Codex-Based Effort to Mitigate Foodborne AMR Underway in Six Countries
Six nations—Bolivia, Cambodia, Colombia, Mongolia, Nepal, and Pakistan—have assessed their performances in minimizing and containing foodborne antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The work was done as part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO’s) ACT project, financed by the Republic of Korea, which aims to support the global implementation of Codex Alimentarius texts on AMR.
To improve the implementation of Codex texts on AMR, FAO emphasized identifying gaps and preparing action plans. To evaluate their situations, five of the six countries used the FAO AMR Progressive Management Pathway (PMP) tool, while Nepal used the Codex Code of Practice (COP) tool.