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Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean

Health risks, safety of workers and food safety

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 17 p.

Author FAO and ECLAC

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Journal, magazine, bulletin

ISBN 978-92-5-132656-5

Series number No. 4

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In this new issue of the bulletin, we analyse health risks to people involved in the food system value chain – from workers to consumers – due to the COVID-19 crisis. Implementing measures to keep workers and consumers from contracting COVID-19 is not enough. It is also imperative to maintain high safety standards in order to keep the spread of foodborne diseases under control and thus prevent them from becoming yet another public health problem.

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FAO and ECLAC. 2020. Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean: Health risks, the safety of workers and food safety. Bulletin 4. Santiago, FAO.


https://doi.org/10.4060/ca9112en

Language English

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