FAO backs Lebanon in augmenting food safety

LEBANON – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has backed the Ministry of Agriculture in buttressing its food safety role in the country. Food safety in Lebanon represents a major concern for both policymakers and consumers. Studies by several research institutes and governmental organizations have reported high levels of contamination in various items. To enhance circumstances…

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Lebanon faced with spike in food poisoning cases

LEBANON — Study findings by a committee of nine experts known as the Scientific Committee on Food Safety ha shown a spike in food poisoning cases in Lebanon, since the start of summer in June. This has been attributed to the country’s increased power outages with the Ministry of Public Health citing that the true scale of the numbers has…

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