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19 November 2008

General food safety links

OTHER WHO PROGRAMMES RELATED TO FOOD SAFETY

:: Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response
:: International Programme on Chemical Safety
:: Nutrition
:: Public health and environment
:: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

WHO REGIONAL OFFICES

:: Africa (AFRO)
:: The Americas/Pan American Health Organization (AMRO/PAHO)
:: Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO)
:: Europe (EURO)
:: Southeast Asia (SEARO)
:: Western Pacific (WPRO)

WHO COLLABORATING CENTRES

For food contamination monitoring:

:: Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), Germany
:: Department of Food Chemistry, Danish Institute of Food and Veterinary Research, Denmark
:: Food Laboratory, Centre for Analytical Sciences, Health Sciences Authority, Singapore
:: Bureau of Chemical Safety, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada
:: Food Standards Australia New Zealand
:: Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, People's Republic of China
:: Instituto de Nutrición de Centro Améica y Panamá, INCAP
:: New Zealand Food Safety Authority

For foodborne listeriosis:

:: Laboratoire des Listeria, Institut Pasteur, France

For foodborne disease surveillance:

:: Division of Bacterial & Mycotic Diseases, Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC, USA

For food virology:

:: Food Safety Unit, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, USA

For risk assessment in food safety

:: Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, USA

For food safety and safety in food of animal origin

:: Food Safety Research Programme, Iowa State University, USA

For food and water safety, and indoor environment

:: National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) International, European Regional Office, Belgium

INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES

:: Codex Alimentarius Commission - Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme
:: Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO)
:: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
:: International Labour Organization (ILO)
:: International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
:: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
:: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
:: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
:: United Nations System, Standing Committee on Nutrition (UN/SCN)
:: World Bank
:: World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
:: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, World Trade Organization (WTO)

NATIONAL AGENCIES

Asia and Oceania

:: Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore
:: CSIRO Division of Food Science, Australia
:: Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
:: Food Quality Control Division, Ministry of Health, Malaysia
:: Food Safety Authority, New Zealand
:: Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), Australia
:: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan
:: Ministry of Health, Singapore
:: National Institute of Health, Japan

Eastern Mediterranean

:: Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire, Morocco
:: Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research

Europe

:: Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments (AFSSA), France
:: Consumer Policy and Consumer Health Protection, European Union
:: Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, Northern Ireland
:: Danish Veterinary and Food Administration
:: Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, UK
:: Directorate of Social and Economic Affairs, The Council of Europe
:: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
:: Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture, Germany
:: Food Safety Authority of Ireland
:: Food Standards Agency, UK
:: Hellenic Food Authority, Greece
:: INED "Mortalité, santé, épidémiologie" France
:: Institut Pasteur, France
:: Institute of Nutrition, Russia
:: National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Netherlands
:: Swiss Federal Office of Public Health

Latin America

:: Administacíon Nacional de Medicamentos, Alimentos y Tecnología Médica, Argentina
:: Ministry of Health, Brazil

North America

:: Agriculture and Agri-food, Canada
:: Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canada
:: Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USA
:: Food and Drug Administration (FDA), USA
:: Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USA
:: Food Safety Research Information Office, National Agricultural Library, USDA
:: Food Safety Risk Analysis Clearinghouse, USA
:: Gateway to Government Food Safety Information, USA
:: Health Canada (HC), Canada
:: National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA
:: President's Council on Food Safety, USA
:: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA

food safety information

:: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Published by USCDC)
:: Federation of American Scientists
:: Food Chemical News, USA
:: FoodNet, Canada
:: Food Safety Consortium, USA
:: International Food Information Council Foundation, USA
:: International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI)
:: International Portal on Food Safety, Animal & Plant Health (IPFSAPH)
:: ProMED, Federation of American Scientists
:: Rutgers University Continuing Professional Education Food Science and Food Safety Training