Friday 7 June 2019 saw countries all over the world come out in support of safe food. From the islands of the South West Pacific to the heart of Europe, from all over Asia to North and South America and all countries in between, governments, producers, food processors and consumers underlined that food safety is everyone’s business.

Prime Minister Modi, India offered his support and described the day “of prime importance for … well-being and health”, especially of women and children underlining the importance of “implementing the latest and best standards of food safety”.

Celebrating the myriad benefits of safe food

Some of the countries and organizations that have contributed to raising awareness by holding events on the inaugural World Food Safety Day.

Barbados

Belgium

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

China - Shenzhen Market Supervision Administration and the Shenzhen Library

Cook Islands

Cuba

Gracias a @MINSAPCuba y @japortalmiranda por acoger celebración del primer Día Mundial de la Inocuidad de los Alimentos.

Felicitaciones para la Oficina Nacional de Normalización @citmacuba, punto de contacto del @FAOWHOCodex.#AlimentosSeguros https://t.co/aKDWEFTDRY pic.twitter.com/6tLwVogH8l

— FAO Cuba (@FAOCuba) June 8, 2019

 European Food Safety Authority

Our staff celebrate the 1st 🍏🍎#WorldFoodSafetyDay 🍎🍏 pic.twitter.com/QDTQsSptzq

— EFSA (@EFSA_EU) June 7, 2019

Food Drink Europe

Happy #WorldFoodSafetyDay! EU agri-food chain partners have united their voices to highlight their commitment to delivering safe food to consumers all around the globe🍽️🌍. Check out our video message! https://t.co/x95Jipfyfo @FAOWHOCodex @Food_EU @FAO @V_Andriukaitis pic.twitter.com/pKQ5YJINlg

— FoodDrinkEurope (@FoodDrinkEU) June 7, 2019

France 

#WorldFoodSafetyDay 🥘🥪 Ce 7 juin lancement de la 1ère Journée mondiale dédiée à la #SécuritéSanitaire des aliments.

➡️ Pour l'occasion Bruno Ferreira, directeur général de l'alimentation au @Min_Agriculture revient sur les enjeux de cette journée 🎬 pic.twitter.com/ll2TQpnDha

— Alim'Agri (@Min_Agriculture) June 7, 2019

Germany

 Ghana

Guatemala

Honduras

Hong Kong

India

📽️| India's youngest food safety ambassador - Ms. Ojasvini Naik supports #WorldFoodSafetyDay🍏

(#CodexAdmin heart is currently melting♥️) pic.twitter.com/09k1Evmlh4

— Codex Alimentarius (@FAOWHOCodex) June 7, 2019

Ireland

Italy

#WorldFoodSafetyDay | "#SicurezzaAlimentare significa anche garantire ai consumatori informazioni chiare e corrette sui prodotti che stanno acquistando. L'impegno del #Mipaaft è di lavorare ogni giorno al contrasto delle frodi che mettono a rischio la salute pubblica" -#Centinaio pic.twitter.com/XCT0ToTYbq

— Mipaaft 🇮🇹 (@Mipaaft_) June 7, 2019

Kenya

Malaysia

Nurses from Southwest Health District Office, Penang Support World Food Safety Day!#WorldFoodSafetyDay@FAOWHOCodex #bkkmhq#jknpenang pic.twitter.com/JiJYDNV55v

— Keselamatan Makanan (@BKKMputrajaya) June 3, 2019

Nicaragua

📸 | Nicaragua celebra el #WorldFoodSafetyDay🍏 presentando la labor y avances del país en materia de inocuidad alimentaria, incluyendo la gestión del #CodexAlimentarius https://t.co/5Ol9EgBwn0 pic.twitter.com/jwJJFX3DfK

— Codex Alimentarius (@FAOWHOCodex) June 7, 2019

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Samoa

📰 | #CodexNews | #Samoa celebrates first #WorldFoodSafetyDay🍏

➡️ https://t.co/oeynsBUb2u#FoodSafety #FoodTrade pic.twitter.com/UMex4EtWhM

— Codex Alimentarius (@FAOWHOCodex) June 7, 2019

Tanzania

USA

Vietnam

Zambia

FAO Asia Pacific

Panaftosa

#wfsd #WorldFoodSafetyDay2019 @panaftosa_inf @opsoms pic.twitter.com/B8m62ot9C1

— Simone Moraes Raszl (@SimoneRaszl) June 7, 2019

WHO Sri Lanka

Emphasizing the burden of foodborne diseases at #worldfoodsafetyday Dr Pendse stated "Unsafe food containing harmful biological or chemical substances, causes over 200 diseases- threatening human health & economies, affecting vulnerable people especially women & children." @WHO pic.twitter.com/GCX4PeBntL

— WHO Sri Lanka (@WHOSriLanka) June 24, 2019

WFP 

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