WHO Food Safety Strategy

Which principle underpins Strategic Priority 2 in the WHO Global Strategy for Food Safety?

• Cost-effectiveness in trade agreements

• Improving national dietary guidelines

• Forward-looking food safety systems

• Identifying and responding to challenges from global changes

What is the main aim of Strategic Priority 1?

• To regulate food prices and subsidies

• To promote organic farming exclusively

• To strengthen national food control systems

• To ban all imports of high-risk foods

Which document provides global guidelines for designing national food control systems?

• WHO International Health Regulations

• FAO Food Security Framework

• Codex Alimentarius Principles and Guidelines for National Food Control Systems

• International Trade Organisation Food Safety Act

Under Strategic Objective 1.1, what is a key feature of modern food legislation?

• Only focusing on final product testing

• Basing rules solely on traditional food laws

• Combining evidence-based risk management with horizontal and vertical regulations

• Relying on voluntary compliance by food businesses

The main function of Strategic Objective 1.4 is:

• Ensuring food packaging is environmentally friendly

• Strengthening compliance, verification and enforcement

• Limiting inspections to large food companies only

• Promoting traditional cooking methods

Which is a slightly correct statement about Strategic Objective 1.2?

• It focuses on training farmers in organic production

• It promotes the consolidation of all food safety into one ministry only

• It requires coordination among competent authorities across the food chain

• It eliminates the need for local-level participation

In Strategic Objective 1.5, what role do competent laboratories play?

• They develop recipes for healthier diets

• They manufacture packaging materials

• They conduct accredited testing for food monitoring and surveillance

• They manage retail food inspections directly

Which WHO tool provides high-resolution pathogen subtyping for foodborne disease surveillance?

• PCR Testing

• Food Safety Risk Analysis Network

• Whole Genome Sequencing

• Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points

What does Strategic Objective 1.6 recommend for handling food safety emergencies?

• Establishing a multiagency national response plan

• Relying solely on international organisations for responses

• Reducing the number of agencies involved to speed up actions

• Using social media alerts as the main communication tool

Strategic Priority 2 focuses on:

• Reviewing school feeding programmes

• Responding to global changes and transformations in food system

• Strengthening rural agriculture productivity only

• Developing new dietary guidelines