasizes the FAO's main concern – food security for all – and the importance of its collaboration with ISO in areas of mutual interest, such as methods of analysis and sampling, products certification and food traceability.

Comment

Jonny Frolli, Chair of ISO/TC 23, Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry
Growing food

Guest View

Dr. Jacques Diouf
Director-General of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)

"FAO welcomes and supports the elaboration of new ISO standards. "
Read the full interview (PDF, 259 KB)

Main Focus

From Farm to Fork

• FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission
• Agricultural electronics – Boosting efficiency and investment
• Advancing farm safety
• Tractor testing – Cooperation for the global good
• Irrigating the world’s land
• Crop protection equipment
• Microbiological analysis of foods : standards applicable to meat and dairy products
• Contamination in the food industry environment
• Detection of genetically modified crops and derived foods
• Feed contaminants – reliable methods for reliable results
• The systems approach to ensuring safe food supply chains
• New ISO 22005 to systemize traceability of food and feed

Developments and initiatives

• Accessibility : Meeting the needs of a wide range of users

New this month

• New ISO standard for detecting GMOs in food
• New ISO 14064 standards provide tools for assessing and supporting greenhouse gas reduction and emissions trading
• ISO gives pharmaceutical industry new management tool to improve patient safety

World Scene

• Highlights of events from around the world

ISO Scene

• Highlights of news from ISO