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WorksheetsWHO Food Safety Strategy
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
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
Strategic Objective 2.1 calls for:
Eliminating processed foods from markets
Identifying and evaluating food safety impacts from global changes
Banning food imports during pandemics
Encouraging traditional farming practices only
In Strategic Objective 2.2, adapting risk management options means:
Modifying strategies to address emerging foodborne risks
Reducing international trade to limit risks
Creating uniform diets to prevent contamination
Limiting regulations to high-income countries
Which best describes Strategic Priority 3?
Reducing sugar in processed foods
Improving use of food chain information and risk assessment in decisions
Promoting plant-based diets
Encouraging local food festivals
Strategic Objective 3.1 emphasises:
Using scientific evidence and risk assessment in establishing food control measures
Applying cultural food preferences to risk management only
Setting fixed food prices for stability
Restricting risk analysis to domestic data only
Which is slightly correct for Strategic Objective 3.3?
Source food safety information from national sources only
Rely exclusively on consumer complaints for risk data
Source information and experiences from beyond national borders
Limit sharing of information to local food vendors
Strategic Priority 4 focuses on:
Risk communication and stakeholder engagement
Reducing the cost of street food
Establishing food-only trade unions
Promoting celebrity chef programmes
Strategic Objective 4.1 suggests:
Creating platforms for consultation on the national food safety agenda
Outsourcing food safety entirely to private companies
Restricting consultation to scientific experts only
Holding consultations only during foodborne outbreaks
Which is correct under Strategic Objective 4.5?
Limiting consumer education to urban areas
Avoiding direct engagement with consumers
Facilitating communication, education and engagement with consumers
Using only online channels for communication
Strategic Priority 5 is about:
Promoting food safety in domestic and international trade
Supporting only large exporters in global markets
Banning imported processed foods
Developing international tourism packages
Strategic Objective 5.3 aims to:
Develop unique national standards unrelated to Codex
Align national systems with Codex Alimentarius standards
Use Codex only for exports, not domestic markets
Replace Codex with local trade agreements
