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Iraq government promotes food standards on World Food Safety Day

The Central Agency for Standardization and Quality Control in Iraq celebrated World Food Safety Day by publishing an article on social media under the slogan “Food Standards, Save Lives”. The published article included the following: Protecting public health is the goal of every individual, and the wealth of nations is valued by the health of its people. Therefore, food is considered an essential and sensitive commodity like no other. It can be contaminated by microbes, heavy metals, or toxins through production [...]
14 June 2023

Spanish food safety experts share knowledge on World Food Safety Day

In a World Food Safety Day webinar the Spanish food safety consultancy, Ainia, provided an overview of good food safety practices. The event had a participation of 150 attendees and focused on exposing some aspects of the 5 basic elements: Make sure they are safe Ensure safe planting Keep them safe Understand what is “safe” Create food safety teams In addition, three strategic pillars to achieve the vision: "Safe food for people everywhere" were discussed. This included: 1. Benchmarking and harmonization: integration of legal/regulatory requirements with those of [...]
14 June 2023

World Food Safety Day celebrated at Egyptian university

Students and staff of the New Assiut University of Technology (NATU) in Egypt celebrated World Food Safety Day on 7 June, under the auspices of Prof. Dr Gamal Tag Abdel Gaber, President of NATU, who, in his opening speech, underlined that “efforts in the field of food safety must be strengthened in order to reduce the burden of foodborne diseases.” Ali Youssef, Vice President of the University, added that “food safety is a shared responsibility between governments, producers and consumers, and [...]
14 June 2023

Students celebrate World Food Safety Day in Suriname

To promote food safety the Department of Agriculture Production of the Anton the Kom University of Suriname celebrated World Food Safety Day with an on-campus ‘Food Safety Day Event’. This day was dedicated to bringing awareness and sharing knowledge with other interested persons, including staff and students of the university, on Food safety aspects and also highlight some information on chemical contamination in food. There was also a fundraising activity carried out for students’ ongoing research projects.  The event was organized by [...]
14 June 2023

Food safety advocates take to the streets in Nigeria for World Food Safety Day

The Street Food Safety Committee in Nigeria, an arm of the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology, Lagos State Chapter, was out in force on World Food Safety Day, as members handed out leaflets and talked to the public about food safety. In particular, the group spoke with people shopping and working in a market, where food is sold in the street. The food safety team talked with people about the Five Keys to Safer Food, an initiative of the [...]
13 June 2023

CCMAS42 / Codex vital role in setting standards for methods of analysis

On 13 June 2023, representatives of the Hungarian government, the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, the WHO Regional Office for Europe and Steve Wearne, the Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, all offered speeches at the opening of the Plenary Session of the 42nd meeting of the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (CCMAS42). Márton Nobilis (pictured above) State Secretary responsible for food chain safety in Hungary welcomed delegates to the session and remarked on the [...]
13 June 2023

In South Africa, World Food Safety involved food safety along the macadamia chain

Mayo Macs, a macadamia processing manufactural company in South Africa celebrated World Food Safety Day this year by producing an exhibition for staff to learn about food safety. “The exhibition showed the whole Mayo Macs process, starting from delivery to packed product. Emphasis was put on all equipment used during the process to ensure food safety and explaining the process,” said Mpume Ndlovu, a Mayo Macs employee.   Photo © Mayo Macs SA
13 June 2023

Romanian university conducts youth and food safety competition to promote World Food Safety Day

In the context of the World Food Safety Day, the Faculty of Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering of the Politehnica University Timisoara, Romania, organized a poster contest “Youth and Food Safety - PolySafeFood 4th Edition”. The competition took place online on 7 June. Participants submitted posters and videos (5 minutes max.) on various food safety topics and on 7 June, the winners of the poster contest were announced in an online event where the representatives of the Faculty of Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering offered a speech about the safety aspect [...]
13 June 2023

Food industry experts debate the challenges of food safety in Bangladesh World Food Safety Day event

The Bangladesh Food Safety Foundation (BFSF) observed World Food Safety Day 2023 on 7 June for the 5th time. This year the activities undertaken were as follows: a)     BFSF communication materials such electronic posters and flyers containing the theme, slogan and key messages that were prepare with logos of the five organization for dissemination purposes b)     Distribution of World Food Safety Day communication materials and BFSF customized communication materials through email to 380 food business and their associations, Apex Chamber bodies such as the [...]
13 June 2023

Safe food packaging a focus of World Food Safety Day in Ecuador

With the message that food standards play a key role in any production process, the Ecuadorian packaging company FESA held a World Food Safety Day event for its staff on 7 June. Staff were invited to a food safety talk at the facility and a raffle was held where a number of employees won products produced by FESA customers. Throughout, the message was: Food standards save lives   Photo © FESAECUADOR
13 June 2023