Risk assessment in the pork meat chain in two districts of Viet Nam

cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Bernen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.coverage.countryVietnam
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2VN
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.coverage.regionSouth-eastern Asia
cg.creator.identifierDelia Grace: 0000-0002-0195-9489
cg.creator.identifierSteven Staal: 0000-0002-1244-1773
cg.creator.identifierMa. Lucila Lapar: 0000-0002-4214-9845
cg.subject.ilriMARKETSen
cg.subject.ilriFOOD SAFETYen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL PRODUCTSen
dc.contributor.authorFahrion, Anna S.en
dc.contributor.authorGrace, Deliaen
dc.contributor.authorToan Nguyen Ngocen
dc.contributor.authorThuy Do Ngocen
dc.contributor.authorStaal, Steven J.en
dc.contributor.authorLapar, Ma. Lucilaen
dc.date.accessioned2010-11-10T06:30:13Zen
dc.date.available2010-11-10T06:30:13Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/2568
dc.titleRisk assessment in the pork meat chain in two districts of Viet Namen
dcterms.abstractPork occupies an important place in the diet of the Vietnamese population. Most people buy and sell meat in informal markets (called wet markets) where there is little safety and quality regulation. As part of a larger project on competitiveness of smallholder pig production in Viet Nam, we carried out a comparative risk assessment to identify and characterise hazards present in representative pork meat chains. The study addressed all levels (“from stable to table”) of food supply chains in the districts of Ha Noi (urban environment) and Ha Tay (transition from urban to rural environment) in northern Viet Nam. We used Participatory Risk Analysis, allowing rapid and participatory assessment of hazards in resource-constrained environments. Different tools were used in this pathway approach to identify practices and hazards at production, slaughter, transport, sale and consumption, including: - Observational check lists and questionnaires ; - Participatory rural appraisal; - Rapid diagnostic tests for several pathogens in pork meat, including several bacteria, different parasites and antibiotic residues. The collected data were evaluated to assess hazards as well as risk amplifying or mitigating practices. The farms scored moderately well on measures of biosecurity, good hygienic practice and reduction of zoonoses transmission. Farmers reported the occurrence of disease outbreaks in their pigs, but also an adequate coverage with veterinary services and drugs. Slaughterhouses scored low on hygienic practices, suggesting this may be a critical step because of a high likelihood of carcass contamination with faecal bacteria. Applying diagnostic tests on slaughtered pigs and pork meat at selling points, we found six hazards present in pork at concerning levels. We also report on the prevalence of consumer practices around purchase, keeping and preparation of food which are likely to influence risk. Finally, we integrate the findings from the different levels of the chain to assess the risk to consumers and conclude that although there is strong evidence for high levels of hazards in pork, there is less evidence of high levels of risk to consumers of pork meat.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationFahrion AS, Grace D, Toan NN, Thuy DN, Staal S and Lapar L. 2010. Risk assessment in the pork meat chain in two districts of Viet Nam. Paper presented at Tropentag 2010, Zurich Switzerland, 14-16 September 2010. Nairobi: ILRIen
dcterms.issued2010-09-14
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
dcterms.typeAbstract

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