Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment on the Safety and Quality of Water Used in the Production of Fishery Products

Overview

A virtual meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) on the Safety and Quality of Water Used in the Production of Fishery Products was convened from 14 June to 2 July 2021 with three additional sessions on 29 July, 30 August, and 14 October 2021. This meeting was the fourth in a series of meetings examining appropriate and fit-for-purpose microbiological criteria for water sourcing during food production with application to fishery sectors. The main purpose of the meeting was to consider the safe use of water in the production of fish and fishery products and to identify possibilities for the reuse of water.

This document summarizes the conclusions of this meeting. The full report will be published as part of the FAO and WHO Microbiological Risk Assessment (MRA) Series.