Experts have identified four key areas that make the case for investing in foodborne disease data and turning information into action.
The four imperatives were revealed in a Health Talks series webinar as part of World Food Safety Day. They are health, economic, environmental, and governance.
Dr. Luz María De
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Revised foodborne illness figures from the World Health Organization (WHO) are the main thing to watch out for in 2025.
There are also new regulatory requirements around Campylobacter in Europe and Singapore is working on a Food Safety and Security Bill.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking comments related to experts selected to work on estimating the economic burden of foodborne infections.
WHO is currently updating global estimates on the public health burden of foodborne diseases. This work will estimate cases, deaths, and disability-adjusted life year (DALY) loss at the
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Scientists have shared details of how they are going about updating foodborne infection figures that will be published by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2025.
As part of the process to update estimates on the burden of foodborne diseases published in 2015, WHO is conducting a global source attribution
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Efforts led by the World Health Organization (WHO) to update estimates on the burden of foodborne infections continue progressing, with publication expected next year.
In a webinar organized by the European Burden of Disease Network, two speakers shared insights into work by the Foodborne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (FERG).
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According to webinar speakers, a global food safety network has played a vital role in sharing information about food incidents in the past two decades.
A webinar was held this week to mark the 20th anniversary of the FAO/WHO International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN).
INFOSAN is also part of
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A global food standards-setting body has made progress on a range of issues, including E. coli in sprouts and vegetables, Vibrio in seafood, and food hygiene in traditional markets.
The Codex Committee on Food Hygiene meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, addressed the outstanding parts of guidelines adopted in November 2023 at
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Scientists have called for Chagas disease to be included in new estimates of the global burden of foodborne disease.
Chagas disease, caused by infection with the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, has a complicated transmission cycle with many infection routes. The disease mainly occurs in Latin America but is rising in other
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for experts to contribute to work on the economic impact of foodborne diseases.
WHO is in the process of updating global estimates on the public health burden of foodborne infections. This will look at patients, deaths, and disability-adjusted life year (DALY) loss from
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WHO is looking for experts to work on the burden of disease caused by foodborne exposure to cadmium, methylmercury, arsenic, and lead.
It is part of the World Health Organization (WHO) Department of Nutrition and Food Safety’s process to collect and assess evidence to estimate the global burden of foodborne
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