Food stored under unsuitable conditions should not be purchased or used because of risk of spoilage.

There is, however, no monitoring system and there are no norms of permissible wastage or spoilage.

The Board recommended that this system should be introduced early and further steps taken to control excessive spoilage.

Food microbiology is the study of the microorganisms that inhabit, create, or contaminate food, including the study of microorganisms causing food spoilage.

That information would enable the Department to monitor and analyse the risk associated with obsolete and excessive rations as well as spoilage levels.

In the background of the pressing need for effecting economies, monitoring and control of wastage spoilage of paper in the printing process assumes special significance.

61. As indicated in the report of the Board, steps are now being taken by the Reproduction Section to quantify levels of paper spoilage and to identify areas of excessive consumption.

The guidelines of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations on food stock control have been targeted at avoiding the potential accumulation of surplus stocks which could lead to food obsolescence, pilferage and spoilage.

However, it was indicated that the peculiar features of the printing tasks handled such as large daily volumes, short run lengths and time deadlines, resulted in spoilage levels higher than the industry averages.

There was also no effective monitoring and control of the wastage spoilage of paper in the in house printing process, which is admittedly higher than the industry averages and there appeared to be considerable over production of publications resulting sometimes in a high disposal rate.

In paragraph 222, the Board recommended and the Administration agreed to maintain proper and complete records of all rations written off to facilitate the monitoring of obsolete and excessive rations as well as spoilage levels in order to utilize this information to identify problem areas where corrective actions should be taken.

quot To effect possible economy in publishing services, the study of costs and review of pricing policy for United Nations publications should be completed, a system to quantify the wastage and spoilage of paper in printing and to identify the areas of excessive paper consumption introduced, and follow up action taken.

(q) To effect possible economy in publishing services, the study of costs and review of pricing policy for United Nations publications should be completed, a system to quantify the wastage and spoilage of paper in printing and to identify the areas of excessive paper consumption introduced, and follow up action taken.

To effect possible economy in publishing services, the study of costs and review of pricing policy for United Nations publications should be completed, a system to quantify the wastage and spoilage of paper in printing and to identify the areas of excessive paper consumption should be introduced, and follow up action taken.