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There is increasing interest in the links between food safety and nutrition. Animal-source foods contribute to fulfilling important micronutrient requirements by supplying vitamin B12, high quality protein, iron, zinc, vitamin A of high bioavailability, riboflavin and calcium. However, high meat ...


Häsler, BarbaraDomínguez Salas, PaulaFornace, K.Garza, M.Grace, DeliaRushton, Jonathan[Where food safety meets nutrition outcomes in livestock and fish value chains: a conceptual approach]Where food safety meets nutrition outcomes in livestock and fish value chains: a conceptual approach

Background Malnutrition, including undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies is a chronic problem in most developing countries. Animal-source foods (ASFs) provide essential sources of proteins and micronutrients, yet little is known about ASF consumption patterns or household preferences towa...


Cornelsen, L.Alarcón, PabloHäsler, BarbaraAmendah, D.D.Ferguson, E.Fèvre, Eric M.Grace, DeliaDomínguez Salas, PaulaRushton, Jonathan[Cross-sectional study of drivers of animal-source food consumption in low-income urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya]Cross-sectional study of drivers of animal-source food consumption in low-income urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya

The consumption of even small amounts of animal-source foods has the potential to improve nutrition, especially in vulnerable households. However, scaling up their production bears food safety risks that are often overlooked due to a disconnect between human nutrition and animal sciences. The aim...


Häsler, B.Msalya, G.Garza, M.Fornace, K.Eltholth, MahmoudKurwijila, Lusato R.Rushton, JonathanGrace, Delia[Integrated food safety and nutrition assessments in the dairy cattle value chain in Tanzania]Integrated food safety and nutrition assessments in the dairy cattle value chain in Tanzania

Fish make important contributions to food and nutrition security in low and middle income countries; however, they are also prone to contamination with a range of chemical and biological hazards. The presence of people's perception and health hazards has implications for consumer acceptability an...


Eltholth, MahmoudFornace, KimberlyGrace, DeliaRushton, JonathanHäsler, Barbara[Assessing the chemical and microbiological quality of farmed tilapia in Egyptian fresh fish markets]Assessing the chemical and microbiological quality of farmed tilapia in Egyptian fresh fish markets

Identifying and implementing interventions that create co-benefits in terms of food and nutrition security as well as food safety requires an interdisciplinary and intersectoral approach. This study was part of a larger project that applied an integrated framework for combined nutritional, food s...


Häsler, BarbaraMsalya, GeorgeRoesel, KristinaFornace, KimberlyEltholth, MahmoudSikira, AnnaKurwijila, Lusato R.Rushton, JonathanGrace, Delia[Using participatory rural appraisal to investigate food production, nutrition and safety in the Tanzanian dairy value chain]Using participatory rural appraisal to investigate food production, nutrition and safety in the Tanzanian dairy value chain
Carron, M.Alarcón, PabloKarani, M.Muinde, P.Akoko, James M.Onono, J.Fèvre, Eric M.Häsler, BarbaraRushton, Jonathan[The broiler meat system in Nairobi, Kenya: Using a value chain framework to understand animal and product flows, governance and sanitary risks]The broiler meat system in Nairobi, Kenya: Using a value chain framework to understand animal and product flows, governance and sanitary risks

The zoonotic helminth T. solium is one of the leading causes of acquired epilepsy in endemic countries, resulting in a high burden both in human health and social stigma of affected people (1–3). In 2012 T. solium was highlighted as a priority for control in the World Health Assembly resolution 6...


Thomas, Lian F.Cook, Elizabeth A.J.Fèvre, Eric M.Rushton, Jonathan[Control of Taenia solium: A case for public and private sector investment]Control of Taenia solium: A case for public and private sector investment

Nairobi is a large rapidly-growing city whose demand for beef, mutton and goat products is expected to double by 2030. The study aimed to map the Nairobi beef, sheep and goat systems structure and flows to identify deficiencies and vulnerabilities to shocks. Cross-sectional data were collected t...


Alarcón, PabloFèvre, Eric M.Murungi, M.K.Muinde, P.Akoko, James M.Domínguez Salas, PaulaKiambi, S.Ahmed, S.Häsler, BarbaraRushton, Jonathan[Mapping of beef, sheep and goat food systems in Nairobi — A framework for policy making and the identification of structural vulnerabilities and deficiencies]Mapping of beef, sheep and goat food systems in Nairobi — A framework for policy making and the identification of structural vulnerabilities and deficiencies

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