Scientists have given a preview of a forthcoming publication on the use of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) in food safety.
The World Health Organization (WHO) will launch a guide in
Researchers have proposed a radical shift in how food safety is looked at in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
They said the top-down focus of efforts to build food safety
Unsafe food may sometimes only lead to mild acute symptoms but it can also cause chronic illness like cancers, or affect nutritional intake, according to experts.
A webinar was held
Salmonella continued to lead incidents involving a global food safety network, according to the latest data.
The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) was part of 47 alerts from January
At least six cases of botulism have been recorded in Vietnam in May, according to health officials. Three of the patients are children.
The Vietnam Ministry of Health reported three
There is a varied and often limited ability to test food and manage foodborne hazards in the Pacific, according to WHO.
The World Health Organization (WHO) looked at the food
The World Health Organization (WHO) has put forward five actions to mitigate the risks to public health in traditional food markets.
The steps are to keep clean; avoid contamination; keep
Potential hazards from cell-based food have been identified as part of the first step to assessing the safety of such products.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Scientists have looked at a range of interventions related to Campylobacter in poultry meat.
The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbial Risk Assessment (JEMRA) reviewed recent data and evidence
The FAO and WHO have called for experts and data on two different subjects as well as announcing a webinar on cell-based food.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the
Eight people have died in Bangladesh after consuming contaminated raw date palm sap.
From early January to mid-February, 11 cases including eight deaths from the Nipah virus have been reported
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) are looking for experts to contribute to work related to viruses in foods.
They are also asking governments,
