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.

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The WHO acceleration plan to stop obesity: a joint WHO/UNICEF operational model for designing and implementing the response

Obesity is one of the most urgent public health challenges of our time. In 2022, more than 1 billion people worldwide were living with obesity, a number...

SHAKE the salt habit, 2nd ed.

The document outlines a structured approach to developing a comprehensive sodium reduction strategy, including preparatory steps such as establishing governance...

Microbiological risk assessment of viruses in foods: part 2: prevention and intervention measures: meeting report

In response to a request from the 53rd Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH), the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk...

Policies and interventions to create healthy school food environments: WHO guideline

Children spend a large share of their day in school, making it a critical setting for shaping lifelong dietary habits and reducing health and nutrition...