Safe, nutritious food is everyone’s business

2021 has marked a turning point for food safety in the global public discourse. The global COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted vulnerabilities in our food system, including the importance of food safety and its role in nutrition and health. We are starting to see the pressing need to establish capacity to support domestic food safety in low- and middle-income countries.

Meeting Consumers Where They Are – Innovative Approaches to Food Safety

11 January 2022Online Webinar, Global

This webinar will inform participants how consumer behavior information can be used to inform food safety intervention design in traditional markets in low- and middle-income countries, as well as the variety of approaches currently in use that are consumer- and market-actor focused, behavioral in nature, measurable over time, and informed by community norms, local priorities, and cultural practices.

N4G Side Event: Food Safety: A Foundation for Nutrition and Growth

06 December 2021Online Webinar, Global

In this side session for the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021, a panel of nutrition and food safety experts will explore and seek expert opinion on whether the current and evolving food system, can deliver a healthy, balanced diets that provide sufficient amounts of necessary nutrients while also preventing foodborne diseases.

GAIN-IPAN Certification Course in Laboratory Analysis of Food Micronutrients (LAoFM)

25 October 2021- 25 November 2021Nigeria

The GAIN-IPAN LAoFM certification training course is structured into three (3) progressive competency levels (Foundational, Intermediate, and Advanced). This Course is tailored made for industry professionals, private candidates, and technical staff of corporate organizations.

Let’s talk! Healthy food for the future – powered by partnerships.

03 November 2021Online, Global

Join the event in connection with COP26 where one of the Sustainability Governing Principles is to encourage healthy living. At the Global Food Talk you will gain knowledge on game-changing solutions, scalable actions and partnership models for healthy, sustainable development, be inspired by international stakeholders focusing on the securement of nutritious food for all and become motivated to take action towards the 2030-agenda.

EatSafe Surveys for Insights into Markets during COVID-19

- 13/09/2021

From October 2020 to December 2021, EatSafe conducted bi-weekly consumer and vendor surveys in traditional markets to assess the functioning of markets and market actors under COVID-19. The resulting Bulletins and Traditional Market Reports present detailed reports on trends in consumer resilience, vendors' business impacts, and food price changes.

Focused Ethnographic Study on Food Safety Values in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria

- 26/10/2021

EatSafe conducted a focused ethnographic study to examine perceptions, knowledge, and experience related to food safety among consumers and traditional food market vendors in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria.

EatSafe Featured on Food Talk Podcast

Listen to GAIN's Bonnie McClafferty on Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank) titled "Ep. 264. Bonnie McClafferty Discusses The Safety of Food Markets."

Food Safety Matters Podcast

Listen to GAIN's Bonnie McClafferty on Food Safety Magazine's Food Safety Matters Podcast, titled "Ep. 104. Bonnie McClafferty: Food Safety Needs to Be a Business Model"

EatSafe Innovation Inspiration Tool

- 20/09/2021

Designed to inspire EatSafe team members’ creativity and imagination prior to and during the EatSafe Intervention Sprint, this tool described the features, benefits, and enabling infrastructure of over 100 consumer-first food system innovations using Human Centered Design.