FOOD SAFETY: A point of departure for preventing diseases originating in the world’s food systems
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FOOD SAFETY: A point of departure for preventing diseases originating in the world’s food systems

To mark World Food Safety Day today, 7 June 2010, three of the world’s leading food safety experts investigate opportunities for building back better food systems and nutrition in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading

Why foodborne disease is becoming a development priority—and is a solvable problem
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Why foodborne disease is becoming a development priority—and is a solvable problem

In the past, foodborne disease was rarely seen as a development priority. This all changed when WHO published the first assessment of the global burden of foodborne disease. Covering just 31 hazards, the study found the health burden was comparable to that of HIV-AIDS, malaria or tuberculosis. Continue reading