Nutrition and Food Safety
The Department of Nutrition and Food Safety (NFS) aims to address the burden of unhealthy diets, malnutrition and foodborne diseases, by providing guidelines, integrated services, and technical support, embedding nutrition and food safety into health, economic, and environmental agendas, and promoting access to knowledge and care for everyone.
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30 July 2026
Investing in breastfeeding saves lives and money
Investments in breastfeeding support yield some of the highest returns on human capital, yet proven, evidence-based interventions, including counselling,...
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026 (SOFI) is the UN system’s flagship assessment of global hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition,...
15 July 2026
Joint FAO/WHO expert meeting on microbiological risk assessment on powdered formula for infants and young...
A Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) on powdered formula for infants and young children was convened in Rome, Italy,...
7 July 2026
Nutrition and Food Safety News - May-June 2026
This edition of the NFS Newsletter features key activities the Department of Nutrition and Food Safety undertook in May and June 2026.