Poland 26th in World Food Safety Index

Poland has advanced to 26th place in 2018 with a score of 75.4 among 113 countries in the safety ranking. The report is based on the Food Safety Index 2018 (Global Food Security Index - GFSI) report commissioned by Corteva Agriscience TM, Agricultural Division of DowDuPont. In 2017, Poland was in 27th position with a score of 74.2. The leader of the ranking in 2018 was Singapore.

Poland was appreciated for nutritional standards, the presence of food security systems, farmers' access to financing and food security. In the category of natural resources and resilience, Poland ranks high, in 7th position.

The GFSI ranking criteria are based on the analysis of food systems and the effects of environmental changes around the world. GFSI is the first food safety ranking that considers economic and physical availability as well as food quality.