The International Atomic Energy Agency marks World Food Safety Day

14/06/2021

There are many ways in which nuclear techniques can contribute to food safety and there are a number of projects and programmes run by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) across the world to help bolster food safety and monitoring efforts in countries.

On the occasion of World Food Safety Day, the IAEA highlighted stories from Burkina Faso and Algeria, both of which are beneficiaries of a joint IAEA/FAO programme “to address food hazards, food fraud and advise countries on food irradiation.”

 

Read more here: https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/iaea-and-fao-help-burkina-faso-and-algeria-to-enhance-food-safety

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