Institute for Food Safety and Nutrition Security

Access to adequate, safe, and wholesome food is increasingly critical for sustaining the world’s growing population. Yet, efforts to advance food safety and nutrition security are often siloed, with minimal consideration of the impacts in these complementary areas. For example, redistributing food waste to food-insecure individuals can inadvertently increase the risk of foodborne illness—through temperature abuse and mishandling—in a vulnerable population that has limited access to resources such as healthcare and paid sick leave to deal with even mild gastrointestinal illnesses. Food safety and nutrition security are intrinsically linked. Foodborne illness can impede the body's ability to absorb nutrients, while malnutrition can impair the body's response to foodborne illness. Solutions to food system issues need to account for this synergy. The Institute for Food Safety and Nutrition Security aims to break down these silos and advance equitable food systems that promote public health and prevent illness, using a One Health approach.

网站

https://ifsan.gwu.edu

Institute for Food Safety and Nutrition Security的外部链接

所属行业

研究服务

规模

2-10 人

总部

Washington，District of Columbia

类型

非营利机构

创立

2024

领域

Food Safety、Data-Driven Food Safety、Risk Analysis、Decision Making、Nutrition Security和One Health