Strengthening sector policies for better food security and nutrition results
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Food provides essential nutrients for human health, well-being and development. However, when unfit for human consumption, food can also be a source of harm as food-borne illness and reduced absorption of nutrients. In the worst-case scenario, food that is not safe can cause death. Food-borne diseases continue to pose a high burden on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly on children under five years of age. Enhanced food safety and hygiene is integral to the successful attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular to SDG2.
This guidance note identifies a number of issues to be taken into account for improving the coherence between food security and food safety policies, indicating how food safety considerations could be integrated into the food security agenda, weighing and optimizing trade-offs, building on synergies and ensuring that different sectors’ objectives are met in a complementary way.