Food Safety and Informal Markets: Animal Products in Sub-Saharan Africa

ISBN-13: 9780367739584 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 284 str.

Kristina Roesel; Delia Grace

Opis

Animal products are vital components of the diets and livelihoods of people across sub-Saharan Africa. They are frequently traded in local, unregulated markets and this can pose significant health risks. This volume presents an accessible overview of these issues in the context of food safety, zoonoses and public health, while at the same t

Spis treści

1. Introduction  Part 1: Food Safety in Sub-Saharan Africa  2. Taking Food Safety to Informal Markets  3. Informal Markets are Not Necessarily Dangerous and Formal Markets are Not Necessarily Safe  4. Hazards do not always Translate into Risks  5. Can Participation Improve Food Safety?  6. Farmers, Traders and Retailers are Risk Managers  7. Understanding Values and Culture is Crucial for Food Safety Management  8. Can Food Safety be Pro-poor?  9. Gender Aspects of Informal Markets for Animal-source Food  Part 2: Twenty-five Proof-of-concept Studies from Sub-Saharan Africa  10. Inadequate Access to Safe Water for Livestock and People in Rural Ethiopia  11. Low Quality of Water and Milk in Rural Ethiopia Poses Risks to Human Health  12. Is Ethiopian Raw Milk Safe for Human Consumption?  13. Milk Quality in Peri-urban Dar es Salaam: Cream on Top or Tip of the Iceberg?  14. Equal Pay for Equal Work in Kenya  15. Kenya’s Economic Gain leading to Health Pain?  16. Emerging Diseases threaten Ghana’s Emerging Milk Market  17. Hand-washing is Likely to turn Ivorian Milk into a Safe and Competitive Product  18. When Clean Milk Production cannot be Assured, Boiling before Consumption is Non-negotiable  19. Are Malarial Symptoms Mistaken for Brucellosis in Mali?  20. Boiling Milk Disrupts the Social Order of Communities in Mali  21. Beef in Export Abattoirs not Safer than that in Local Abattoirs  22. A Single Slip may cause Lasting Injury: Beef in Kenya Contaminated from the Start  23. Risky Roast Beef in Tanzania  24. Risky Roast Beef in Tanzania? Not yet Confirmed!  25. Informal Markets in Mozambique Risky for Local Chicken  26. Arrive Alive in South Africa: Chicken Meat the Least to Worry About  27. Informal Selling of Meat in South Africa  28. How an Antelope could Alleviate Poverty in South Africa  29. Sustainable Livelihoods in South Africa through Marketing of Biltong  30. Participation: (un)Manageable Tool for Risk Analysis of Traditional Slaughter of Goats in South Africa?  31. A Critical Review of Food Safety and Land Policies in South Africa  32. Is Ghana Threatened with Disease from its Heavy Fish Consumption?  33. European Union Trade Regulations Influencing Food Production in Côte d’Ivoire  34. Shellfish on the Table not to Blame for Chronic Cough in Côte d’Ivoire  Part 3: Annexes  Annex 1. Project Partners from 2008 to 2011  Annex 2. List of Publications from the Safe Food, Fair Food Project

O autorze

Kristina Roesel is co-ordinator of the Safe Food, Fair Food project, based at the International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya, and also a doctorate candidate at the Free University, Berlin, Germany. 

Delia Grace is Program Leader, Food Safety and Zoonoses, Integrated Sciences, at the International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya.