Food Safety and Nutrition: A Global Approach to Public Health

This three-week course offers a comprehensive understanding of food security, focusing on the challenges and implications faced by researchers, policymakers, and citizens worldwide. The course explores the impact of large-scale changes such as industrialization, globalization, and climate change on food safety and its implications for nutrition and health globally. By examining current research examples, participants will gain insights into global food safety concerns. Before exploring new strategies to combat food safety risks, participants will study well-documented food scandals and scares. The course covers the biological functions of different nutrients and their global effects on malnutrition and nutrient deficiencies. It also delves into global nutrition issues and solutions to nutrition deficiencies and malnutrition. The challenges of meeting micronutrient and macronutrient needs are discussed, along with sustainable research solutions. This course is a result of innovative research conducted by Jiangsu University in China and The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology in Tanzania, with financial support from the British Council. It is accredited by the CPD Certification Service.