GENEVA — A lack of transparency is the Achilles heel of food safety, according to the deputy commissioner for food policy and response at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Frank Yiannas said there has been a three-decade exercise for traceability from centralized databases to technologies such as blockchain and,
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GENEVA — The World Health Organization’s leaders say it will help countries estimate their respective foodborne disease burdens.
Kazuaki Miyagishima, director of food safety and zoonoses and foodborne diseases at the international organization, said there are plans to equip countries with a tool to provide national estimates. It is expected
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GENEVA — There is no such thing as one type of food safety for the rich and another for the poor, according to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the health of all people, no matter where they live and what they eat, must
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Editor’s note: Joe Whitworth attended the forum earlier this week for Food Safety News and will be posting his coverage in the coming days.
As nations sell more and more food across international borders, food safety continues to be a cutting-edge issue. People are eager to try new foods and
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