Which agency generally addresses food safety issues along the food production chain?

• A. FAO
• B. FDA
• C. CDC
• D. WHO

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is understanding which organization coordinates global food safety across the entire production-to-consumption chain. The FAO leads these efforts by focusing on agriculture and food systems worldwide, helping countries strengthen food-safety practices from farm to fork. A key part of this work is supporting international standards through Codex Alimentarius, created jointly with the WHO, which provides widely recognized guidelines for safe cultivation, processing, handling, and distribution of foods. This global framework is designed to reduce risks at every step along the chain and facilitate safe trade.

In contrast, the FDA operates primarily within a national context (the United States) to regulate foods and protect consumers there; the CDC concentrates on monitoring and investigating foodborne illness outbreaks; and the WHO provides broad global health guidance, but the specific, globally coordinated food safety standards that cover the full production chain are driven by the FAO (in partnership with the WHO through Codex).