The Spanish Federation of Food Science and Technology Associations (FEDALCYTA) held a World Food Safety Day webinar on 7 June that included presentations on ideas around "Inform to train", "Pursuing climate neutrality", "Profiles and training for new skills" and "Official control based on European regulations”. The event was conducted with the support of the Food Campus of the University of Barcelona and made use of the World Food Safety Day video, What are food standards and why are they important? Read [...]

Food Safety Works, a food safety consulting company dedicated to improving food safety observed World Food Safety Day 2023 with a line-up of activities across its business clients, schools and community as a whole to create awareness on the importance of food standards for safer food. The set of activities panned from the 6 to 9June with awards for various competitions being awarded towards the end of June 2023. On 7 June, Food Safety Works kicked of a host of activities [...]

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), West Region (WR), the International Training Centre Food Safety & Applied Nutrition (ITC-FSAN), and the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, on 7 June 2023 hosted the "Stakeholder Conversation on “Food Loss and Waste Management" to commemorate World Food Safety Day 2023. The event brought together subject matter experts, researchers, and food business operators to discuss effective strategies for managing food loss and waste. Various scheme ideas were explored, and [...]

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) joined top experts and international officials during Wednesday’s World Food Safety Day celebration to discuss a new project assessing food control systems and phytosanitary capacities to ensure food safety and plant health in 11 African Union nations. The event, organized around this year’s theme of ‘Food standards save lives, brought together representatives from the European Union, African Union Commission, African Union Member countries, and FAO leaders and technical teams.   FAO [...]

On 7 June, at the Milon School in Nagaland, India, students joined the world in celebrating World Food Safety Day in a number of different activities. The school invited Dr AkumtoshiAo. M.D to talk to the children – known as “Milonites”, after the name of their school – about healthy foods and food safety. “Take care of what and how you eat”, they were taught. In addition, the science club of the school gave a presentation on foodborne diseases. The school also [...]

Under the aegis of their course leader Luis Enrique Manzanero, students of the Degree in Nutrition at the Private University of the Peninsula (Universidad Privada de la Península - UPP) in Mérida Yucatán, carried out a series of activities in order to highlight World Food Safety Day in the university community. There were three organized activities in which the students of nutrition, high school students and students of other disciplines participated. Among the activities carried out was the implementation of a [...]

The Standardization and Metrology Centre of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce of the Kyrgyz Republic and FAO organized an international seminar in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, to mark World Food Safety Day. The seminar focused on food safety in the horticulture sector, which, as the organizers noted, provides “an important component of our diet and a wonderful source of fibre, vitamins, and minerals.” In his opening remarks, Kuvatbek Bapaev, FAO Senior Policy Advisor made the point that “The safety of [...]

The National Food Agency of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) representation offices in Georgia, the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health of Georgia and the Georgian Technical University all joined forces to mark World Food Safety Day on 7 June, together with their partners and donor organizations. Two events were organized. A public-facing event held in Rike Park in [...]

In 2022 the Codex Secretariat began work on reviewing the formatting and layout of Codex texts to ensure consistency, to meet FAO and international publishing standards and to enhance readability. A digital object identifier (DOI) has also been added to standards as they are published, providing a unique reference that can support tracking and citation of each text. The project is part of the Codex Secretariat’s contribution to the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. Jenny Scott, [...]

The Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Mauritius (UoM) actively celebrated World Food Safety Day to create awareness around the important role food safety plays, through a half-day workshop on 7 June 2023. The programme for the workshop was carefully planned to include some of the most pressing issues in food safety in Mauritius. Speakers were from the University of Mauritius, the Ministry of Health and Wellness, the Codex Contact Point for Mauritius, the Mauritius Standards Bureau, the food [...]