Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre on Chemical Food Safety
Director / Head:
Dr Polly Boon
Institution:
Food safety department, Centre for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services (VPZ)
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)
Address:
PO Box 1
3720BA
Town:
Bilthoven
Country:
NETHERLANDS
Region:
EURO
Phone:
+31 6 4686 08 92
Fax:
+31 30 274 4475
Date of Designation:
30/May/2013
Last Redesignation:
30/May/2023
Expiry:
30/May/2027
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- Upon WHO’s leadership, improvement of the Global Environment Monitoring System (GEMS) and the Chronic Individual FOod COnsumption summary statistics (CIFOCOss) databases
- Upon request by WHO, support the improvement of risk assessment methods used by WHO for food risk assessment by joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) and Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR)
- Upon request by WHO, support the use of Total Diet Studies for food safety risk assessment at the international level
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Subjects:
- Food safety
- Chemical safety
- Environmental health and hazards other than those specifically mentioned
Types of activity:
- Collection and collation of information
- Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.)
- Coordination of activities carried out by several institutions (e.g. other WHO collaborating centres)
WHO Outputs:
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3.1.2 - Countries enabled to strengthen equitable access to safe, healthy and sustainably produced foods through a One Health approach |
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Responsible Officer:
HOEJSKOV Peter Sousa
Phone:
+4545337155
Technical Counterpart:
MADSEN Soren
Phone:
+41 22 791 3697
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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