Integrating food safety and nutrition in agri-food systems
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Food safety and nutrition are inextricably linked, yet the importance of food safety in this relation is often overlooked. Improving food safety regulations and their implementation is essential to safeguard the health and good nutritional outcomes of the population. It is crucial to ensure that adequate food safety policy, food safety regulations, investments and implementing institutions are in place as improvements in nutrition cannot be achieved without food safety. There can be no healthy diets without food safety.
The nutritious foods that contribute to healthy diets, such as fruits and vegetables, nuts, legumes, meat, dairy products, and fish are the most susceptible to food safety hazards. According to WHO, nearly one in ten people fall ill every year from eating unsafe food, with 420 000 dying as result and low-income countries being the most affected. Similarly, guidelines and regulations for good practices across food value chains should be promoted by official controls and extension services to ensure safe production, processing, storage, transportation and retailing of food products that are safe and of high nutritional quality.
While the essence of food safety regulations is to protect consumer's health and promote fair trade practices, market access and income generation, other legitimate factors should also be taken into consideration, such as attitudes and adoption of good practices by food business operators and consumers acceptance. Furthermore, other goals include environmental sustainability, healthy soils, and clean water are important for sustainable production and consumption.