The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MoAF), as the competent authority in Türkiye in the area of food safety from farm to fork, is pleased to announce that a well-attended event is organized to celebrate World Food Safety Day on 7 June 2024.

The World Food Safety Day event, organized in cooperation with MoAF and the Federation of Food&Beverage Industry Associations of Türkiye/TGDF (the largest NGO in Türkiye in the field of food), will be held at the MoAF Conference Hall and will be hosted by the Minister.

The event aims to highlight the importance of food safety and promote the efforts of the MoAF and its stakeholders in matters of food safety regulations, implementation and crisis preparedness.

The Chief Scientist of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will provide information on European perspectives related to “Science, safe food, sustainability”. Meanwhile, the chairs of the seven Scientific Risk Assessment Commissions will moderate a session focusing on scientific applications in the field of food safety in Türkiye. Additionally, a dedicated session on “Information pollution in the area of Food Safety” and “Food Literacy” will be organized with the attendance of the representatives from NGOs (including TGDF and others), the FAO representative in Türkiye and the Heads of the related Departments of the General Directorate of Food and Control of MoAF.

About 500 guests are invited to the physical event, targeting all the actors in the food chain, particularly, policymakers and national authorities in Türkiye, as well as International Partners such as EFSA and FAO, food producers and associations, non-governmental organizations, academia, and consumer groups.

Date:    7 June 2024
Time:    09:30–16:00 Ankara time (08:30–15:00 CEST)
Place:   Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Conference Hall, Ankara/TÜRKİYE

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