FAO urges L.America to guarantee food safety

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday urged Latin American countries to enhance their capacity to guarantee food safety. Each country needs specific emergency plans suitable to its development level and a national food control system to guarantee food safety, said J. Michelle Poirson, the FAO's officer for System of Innocuous Food Emergency Prevention. To reinforce the capacity to prepare for, recognize and react to emergencies is key to guaranteeing the health of consumers, said Maya Pineiro, representative of FAO Innocuous and Quality Food. Poirson urged different governmental organizations involved in the plans to collaborate and work together to optimize their efficiency.