ALFS, L2: Veterinary Public Health 2

Farm, livestock market, slaughterhouse, and import/export

List the 4 locations in the food chain where veterinarians play a role

Farm

1 of the 4 locations in the food chain where vets play a role:

• On farm, preventative medicine (e.g. routine vaccines)

• Responsible for the use of medications (e.g. not over-prescribing antibiotics/being mindful of anthelmintic resistance)

• Residue control:

  • Residues that enter the food system can lead to human development of allergies

  • Understanding of withdrawal periods for milk, meat, fish, and eggs

• Ensuring animal welfare:

  • Ensure appropriate bedding, ventilation, etc.

  • Competent use of captive stun bolt to transport animals for emergency slaughter

  • Perform humane culling/euthanasia

• Notifiable diseases recognition: e.g. brucellosis & rabies

• Animal identification: plays an important role in tracebility:

  • Gathering disease information

  • Medication administration

Notifiable disease

A disease that must be reported to the government based on clinical signs

Livestock market

1 of the 4 locations in the food chain where vets play a role:

• Animal welfare

  • Mixture of animals with varied health housed together

  • Stress during transport can lead to suppressed immune response

• Notifiable disease control

• Animal ID control: theft prevention

Slaughterhouse

1 of the 4 locations in the food chain where vets play a role:

• Inspection duties:

  • Inspect animals ante mortem, including assessment of Food Chain Information and Post Mortem inspection

  • No carcass can be sold without vet approval

• Communication of inspection findings back to farm:

• Enforcements

• Technical Managers

• Animal Welfare

• Hygiene Control

• Notifiable Diseases

• Audits:

  • Enforcement powers based on observations at slaughterhouse

Import/export

1 of the 4 locations in the food chain where vets play a role:

• Check live animals, meat, and animal products as they go between countries

World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)

List the main authorities in charge of Animal Health, Welfare, and Food safety worldwide

World Health Organization (WHO)

List the main authority in charge of Animal Health, Welfare, and Food safety within the UN

• Create policies that can be applied by member states

• Contribute to UN funds

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

What organization was founded by WHO?

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

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European Commission (EC), Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC), and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

List the 3 main authorities in charge of Animal Health, Welfare, and Food safety at the EU level

European Commission (EC)

1 of the 3 main authorities in charge of animal health, welfare, and food safety at the EU level:

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• Monitor if member states follow regulations set by commission

Directorate General SANTE; Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF)

The European Commission co-developed:

• _______ – It is made up of 8 directorates that are responsible for specific policy on Public Health & Food safety covering all areas of prevention including monitoring and implementation

  • _______ – alert tool to ensure the exchange of information between food safety authorities of MS on risks to public health resulting from the food chain

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA); European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO)

The European Commission requires scientific advice to create policies, and relies on:

• _______ – Conducts animal health research

• _______ – Conducts human health research

• _______ – Administers system of plant variety rights

Local Authorities

• Check local businesses

• During food borne outbreak, they can seize contaminated products or sample suspected products

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UK Health Security Agency

How do authorities interact to ensure the highest standard of protection of human and animal health?

• Independent public body to provide an integrated approach to protecting UK public health by providing support and advice to the NHS, LAs, emergency services, and the Department of Health

• No statutory powers to enforce legislation, must work closely with enforcement agencies