Strengthening collaboration on chemical hazards in food among food safety authorities and the World Health Organization in the Western Pacific Region.
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WPSAR Vol 3, No 2, 2012 | doi: 10.5365/wpsar.2012.3.1.005 www.wpro.who.int/wpsar 1 a Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. b Food Safety, Division of Health Security and Emergencies, World Health Organization Regional Offi ce for the Western Pacifi c, Manila, Philippines Submitted: 6 March 2012; Published: 14 June 2012 doi: 10.5365/wpsar.2012.3.1.005 The World Health Organization (WHO), together with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is leading the scientific risk assessment of food at the international level. Within this process, dietary exposure is the only input that is country or region specific since consumption patterns, food composition and food contamination differ in various parts of the world.
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- Western Pacific surveillance and response journal : WPSAR
دوره 3 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012