?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Sustaining+Animal+Health+and+Food+Safety+in+Organic+Farming+(SAFO)&rft.subject=+Food+security%2C+food+quality+and+human+health&rft.subject=+Health+and+welfare&rft.description=The+organic+farming+sector+has+experienced+a+rapid+growth+over+the+past+decades.+The+growth+has+raised+the+need+to+address+food+safety+aspects+in+relation+to+animal+health%2C+the+farm+situation+and+the+living+conditions+of+animals.+Furthermore%2C+the+EU-regulations+need+to+be+put+into+perspectives+when+food+safety+is+considered.%0D%0A%0D%0AIn+principle%2C+organic+standards+on+livestock+production+must+secure+animal+health+and+food+safety%2C+they+must+comply+with+common+EU+standards%2C+they+should+allow+farming+systems+in+harmony+with+their+geographic+and+cultural+localities.+They+should+also+be+the+result+of+a+productive+discussion+between+researchers%2C+policy+makers%2C+farmers+and+consumers.%0D%0A%0D%0AOn+this+background%2C+the+objective+of+SAFO+is+to+improve+food+safety+and+animal+health+in+organic+livestock+production+systems+through+exchange+and+active+communication+of+research+results+and+conclusions+between+researchers%2C+policy+makers%2C+farmers+and+the+wider+stakeholder+community%2C+including+consumers%0D%0A%0D%0AThis+will+be+achieved+by%3A%0D%0A%C3%82%C2%B7%09Providing+a+network+in+which+consumer+and+policy-maker+concerns+about+food+safety+and+animal+health+and+welfare+in+the+expanding+field+of+organic+livestock+production+can+be+addressed.+%0D%0A%C3%82%C2%B7%09Supporting+the+process+of+development+and+implementation+of+EU-standards+on+organic+livestock+production+in+the+diverse+climate+of+agricultural+production+systems.+%0D%0A&rft.date=2003&rft.type=Project+description&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F2459%2F1%2Fpamphlet_03.pdf&rft.identifier=%7BProject%7D+Sustaining+Animal+Health+and+Food+Safety+in+Organic+Farming+(SAFO).+Runs+2003+-+2006.+Project+Leader(s)%3A+Vaarst%2C+Dr.+Mette%2C+Danish+Institute+for+Agricultural+Sciences+(DIAS)+%2F+Danish+Research+Centre+for+Organic+Farming+(DARCOF).+More+information+online+at+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.safonetwork.org+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.safonetwork.org%3E%3E.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F2459%2F