Virtual, Global
Creating the enabling environment to adopt new tools and approaches to improve food safety in traditional markets can help decrease the burden of foodborne disease. This webinar is one of several Health Talks presented by the World Health Organization in celebration of World Food Safety Day 2022.
- 09/03/2022
EatSafe conducted a review on published articles of foodborne hazards present in foods and beverages commonly bought and sold in traditional food markets in Ethiopia.
- 12/04/2022
Ethiopia’s 2018 Food and Nutrition Policy cited food safety as critical to improving nutrition and public health, though responsibility for implementation remains spread across a dozen federal governing bodies. Regulations also omit traditional markets where many Ethiopians procure food, increasing food safety risks.
- 13/04/2022
In Nigeria, recent regulatory efforts to prioritize food safety resulted in the draft National Food Safety and Quality Bill, which has yet to be enacted into law and currently awaits a final reading by Nigeria’s 9th National Assembly.
- 09/03/2022
EatSafe evaluated the regulatory and policy landscape for food safety in Ethiopia at the national and regional levels, which included an assessment of existing regulations and resulted in recommendations for strengthening implementation.