Joint EFSA, FAO and WHO guidance aims to harmonise dietary exposure assessments

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have published jointly guidance for a harmonised Total Diet Study (TDS) approach. The organisations conclude that, together with other dietary surveillance programmes, TDS is an effective tool to estimate population dietary exposure to both harmful and beneficial chemicals across the overall diet.