Food safety and quality

29/03/2024
Over a thousand participants from more than 75 countries joined the landmark publication launch webinar on food safety aspects of cell-based food, jointly organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization...
16/04/2024
An online event will take place on Thursday, 9 May 2024 from 14:30 to 15:30 CEST via Zoom. Based on the recent FAO publication, the webinar aims to stimulate discussion...
22/04/2024
The latest advancements in cell-based food production and precision fermentation that were shared at the stakeholder meeting held in Shanghai, China, in November 2023 have been published in the report,...
29/04/2024
The transformation towards more sustainable agrifood systems calls for innovative policy and institutional coordination mechanisms. In this context, the exchange of experiences among countries becomes essential. A new brief entitled Policymaking...
02/05/2024
Cette semaine, la FAO a lancé un projet visant à améliorer le système de contrôle alimentaire à Djibouti. Un projet de 6,4 millions d'euros financé par l'Union européenne, «Renforcement des...
07/05/2024
World Food Safety Day is only 1 month away! Join us on 10 May for the World Food Safety Day Planning Webinar if you're interested in organizing an event or...
17/05/2024
A review on new food sources and production systems by scientists from the Singapore Food Agency and FAO has been published in the journal Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and...
17/05/2024
14 May, Seoul, Republic of Korea In the week of 13 May the Republic of Korea held Korea Food Safety Day (KFSD), the largest commemorative event in the field of Korean...
28/05/2024
Rome – May 24, 2024 – Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Care and FAO successfully conducted a one-and-a-half-day workshop in Mutare to finalize the costing of a strategic workplan...
30/05/2024
In the run up to World Food Safety Day on 7 June 2024, a new episode of the Codex podcast has been released. Vittorio Fattori and Keya Mukherjee from FAO’s...
30/05/2024
Lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) and ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) are fortified foods designed to prevent and treat malnutrition in children. LNS and RUTF are delivered by humanitarian organizations such as...
07/06/2024
In a live event on World Food Safety Day 2023, FAO launched “FAO’s GHP and HACCP Toolbox for Food Safety”,a website comprising a series of practical food safety management guidance...
07/06/2024
World Food Safety Day has arrived, this year under the theme “food safety: prepare for the unexpected”! World Food Safety Day is facilitated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...
14/06/2024
The risk of acquiring avian influenza A (H5N1) infection from food remains negligible, especially when food safety practices like pasteurization and adequate cooking are applied.   This is the conclusion of...
14/06/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will host a comprehensive technical review workshop coupled with an intensive training session to strengthen food safety assessment practices and...
03/07/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) convened workshops on ranking food safety risks in Mongolia (17 and 18 June), the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (20 and...
04/07/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) hosted a workshop in June 2024 aimed at strengthening food safety assessment practices and tools. The event included a technical...
10/07/2024
  The webinarFood safety implications from the use of environmental inhibitors in agrifood systems, hosted by FAO, took place on 9 May 2024. The event aimed to stimulate discussion on the food...
17/07/2024
A recent FAO mission in Egypt concluded last week, marking an important step in a project aimed at strengthening food safety and plant health capacities and governance across 12 African...
17/07/2024
Farhati Mohamed Rachid a joué un rôle déterminant dans la coordination du projet de la FAO « Renforcement des capacités et de la gouvernance en matière de contrôle alimentaire, phytosanitaire...