Fao - Probiota Champions: In conversation with Prof Gregor Reid
From leading the FAO/WHO working group on Probiotics to his pioneering work in Africa, Prof Gregor Reidâs impact on the probiotics, prebiotics, and microbiome fields is...
View ArticleNew Yorkers Have A Chance To Stay Overnight At FAO Schwarz Thanks To Airbnb
Airbnb and FAO Schwarz have teamed up to offer a one night stay at the toy store for a New York City family FAO Schwarz is undoubtably the most recognizable toy store in the...
View ArticleFao - Standard Minimum Dietary Diversity Indicators for Women or Infants and...
ABSTRACTBackgroundSimple proxy indicators are needed to assess and monitor micronutrient intake adequacy of vulnerable populations. Standard dichotomous indicators exist for...
View ArticleWHO and FAO look at Trichinella and Taenia saginata in meat
Experts have helped develop risk-based approaches to control two parasites in meat, requiring the re-evaluation of traditional practices and the assessment of regulatory and...
View ArticleFAO highlights ‘often neglected' foodborne parasites
Officials have published a document highlighting ways to avoid the risks from foodborne parasites transmitted by pork, freshwater fish and crustaceans. Foodborne parasitic...
View ArticleFAO involved in projects to strengthen food safety
A project has started to strengthen official food safety control and risk communication systems in five countries of Europe and Central Asia. The effort, funded by Turkey...
View ArticleFao - Standard Minimum Dietary Diversity Indicators for Women or Infants and...
ABSTRACTBackgroundSimple proxy indicators are needed to assess and monitor micronutrient intake adequacy of vulnerable populations. Standard dichotomous indicators exist for...
View ArticleFAO project building food safety capacity in developing nations
Lloyd's Register Foundation is helping to fund a project to educate a new generation of food safety professionals in the developing world. The United Nations' Food and...
View ArticleFao - Experts urge shift to recognize work behind food safety
People have to learn how to talk differently about food as it is not an accident it is safe, according to an FAO expert. Markus Lipp, senior food safety officer at the Food and...
View ArticleExpert says COVID-19 guidance from FAO and WHO is ‘misleading'
The WHO and FAO interim guidelines on COVID-19 and food safety are flawed, according to one expert who is hoping a planned update will solve the problem. Roger Cook said the...
View ArticleFAO: Organic label is not a guarantee of food safety
The term organic is not a guarantee of food safety, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations . Organic is a way to grow food following specific...
View ArticleFAO highlights possible food safety issues with edible insects
The benefits of edible insects as an emerging food source must be weighed against potential food safety issues, according to the United Nations' FAO. While insects have been...
View ArticleFao - Expert wanted to help WHO with foodborne disease report
The World Health Organization is looking for a consultant to help with work on foodborne disease surveillance. The appointed expert will support the Actions in Food Systems...
View ArticleFAO shares how it improved food safety in ASEAN
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has helped improve consumer health and boost the trade of food in South East Asia. FAO ran a series of multi-year...
View ArticleFao - FDA celebrates World Food Safety Day: ‘Safe Food Now for a Healthy...
World Food Safety Day is celebrated on June 7 and aims to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks, contributing to food security...
View ArticleWHO and FAO stress role of science and technology in food safety efforts
The chief scientists of FAO and WHO highlighted the role of science in keeping food safe while stressing the importance of technology during a webinar earlier this week. The...
View ArticleFao - WHO EU chief: Number of people sick from unsafe food is unacceptable
A regional director at the World Health Organization has said the number of people getting sick or dying from unsafe food is “staggering” and “unacceptable.” Every year in...
View ArticleFao - Isotopic measurement of iron requirements in sub-Saharan African children
ABSTRACTBackgroundPrevention of iron deficiency in African children is a public health priority. Current WHO/FAO estimations of iron requirements are derived from factorial...
View ArticleFao - Small Serbian producers given food safety flexibility
Flexible food safety bylaws are making it easier for small-scale producers in Serbia to sell their products in formal markets. These rules, in line with EU food safety and...
View ArticleFao - WHO discussions of Asia Pacific, Africa and Americas show food safety...
Regional WHO and FAO offices in Asia, the Americas and Africa highlighted their work on safe food to mark World Food Safety Day this past week. The Pan American Health...
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