The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture Jahad have launched a specialised workshop on “Pistachio Safety and Trade: Navigating the Standards of the Sanitation and Plant Testing Measures and Codex, at present underway in Tehran till April sixteenth.
The workshop introduced collectively 65 key stakeholders from throughout the pistachios sector to deepen our information of worldwide meals security and commerce frameworks, together with Codex Alimentarius requirements and measures from the Sanitation and Plant Academy (SPS). It additionally focuses on aflatoxin danger administration, pesticide residue management, and traceability techniques.
The occasion is led by FAO International Food Safety specialist Sanjay Dave. SanjayDave is a globally acknowledged professional in meals security and commerce.
On behalf of FAO, FAO’s Deputy Assistant Representative Nazi Tavakoli emphasised the necessity to meet evolving worldwide meals security requirements to keep up and develop Iranian pistachio exports.
She pointed to mycotoxin contamination, particularly aflatoxins, as one of many major challenges affected by weather conditions, agricultural practices, and post-harvest dealing with and storage strategies.
“Iran has made notable progress by selling wonderful agricultural practices, strengthening post-harvest administration and strengthening mycotoxin testing infrastructure,” Tabakoli mentioned. “Building capability and training alongside the pistachio worth chain is vital to keep up these enhancements.”
The workshop is entitled “Improvement of pistachio manufacturing and exports via institution of built-in product administration” within the FAO Technical Cooperation Project.
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