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Suggested Citation:"Discussion--Dr. Mohammadreza Razailashkajani." National Research Council. 2006. Food Safety and Foodborne Disease Surveillance Systems: Proceedings of an Iranian-American Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11526.
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Discussion Dr. Mohammadreza Razailashkajani Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Disease Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Panel: Dr. Jackson, Dr. Matthews, Dr. Montes Niño, and Dr. Jamdar Dr. Jackson first challenged the audience with the question, “What is food safety?” He asked the question in relation to the immune status of a population. Vibrio in seafood became a focus of the discussion. A scientist from the Pasteur Institute of Iran pointed to the role of food transportation as a cause of Vibrio contamination. He also mentioned anaerobic bacteria as important contaminants of seafood in Iran. Another challenge came from Dr. Matthews. It concerned the routes by which Salmonella may contaminate vegetables and fresh produce. He explained the role of irrigation water, manure, and the low level of hygiene among farm workers in contributing to the problem of contaminated produce imported into the United States. Enterococcus faecalis resistance to vancomycin and the ways Staphylococ- cus aureus could contaminate food were the next topics. Dr. Salmanzadeh, a microbiologist from the Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Dis- ease, raised a question about the methods used in the United States to estimate incidence of Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli. The safety of food produced using bioengineering and the ways of imple- menting food safety measures in the United States were the next topics. Dr. Matthews answered the final questions, which addressed the role of chlorine as a disinfectant in slaughterhouses, future alternatives, and the ways that the govern- ment of the United States controls imported foods. 28

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In October 2004 the Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases of Shaheed Beheshti University hosted in Tehran an Iranian-American workshop on Food Safety and Surveillance Systems for Foodborne Diseases. The purposes of the workshop were to initiate contacts between Iranian and American specialists, exchange information about relevant activities in the two countries, and set the stage for future cooperation in the field. The participants also identified important aspects of food safety that should be addressed more intensively by both countries, including surveillance, research, international trade, and risk assessment. The framework for the workshop had been developed during a meeting of Iranian and American specialists in June 2003 in Les Treilles, France. More that 100 specialists participated in the workshop in their personal capacities, along with representatives of the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization. These proceedings include a number of papers that were presented at the workshop together with summaries of discussions following presentation of the papers.

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