The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified key priorities to improve food safety in the next five years in South East Asia.
The Framework for Action on Food Safety in the WHO South-East Asia Region
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The first sets of food safety risk communication and country-specific action plans to tackle the significant public health problem of foodborne parasites have been identified in Asia.
They were discussed at a regional meeting to
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The FAO and the WHO have put out draft guidance on microbiological risk assessment for food for public comment.
It is intended to provide guidance and a framework for carrying out each of the four
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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.
In a speech to mark World
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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 increased awareness of the need
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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), which is based in Brazil,
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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 Alimentarius secretariat.
Sarah Cahill said
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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 parts of the supply chain, from
Continue Reading WHO regional director urges supply chain focus to ensure food safety
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 for Europe said unsafe food is
Continue Reading WHO: Unsafe food continues to affect millions in Europe
Members of an international food safety network have heard that in the increasingly globalized world, a local outbreak of foodborne illness can rapidly evolve into a global crisis.
The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN)
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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 COVID-19 pandemic and every other
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