"I reiterate that we are confident that our food meets the quality standards required by the government. If the government of Nepal concludes that our food doesn´t meet the requirements then we are willing to suspend operations," said a statement issued by Richard Ragan, WFP representative in Nepal, on Friday.
The WFP has said that it has a rigorous food quality control system that WFP follows around the world, which is designed "to ensure that the food our beneficiaries receive is safe for human consumption".
As a part of the WFP Nepal testing process, each consignment of food is tested either by a private lab, the Centre for Quality Surveillance (CQS), or through the testing center of the government-run Nepal Food Corporation, the statement said.
"WFP is more than happy to make our testing procedures and results public through the government of Nepal since they are extensively involved in testing our food," it added.
NGOs and media reports claimed that low quality foods distributed by WFP also contributed to the diarrhea outbreak in the mid and far-western districts.
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