In Colombia, students studying food safety at the Fundación Universitaria Agraria commemorated World Food Safety Day over the course of May and June, attending lectures and taking part in a food safety quiz. A video interview was also produced and an information dissemination campaign was deployed through brochures. The lectures addressed topics around foodborne diseases, with Dr Lina Suzana Perez Mora speaking with Dr Maria Izabel Merino about food safety for health, with Louro Juliano Rincon Chisino MSc on case studies [...]

Cookery Students of the "Solidarity Kitchens" programme of the non-profit organization, Gastromotiva, participated in an initiative promoted by the Pan American Center for Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Veterinary Public Health of the Pan American Health Organization (PANAFTOSA) and the World Health Organization, framed within the activities organized for World Food Safety Day, which is celebrated every 7 June. Participants received guidelines and recommendations on good practices in food handling and correct hand hygiene to avoid cross-contamination to prevent foodborne illnesses from PANAFTOSA [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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

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 [...]