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Diabetes • ~17 % of population • 4 th highest rate in the world • Consequences: Disabling(amputation) &fatal complications • Annual amputation rate: 400 people • Causes: Genetic pool, High saturated fats : toxic to pancreas Overweight Lipids • 50.9% of population (Abnormal Cholesterol overweight & obese DIET- RELATED • 7.4% of age group 12-19 & other blood fat) DISEASES years obese & 8.4% • 25-35% overweight Coronary Heart Disease • Death rate: ~ 3580 per year Main Causes Of Death in 2010: Diabetes, Heart Disease, Cancer Hypertension = ~54% death • 37.9% Sources: Mauritius Non Communicable Disease Survey Report, 2009, Ministry of Health and Quality of Life National Cancer Control Programme, Action Plan: 2010 -2014; tmbc.gov.uk

Food Safety Number of reported food poisoning cases during the past 12 months: 288 Number of Death: 5 Causes of Contamination: • Micro organism Contamination:264 • Chemical Contamination : 15 • Foreign Matter contamination: 1 • Toxic Plant / Fish: 8 Datura Cancer Sources of Contamination: • 1400 new cases of • Toxic intake (Fish + Plant) cancer every year • Expired canned food • Annual cancer death rate: 900 • Contamination on site of food preparation • Diet linked to cancer of (Restaurant, Bakery & Home Cooking) bowel, stomach & breast

Constitution of a Multi institutional and Multidisciplinary Core Group in July 2011 Public Sector • MRC Private Sector • AREU • Ministry of tertiary education, Science, Research & • MCCI Technology • APEXHOM • MSB • Food & Allied LTD • Ministry of Agro Industry & • Universal Development Food Security Corporation • Ministry of Health & Quality • Animaterra Co.LTD of Life • Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Consumer Protection Academia • University of Mauritius Dr. Pugo-Gunsam Chairperson Picture Source: greenpack.rec.org

From farm To fork Agricultural Consumers Production SALE, MANUFACTURING/PROCESSING, PACKAGING GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD AGRICULTURAL DISTRIBUTION MANUFACTURINGP DISTRIBUTION PRACTICES PRACTICES RACTICES PRACTICES REGULATORY MECHANISM AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK

Emanation of Sub-committees Tasks of Subcommittees • Food Regulations and • focus on Standards; • the current status, • relevant policies and strategies, • Traceability and Monitoring • The Maurice Ile Durable Program of Food Safety; • Strategic Options in Crop Diversification and Livestock Sector (Ministry of Agro Industry (2007-2015) • The Food Security Fund Committee-Strategic Plan • Sustainable Agriculture in (2008-2011). Mauritius and • National Plan of Action for Nutrition (2009-2010) • projects, • Food Quality Issues • governing legislations, • the gaps, • challenges and emerging issues of each theme. Presentation to a wider range of stakeholders in a national workshop on 15 September 2011.

Re Research earch Them emes es

Issues  Bad eating Habits (Snacking/Junk)  Fast tracked lines  Working parents Education And  No demand for best quality of food Awareness  Not able to make informed choices  Need to empower Mauritians to select good quality food

Issues  General perception that GAP’s should be improved  Need for sustainable agricultural production Sustainable Agricultural  Reduced use of chemical pesticides Production and fertilizers System  Increased use of bio-products

Issues  High prevalence of diabetes, heart disease, hypertension and obesity  Bad cooking habits  Bad eating habits Diet related Research  Reuse of cooking oils  High prevalence of anaemia in adolescent girls and pregnant women (27%)

Issues  Need for onsite rapid testing\need for new and modern equipments Traceability and  High analysis Time (Turn-over) monitoring  Need for tagging method at all Relevant Stakeholder  Ministry of Health and production levels for traceability Quality of life  Ministry of Agro-Industry and food Security  Lack of information on the origin of  Ministry of Industry, feed/food ingredients and food Commerce and Consumer sources Protection (MSB)  Ministry of Fisheries and Rodrigues Objective To achieve food safety through food inspection, product tracing and  product recalls

