So called fake news about food safety and COVID-19 has had a negative impact on consumption patterns and created anxiety among consumers in Asia Pacific.
Ahead of World Food Safety
Progress on food safety has brought benefits including greater food security and more stable livelihoods to South-East Asia, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) director of the region.
Heightened hygiene measures put in place because the coronavirus pandemic will have positive effects on longer term food safety in the Asia-Pacific region, according to experts.
The COVID-19 outbreak has
Countries in the Americas have been urged to take measures to ensure food safety throughout the production chain.
The Pan American Center for Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Veterinary Public Health (PANAFTOSA)
Governments have an important role to play in food safety to ensure it gets the attention and investment it deserves, according to a senior food standards officer with the Codex
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional director for Africa has called for smarter investment and design of supply chains with a focus on food safety.
Matshidiso Moeti said all
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has marked World Food Safety Day this month by highlighting food safety efforts in Uganda and Costa Rica.
The IAEA and the United Nation’
The European region cannot afford to lose focus on other health threats during the coronavirus outbreak, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Officials from the WHO’s Regional Office
Today, June 7, is World Food Safety Day, and the Partnership for Food Safety Education is taking this time to recognize and celebrate the people who work tirelessly to provide
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has used the backdrop of World Food Safety Day to remind people never to wash raw chicken.
FSAI and Safe Food, a group
This year in the lead up to World Food Safety Day, June 7 2020, the Partnership for Food Safety Education is recognizing the people who keep us fed during the
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has launched a contest about food safety aimed at those in the Asia Pacific region.
The FAO’s Regional Office for