A group of scientists in the veterinary medicine faculty of the Universidade Lusófona in Lisbon is organizing an event for World Food Safety Day. It is a workshop entitled "Conversations about parasites in sushi. Awareness and prevention". rganizers say that this is a situation that is becoming increasingly more of a concern in Portugal although the population is mostly unaware. The workshop aims to raise awareness on the topic. Date:    7 June, 2024Time:    14:00–18:00 CESTPlace:   Campus de Universidade Lusófona de Lisboa  

The Latin American and Caribbean Association of Food Science and Technology (ALACCTA) has organized a World Food Safety Day webinar under the theme “Food safety: prepare for the unexpected.” The virtual event will feature food safety experts, who will share their knowledge on how to address challenges in the food industry. The following topics will be addressed: Five key elements to prepare for the unforeseen, with Joaquín Nava, Delcen Group, Mexico Strategies to protect your processing plant against unexpected allergens, Carolina Motto, Argentina Inclusive [...]

It’s 7 June! Happy World Food Safety day! This year we celebrate under the theme “food safety: prepare for the unexpected,” which coincides with the 20th anniversary of the FAO/WHO International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN). INFOSAN was established following the development and adoption of the Codex Principles and Guidelines for the Exchange of Information in Food Safety Emergency Situations (CXG 19-1995), which was the genesis of INFOSAN in terms of designation of emergency contact points at the national level. These [...]

India’s young food safety ambassador has recorded a video message in line with this year’s World Food Safety Day theme, “food safety: prepare for the unexpected”. Ojasvini Naik said in her message: “If it is not safe, it is not food but sometimes foodborne illnesses and diseases can be caused due to unexpected events.” For that reason, the young food safety advocate said, we all need to be prepared for the unexpected. She goes on to offer some food safety tips we [...]

In celebration of this year’s World Food Safety Day, Codex has published a “case study” showing how one country used Codex texts to resolve a food safety outbreak. In line with this year’s World Food Safety Day theme, “food safety: prepare for the unexpected,” the story recounts how Honduras worked with the FAO/WHO International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) and food safety authorities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to identify the source of an outbreak of [...]

Join us on this special occasion to learn about best practices in food labelling and how it can make a difference in protecting consumer health. Discover how proper labelling can prevent risks and promote safe eating. Register now and join the conversation about the importance of food safety in our free webinar "Food Safety: Usefulness of Food Labelling" on World Food Safety Day 2024! We will wait for you! Date: 6 June 2024Time: 15:00 Panama (22:00 CEST)Link: WFSD 2024 - COPCYTA Read more World [...]

The Ministry of Commerce and Industries, headquarters of the National Office of the Codex Alimentarius Panama, Contact Point and Executive Secretariat, in coordination with the General Directorate of Standards and Industrial Technology and the National Accreditation Council, cordially invites you to participate in the celebration of World Food Safety Day and World Accreditation Day 2024. Get ready to live a unique experience! This year, in Panama, we celebrate Food Safety Day together with World Accreditation Day. We will highlight the vital [...]

By KEMBOU Etienne, Technical Officer Food Safety and Nutrition, WHO Multi-Country Assignment Teams (MCAT);Dr LAOUALI ABDOU Aissatou and RABO Souleymane, Food Safety and Nutrition Team WHO Country Office Niger;DIOFFO Salou, Codex Contact Point, Ministry of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs Niger As a prelude to the commemoration of World Food Safety Day 2024, thirty people, including representatives of administrative sectors, Civil Society Organizations, technical and financial partners and academics, were briefed on the organization, institutional structure, functioning, roles and [...]

For the fourth consecutive year, this 2024, the Regional Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO RLC), the Pan American Health Organization (WHO/PAHO-PANAFTOSA), the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the International Regional Organization for Plant and Animal Health (OIRSA) and Ecuador as Chair of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean (CCLAC), join forces to celebrate World Food Safety Day  with a 1-day virtual seminar with the objective of bringing [...]

The Ministry of Health of Peru (MINSA), through the General Directorate of Environmental Health and Food Safety (DIGESA) and together with the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, through the National Agrarian Health Service of Peru (SENASA), as well as the Ministry of Production, through the National Fisheries Health Agency (SANIPES), have organized an “Educational Day for World Food Safety Day in Peru.” The event will take place on June 4 and 5, in person and virtually through the Zoom Platform [...]