AUTHOR=Pouokam Guy B. , Foudjo B. U. Saha , Samuel Chi , Yamgai Philomina Fankam , Silapeux A. Kamda , Sando Joel Taguemkam , Atonde G. Fankam , Frazzoli Chiara 

TITLE=Contaminants in Foods of Animal Origin in Cameroon: A One Health Vision for Risk Management “from Farm to Fork”

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 5 - 2017

YEAR=2017

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00197

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2017.00197

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=Foods of animal origin represent an important share in the diet of Cameroonian populations. These foods are produced and sold locally and also exported within the continent and in Europe. Import of certain sea products and fishes (not available in Cameroon?)  is gradually increasing to meet the high demand of a more westernized segment of the population. Few controls are made on the quality and safety of these products. Certain safety standards do exist but are still yet to be enforced. Inspection made so by far by regulatory authorities are partial and do not cover important hazards that require laboratory analysis. The increasing awareness of population, the burden of new types of disease, as well as the recurrence of food scandals have recently launched a scientific and population debate on the contribution of foods items, especially those of animal origin, to the toxic exposure of food producing animals and humans. This paper critically reviews the occurrence of toxicants in most consumed foods of animal origin in Cameroon. The current legal framework is analyzed in order to explore possible One Health intervention measures.
Keywords: Contaminants; Residues; One Health; Risk management; Toxicants; Adult equivalent