As part of the Shizunou Consortium Project of Hokkaido Shizunai Agricultural High School, on 23 May, Masanori Kotani, President and Secretary General of Japan’s Food Safety Management Association (JFSM) delivered an online lecture to second-year students at Hokkaido Shizunai Agricultural High School on the themes of the World Health Organization (WHO)'s “Five keys to safer food”, "Introduction to the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points system" and "World Food Safety Day". Building on last year’s lecture, this year's session included quizzes, making [...]

Schools across the Municipality of Alcobaça, Portugal, participated in Food Safety Week from 26 to 30 May, in anticipation of World Food Safety Day on 7 June. This year's edition, themed “Science in Action”, involved 700 children from the municipality. On 30 May, the Alfeizerão School Center welcomed Ana Filipa Pereira, a technician from the Alcobaça Municipal Council, known as “Pipa Vitamina” who organized interactive activities. In the classroom, students conducted physical-chemical experiments and visualized plates with microorganisms to emphasize the [...]

The Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Mauritius hosted a webinar on food safety to mark World Food Safety Day. The event was convened by Associate Professor Daya Goburdhun and featured two guest speakers from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The event was aimed at academia, university students, stakeholders from the food sector, regulators, the hotel sector and food testing labs. Speakers included Catherine Bessy, Senior Food Safety Officer at FAO, who [...]

The 34th session of the Codex Committee on General Principles (CCGP) has started in Lille, France. The first of the opening remarks were delivered remotely by Annie Genevard, Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, who noted that this session marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of CCGP and of France’s chairmanship of the Committee: “Sixty years of expertise, dialogue, and methodological rigour serving a common ambition across the Codex Alimentarius: protecting consumer health and ensuring fair practices in the [...]

On 20 May 2025, a vibrant celebration of World Food Safety Day took place at Tashkent State Medical University (TSMU) under the global theme “Food Safety: Science in Action.” The event was jointly organized by the Committee for Sanitary-Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, TSMU, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with broad participation from academia, students, public health professionals, and media representatives. The day began with an outdoor session on the [...]

Islamabad, Pakistan In a significant move toward sustainable and responsible livestock farming, Pakistan’s poultry industry is making strides in reducing reliance on antimicrobials. The sector is increasingly adopting alternatives to antimicrobials to combat the alarming rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a global health challenge that threatens both human and animal welfare. A recent market and perception survey was conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Pakistan, in collaboration with the Institute of Microbiology, University of [...]

As the Codex Committee on General Principles (CCGP) celebrates its 60th anniversary, we spoke with its Chairperson, Jean-Luc Angot, who has led the Committee since his appointment in 2018. With the 34th session set to convene in Lille, from 2 to 6 of June 2025, we delve into his reflections on guiding this subsidiary body of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, navigating evolving global related challenges, and driving procedural reforms. With a packed agenda and side events on different topics, Jean-Luc [...]

The morning of May 24, 2025, students and faculties slipped on crisp new event T-shirts, posters were hung, and a warm buzz filled the tiered lecture hall. Instead of a typical campus event, it was a celebration of World Food Safety Day, and this year’s theme, “Food Safety: Science in Action,” was brought to life with energy, clarity, and vision. Organized by the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) in collaboration with China Agricultural University (CAU), the event [...]

A deep understanding of the hazards associated with fishery and aquaculture products is essential for the effective implementation of a HACCP system. This knowledge helps reduce reliance on traditional end-product testing, favoring a more effective and preventive approach to food safety management in production and processing facilities. Following the successful English webinar in October 2024, which attracted over 1,400 participants, we are pleased to announce a 3-day Spanish-language webinar. The webinar will provide guidance on how to identify food safety hazards related [...]

A deep understanding of the hazards associated with fishery and aquaculture products is essential for the effective implementation of a HACCP system. This knowledge helps reduce reliance on traditional end-product testing, favoring a more effective and preventive approach to food safety management in production and processing facilities. Following the successful English webinar in October 2024, which attracted over 1,400 participants, we are pleased to announce a 3-day Spanish-language webinar. The webinar will provide guidance on how to identify food safety hazards related [...]