Dr. Francesco Branca is Director, Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, World Health Organization. 

Keeping Food Safe, Even in Unexpected Situations

Apple picking in Khachmaz, Azerbaijan, 19 September 2023. WHO / Sue Price
Farhad Valiyev of the Azerbaijan Food Safety Authority inspects a load of apples for export using a remote inspection camera at an export facility in the Khachmaz region, 18 September 2023. WHO / Sue Price
Tshering washes her hands before starting work at Chuniding Foods in Thimphu, Bhutan, 10 August 2023. WHO / Sue Price

Food safety is everyone’s business and all of the players along the production chain can do their part.