Dr Simon Moraes Raszl, World Health Organization
Dr Simon Moraes Raszl, World Health Organization
10 June 2024
Morning Shot: WHO shines a spotlight on global threats to food security. What should consumers look out for?
The World Health Organisation has recently called for more action toward preparedness against food safety threats.
According to the global health body, ten percent of people fall ill from contaminated food annually and over 200 diseases stem from contaminated food.
On this episode of Morning Shot, Dr Simone Moraes Raszl, Scientist for Multisectoral Action in Food Systems at the Department of Nutrition and Food Safety of the World Health Organisation shares her insights on the key changes on international food security landscape, how issues in developed and developing nations are interlinked and what consumers can and should be looking out for when buying or preparing their own food.
Presented by: Emaad Akhtar
Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
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