Seminar examines health and economic benefits of safe food products and policies in the Kyrgyz Republic

In Bishkek, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Department of Disease Prevention and State Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance of the Ministry of Health, held a consultation seminar “Safer food – better health” to mark World Food Safety Day on 1 June 2022. The seminar was to inform representatives of the food businesses, trade and competent authorities about the importance and role of the use of healthy nutrition for the population. 

The seminar also covered technical regulations in food safety, including the system of labelling and tracking of food and food products, the application of new practices and food promotion policies in the field of food safety and nutrition, which directly affects both the economic and social condition of the country. 

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https://kyrgyzstan.un.org/ru/node/184440

Related links 

FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia 

https://www.fao.org/europe/en/

Country profile for Kyrgyzstan on the FAO website 

https://www.fao.org/countryprofiles/index/en/?iso3=KGZ