The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have announced a call for experts and data on Listeria monocytogenes in food to develop a risk assessment for the pathogen.

Dr. Markus Lipp, Senior Food Safety Officer at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), spoke with Food Safety Magazine during the GFSI conference on the collaborative work that FAO, GFSI, and other organizations are doing to strengthen food safety and sustainability worldwide.

World Food Safety Day, hosted by the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, aims to take actions to prevent, detect, and manage foodborne risks.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the Food Safety Community of Practice to share knowledge and improve practice.