New directions for tackling food safety risks in the informal sector of developing countries

Informal food markets are important sources of affordable, nutritious food for millions of people in low- and middle-income countries. However, a large part of the public health burden of foodborne disease is associated with foods that are handled and sold by informal food processors and vendors....

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Main Authors: Henson, S., Jaffee, S., Wang, S.
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: International Livestock Research Institute 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130652
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Wang, S.
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description Informal food markets are important sources of affordable, nutritious food for millions of people in low- and middle-income countries. However, a large part of the public health burden of foodborne disease is associated with foods that are handled and sold by informal food processors and vendors. In most low- and lower middle-income countries, informal food markets will remain important for food and nutritional security for the foreseeable future. And, under a ‘business as usual’ scenario, we might even expect the problem of unsafe food in this sector to worsen rather than improve over time. To be more effective in addressing unsafe food in informal markets, there is a need for a shift in mind-sets, and a very different, multi-sectoral, multi-dimensional and spatially focused approach which deals with the complex capacity- and incentive-related constraints associated with informal markets.
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spelling CGSpace1306522025-11-04T20:10:37Z New directions for tackling food safety risks in the informal sector of developing countries Henson, S. Jaffee, S. Wang, S. food safety research developing countries informal sector Informal food markets are important sources of affordable, nutritious food for millions of people in low- and middle-income countries. However, a large part of the public health burden of foodborne disease is associated with foods that are handled and sold by informal food processors and vendors. In most low- and lower middle-income countries, informal food markets will remain important for food and nutritional security for the foreseeable future. And, under a ‘business as usual’ scenario, we might even expect the problem of unsafe food in this sector to worsen rather than improve over time. To be more effective in addressing unsafe food in informal markets, there is a need for a shift in mind-sets, and a very different, multi-sectoral, multi-dimensional and spatially focused approach which deals with the complex capacity- and incentive-related constraints associated with informal markets. 2023-06-01 2023-06-06T06:27:54Z 2023-06-06T06:27:54Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130652 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130542 Open Access application/pdf International Livestock Research Institute Henson, S., Jaffee, S. and Wang, S. 2023. New directions for tackling food safety risks in the informal sector of developing countries. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.
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informal sector
Henson, S.
Jaffee, S.
Wang, S.
New directions for tackling food safety risks in the informal sector of developing countries
title New directions for tackling food safety risks in the informal sector of developing countries
title_full New directions for tackling food safety risks in the informal sector of developing countries
title_fullStr New directions for tackling food safety risks in the informal sector of developing countries
title_full_unstemmed New directions for tackling food safety risks in the informal sector of developing countries
title_short New directions for tackling food safety risks in the informal sector of developing countries
title_sort new directions for tackling food safety risks in the informal sector of developing countries
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research
developing countries
informal sector
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