Nutrition and Food Safety
The Nutrition and Food Safety (NFS) Department is addressing the burden of disease from physical, chemical and microbial hazards in food and unhealthy diets, maternal and child malnutrition, overweight and obesity.

Vision and mission

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This edition of the NFS Newsletter features key activities we undertook in March and April 2025.

Key achievements

NFS key achievement 2023 pub cover
This brochure of our main 2023 achievements highlights the value of global health leadership in setting objectives, aligning partners, and driving change...

News and Agenda

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WHO global anaemia estimates: key findings, 2025

The World Health Organization (WHO) updates global, regional and country-specific estimates on the prevalence of anaemia among women aged 15-49 years...

Towards the harmonization of healthy diet metrics for global monitoring 

Use of lower-sodium salt substitutes: WHO guideline summary

This document is a summary of a WHO guideline, the full version of which is available only in English and can be accessed at https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240105591....

Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services: the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative: monitoring manual

This document provides countries with various tools and strategies for monitoring adherence to the Ten Steps at the internal facility, external...



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NFS newsletter April 2025 thumbnail cover

This edition of the NFS Newsletter features key activities we undertook in March and April 2025. 

Ad hoc FAO-WHO Expert Meeting on water contaminants summary report publication cover

The Ad hoc FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on water quality in agrifood systems and food safety implications – focus on chemical contaminants was organized...

NFS newsletter March 2025 cover

This edition of the NFS Newsletter features key activities we undertook in February and early March 2025. 

WFSD 2025 get started toolkit cover

This communication toolkit was developed by WHO and FAO to present information about the seventh World Food Safety Day, and to share ideas on how to take...

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