Free, open-access food-science references for students and small food producers. Each title opens on the publisher’s official site, where you can read it online or download it directly from the source. New titles are added over time.
Five Keys to Safer Food (WHO)
WHO’s core food-safety guide: keep clean; separate raw & cooked; cook thoroughly; keep food at safe temperatures; use safe water & raw materials.
🔗 Open online →Codex Alimentarius food standards (FAO/WHO)
The international food standards, codes of practice and guidelines — a free reference library for food safety, hygiene and labelling.
🔗 Open online →GHP and HACCP Toolbox (FAO)
Practical, step-by-step guidance for applying Good Hygiene Practices and the 12 HACCP steps — written with small food businesses in mind.
🔗 Open online →Codex standards — search and download (FAO/WHO)
The searchable list of every Codex standard, free to download in six languages — including the labelling standard for pre-packaged foods.
🔗 Open online →Codex nutrition and labelling standards (FAO/WHO)
The Codex texts behind food labels: labelling of pre-packaged foods, nutrition labelling, and the rules for nutrient and health claims.
🔗 Open online →Food safety fact sheet (WHO)
WHO’s overview of foodborne illness — the main biological and chemical hazards, who is most at risk, and how food control systems reduce them.
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