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

Nutrition and Food Safety vision and mission illustration

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

News and Agenda

Latest news

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Latest publications

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Use of lower-sodium salt substitutes: WHO guideline 

This guideline provides evidence-informed guidance on the use of lower-sodium salt substitutes (LSSS). The recommendation in this guideline can be used...

In brief: risk assessment of food allergens: exemptions from mandatory food allergen declaration

For some people, certain foods may trigger an allergic reaction - a medical condition where their immune system mistakenly responds as it would to a danger....

In brief: risk assessment of food allergens: food allergen reference doses

For some people, certain foods may trigger an allergic reaction - a medical condition where their immune system mistakenly responds as it would to a danger....

In brief: risk assessment of food allergens: precautionary allergen labelling (‎PAL)‎

For some people, certain foods may trigger an allergic reaction - a medical condition where their immune system mistakenly responds as it would to a danger....



Areas of work

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Initiatives

Documents

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1st meeting on optimal mistake of animal souce foods - summary and conclusions pub cover

The first World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Meeting on optimal intake of animal-source foods was convened to launch the work that will lead to recommendations...

Summary report of the 2024 Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) cover

This summary report contains key extracts of the results of the 2024 Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) are provided to make them accessible...

NFS newsletter October 2024 cover

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

SOFI report 2024 cover

This report is the annual global monitoring report for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 targets 2.1 and 2.2 – to end hunger, food insecurity...

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