Two FAO and WHO committees have had their local meetings recently with issues specific to each region discussed.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Coordinating Committee for North America and the South West Pacific met in Nadi, Fiji, in February.
Key food safety
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Scientists will meet in Italy later this month to discuss chemical food safety issues related to water quality.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) expert meeting is set for May 20 to 23 at FAO headquarters in Rome.
A background document is being drafted to
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Experts have fed into a report on the use of foresight in food safety that will be published later this year by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
The Food Safety Foresight Framework meeting took place in April at FAO headquarters in Rome.
Sixteen people participated in the
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An expert has urged vigilance to keep ever-changing and emerging viruses out of food.
Jeffrey LeJeune said it is not possible to predict the type, timing or location of the emergence of the next important foodborne virus. However, actions and behaviors related to personal and food hygiene, sanitation and safe
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Experts have met to discuss the risks and knowledge gaps around Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens.
At a Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) meeting in Rome in February, experts reviewed recent scientific developments, data, and evidence, including a review of the disease burden, attribution to food commodities of high public
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The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has highlighted food safety-related work in several countries.
A food control system assessment has been started in Pakistan. The initiative aims to enhance governance and compliance with international food safety standards. The FAO-led assessment will provide recommendations and a framework to guide
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The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is helping to create a hub to improve food safety in the Near East and North Africa region.
The FAO’s regional office for the Near East and North Africa is involved in the establishment of the Regional Food Safety Research Network and Innovation
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The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a call for data and experts relating to parasites in food.
Approximately 30 percent of foodborne illnesses globally are caused by parasitic infections, according to FAO.
The agency is working to update scientific advice on the detection, prevention, inactivation, and other
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More details have been shared about the process of developing models to improve knowledge about the risks associated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) revised the 2004 Listeria models.
The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk
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A global food standards setting agency has supported guidance on several topics to try and improve food safety, including traditional markets and ciguatera.
The United Nations food standards body, the Codex Alimentarius Commission, was established by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Texts adopted at
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