Goal
: By 2025, WHO will set up a network of laboratories, as well as identify especially the identification of regional hubs, to support countries in various regions to implement compliance and enforcement of national regulatory and policy actions to improve food environment and promote safe and healthy diets
Regulation for food environment
World Health Organization (WHO)
| Verification status | Find out more |
|---|---|
| NAF SMARTness index | Lower moderate Find out more |
| Targeted location | Global - |
| Targeted population | Overall population (all ages, both sexes) |
| Primary indicator | 1. Identifications of laboratories which can be identified as regional hubs 2. Establishment of a network of laboratories |
| Primary indicator baseline | 0 |
| Primary indicator target | 1. Identifications of laboratories which can be identified as regional hubs (12.2025) 2. Establishment of a network of laboratories (12.2025) |
| Duration | January, 2022 - December, 2025 |
Goal action plan
The work will be implemented in close consultation with the WHO Regional and Country Offices as well as with national governments and other relevant partners and experts (i.e. laboratory experts) as required in identifying relevant and qualified laboratories which will be able to implement the assessment and analysis in accordance to WHO's requirement, for example the WHO global protocol for TFA assessment in food.
Nutrition Action Classification
Enabling
- Financial
- Operational
- Leadership and governance
- Research monitoring and data
Policy
- Food environment
- Food supply chain
- Consumer knowledge
- Nutrition care services
Impact
- Undernutrition
- Diet
- Obesity and diet-related NCDs
- Food and nutrition security
