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The Nutrition and Food Safety (NFS) Department is addressing the burden of disease from physical, chemical and microbial hazards in food and unhealthy diets, maternal and child malnutrition, overweight and obesity.

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This technical brief aims to provide summarized information about the use of serum ferritin for assessing iron status in individuals and populations. It...

Worldwide prevalence of anaemia 1993-2005

Anaemia is a public health problem that affects populations in both rich and poor countries. Its primary cause is iron deficiency, but a number of other...

Global anaemia reduction efforts among women of reproductive age: impact, achievement of targets and the way forward for optimizing efforts

This review updates and shares new resources for those seeking to implement anaemia reduction efforts worldwide. The purpose of the review is to help Member...

Risk-based examples and approach for control of Trichinella spp. and Taenia saginata in meat

Human trichinellosis is caused by the consumption of raw or inadequately treated meat from domestic or game animals containing the larvae of parasites...

Micronutrient survey manual

This manual contains modules covering all aspects of a cross-sectional micronutrient survey, from planning through implementation to analysing, reporting,...

Highlights from 2018 and 2019INFOSAN was active during 162 global food safety events, involving countries and territories across all regions in 2018...

INFOSAN members’ guide

The new International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) Members’ Guide has been developed taking a participatory approach and includes...

INFOSAN advisory group, 1 July 2020

INFOSAN Advisory Group members bring unique knowledge, skills and experiences to complement the knowledge and skills of the Secretariat to more...

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