Experts discuss strategies to improve food safety in traditional markets in Asia Pacific
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Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, United States of America

On 1–2 September 2021, the World Health Organization regional office for Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific hosted a bi-regional advocacy meeting on risk mitigation in traditional food markets in the Asia Pacific region.
Hung Nguyen-Viet, co-leader of the Animal and Human Health program at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), presented an overview of traditional food markets in Asia Pacific, with reference to research projects by ILRI and partners on improving food safety and reducing risks in informal markets in Cambodia and Vietnam.
Photo credit: Makara market in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (ILRI/Hardisman Dasman)
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