Nutrition and Food Safety
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.

Vision and mission

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Key achievements

NFS key achievement 2023 pub cover
This brochure of our main 2023 achievements highlights the value of global health leadership in setting objectives, aligning partners, and driving change...

2024 Newsletter

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NFS newsletter July 2024 cover
The latest edition of our NFS Newsletter features key activities we undertook over the period from April to June 2024.

News and Agenda

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Latest publications

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Safety evaluation of certain contaminants in food: prepared by the ninety-third meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (‎JECFA)‎

The Ninety-third meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) was held on a virtual online platform from 24 March to 1 April...

Countdown to 2023: WHO 5-year milestone report on global trans fat elimination 2023

This fifth milestone report summarizes the progress from 2018-2023 towards the global elimination of industrially produced trans-fatty acids (TFA), highlighting...

Guidance for monitoring healthy diets globally

Monitoring of dietary intake at national and global levels is becoming increasingly important with the changing food systems and diets. Better measurement...

Evaluation of certain veterinary drug residues in food: ninety-eighth report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

The JECFA98 meeting, which was jointly hosted by FAO and WHO, evaluated three veterinary drugs in Rome 20–29 February 2024.The report represents...



Areas of work

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NFS newsletter July 2024 cover

The latest edition of our NFS Newsletter features key activities we undertook over the period from April to June 2024.

NFS newsletter April 2024 pub cover

The latest edition of our NFS Newsletter features key activities we undertook over the period from January to March 2024.

NFS key achievement 2023 pub cover

WHO leadership, norm-setting, policy guidance, country support actions, monitoring and surveillance have brought another good year of progress towards...

World Food Safety Day 2024: Communication toolkit pub cover

This communication toolkit was developed by WHO and FAO to present information  about the sixth World Food Safety Day, and to share ideas on how to...

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