Ensuring food safety in the aftermath of disasters
Author: WHO
Resource type: Field tool
Five keys to safer food manual available in french, spanish, english and russian at: www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/consumer/manual_keys.pdf Has clear information about what is needed, why it is needed and a poster that could be put up.
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who-ensuring-food-safety-in-the-aftermath-of-natural-disasters-who-2005.mht (MHT, 61kb)
5-keys-to-safer-food-manual-keys-who(1).pdf (PDF, 3.8mb)
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WHO (). Ensuring food safety in the aftermath of disasters. www.ennonline.net/ensuringfoodsafetydisasters
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