Issues Need for self-regulation and Quality  Food Assurance along value chain Regulations Barriers due to lack of harmonisation of  and Standards standards on different market Need for a multi-sectoral platform to  Relevant Stakeholder federate all stakeholders  Ministry of Industry, Commerce Perception that public is not adequately and Consumer Protection  protected from unwholesome, mislabeled  Ministry of Agro-Industry and food Security or adulterated food  Ministry of Health and Quality Need for a paradigm shift for food safety of life  evaluation from end-product testing to  MSB food chain monitoring  National Codex Committee Enforcement of Regulations:  Science based and precise • Food Act, Meat Act, Plant  Practical and enforceable to all operators Protection Act, Fair Trading Act  Harmonized with international norms Main Objective  Protecting public health

Medium Term (2- 4 Short Term (0-2 years) Long Term (4-6 years) years) Area of Education and Awareness Intervention To provide consumers with the skills and Knowledge to consume safe and healthy Objective 1 food Inclusion of Nutrition Booklets on Food Safety Information Booklets for and food quality in Booklet on Quality Nutrition operators in the Food Primary School for the Mauritian Population Industry Curriculum of study Small Television spots/ Research Programme on nutrition, food Direction/ project safety and quality related issues Radio Programme for sensitization of Producers and consumer education on food quality issues Objective 2 To Train Farmers to adopt good agricultural practices To reinforce training programme to help farmers and adopt GAPs and to keep record of pesticide and fertiliser Research used [On-going activity by AREU ] Direction/ project Regular capacity building for Trainers (Training of trainers) to understand new techniques and systems

Short Term (0-2 Medium Term (2- 4 Long Term (4-6 years) years) years) Area of Sustainable Agriculture and Nutritional Farming Intervention Objective 1 To promote sustainable agriculture and Nutritional Farming Evaluation of Soil Health management practices in different soil, climate and cropping system Research Direction/ Restoration of Soil Health in Mauritius project To further develop integrated pest and disease management practices under local condition Objective 2 To promote production of underutilised vegetables and Fruits Research Direction/ Valorisation of Specific fruits/ food crops project in Mauritius and Rodrigues Objective 3 To Promote Nutrition Farming Research Direction/ To develop a planning tool for soil fertility project amendments and nutrient balance

Short Term (0-2 Medium Term (2- 4 Long Term (4-6 years) years) years) Area of Diet – Related Research Intervention To ensure a safe and quality nutrition for the Mauritian Objective 1 Population Development of Study to identify why the reuse of legislative measures cooking oils in Mauritius is still regarding reuse of currently practised cooking oil Studies to identify the causes of Research Direction/ anaemia in project A study on Iron Supplement with a view to decrease the occurrence of anaemia in the Mauritian population Developing a typical healthy Mauritian plate for human consumption

Short Term (0-2 years) Medium Term (2- 4 years) Long Term (4-6 years) Area of Intervention Traceability and Monitoring throughout the food chain Objective 1 To achieve food safety through food inspection, product tracing and product recalls Improving facilities with Preparing a report of Food improved, new and modern Regulations and proposed equipments for the testing of amendments to facilitate recall of food pesticides residues, antibiotic products and adulterants Research Direction/ Reduced Analysis Time (Turn- project Introduction of onsite rapid testing on over) by developing more new, a pilot basis rapid instrumental methods of analysis Implementation of GS1 Developing of Tagging method Traceability Standard by the throughout the food chain MCCI Objective 2 To monitor pesticide residues in the food chain through a surveillance programme Enhanced monitoring of selected food To implement regulation and items (locally and Imported) for Developing a monitoring Research Direction/ legislative mechanisms to ensure pesticide/ fertiliser residues system for traceability of project safe levels of pesticide residues on Dissemination of Results of analysis agrochemical usage food items. to the Public and Stakeholders Objective 3 To Monitor consumption of GMOs in Mauritius Survey on the different aspects and Research Direction/ Capacity Building for the setting up of GMO detection Facility at composition of GMO in Mauritian project Food Technology Laboratory Food To continuously collect, analyse and utilise data on specific nutrition indicators to monitor the nutritional Objective 4 status of the population Development of a data collection, Research Direction/ analysis and reporting system related project