A World Health Organization (WHO) group focused on food safety held an event recently to mark one year of existence.
The WHO Alliance for Food Safety had a 2-hour virtual meeting on June 30 to review challenges and achievements since its launch in May 2024.
The annual general meeting of the
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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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A panel of food safety professionals has discussed how best to use findings from research to improve food safety.
Speaking during a webinar highlighting the role of scientific advice in protecting public health, Dr. Moez Sanaa, from the Department of Nutrition and Food Safety at the World Health Organization (WHO)
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Thailand has reported its first human anthrax-related death in 30 years.
In May, Thailand informed the World Health Organization (WHO) of four cases of cutaneous anthrax. One person died as a result of disease complications, while the other three were hospitalized. It is the first reported anthrax-related death in Thailand
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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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The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a series of documents covering the relevance of a range of pathogens in water.
The background documents will inform the revision of WHO guidelines for drinking water quality and on sanitation and health. Examples of agents covered are Cyclospora, Salmonella, Toxoplasma gondii, Yersinia
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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 framework has been produced to help African countries implement the WHO’s strategy on food safety.
The World Health Organization (WHO) African region is estimated to have the highest burden of foodborne diseases per population. Based on figures published in 2015, more than 91 million people fall ill due to
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