Improving food safety and quality along the chain to protect public health, support fair food trade  and contribute to food security and economic development

Improving food safety and quality along the chain to protect public health, support fair food trade and contribute to food security and economic development

Year of publication 2012

Pages 20 p.

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Ensuring food safety is a public health priority, and an essential step to achieving food security. Effective food safety and quality management systems are key not only to safeguarding the health and well-being of people but also to fostering economic development and improving livelihoods by promoting access to domestic, regional and international markets.

Language English

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