To mark World Food Safety Day, the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition held a conference titled “Food Safety Culture: From Theory to Practice.” World Food Safety Day, celebrated every year on 7 June since 2019, serves as a key date to reflect on the importance of ensuring the availability of safe food for all consumers, and what better way to commemorate this day than by talking about a fundamental concept: food safety culture? The conference highlighted the importance of taking [...]

The Bangladesh Food Safety Foundation (BFSF) organized a seminar and unveiling of a magazine on 21 June 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh with Saidur Rahman, Secretary of the Health Services Division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as the Chief Guest. The seminar focused on the “Use of science for better management of food safety: Bangladesh perspective.” Preceding the seminar's presentations, the guests on the dais performed the ceremonial unveiling of 'Nirapod Khadyo Kothon” (Food Safety Talks), the Bangladesh [...]

In line with this year’s World Food Safety Day theme, the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, hosted an international event on 10 June 2025, titled “Food Safety: Science in Action.” The meeting was organized by the Agricultural and Food Quality Inspection (AFQI), which acts as the Codex Contact Point for Poland, in collaboration with Poland’s Permanent Representation to the European Union and the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels. The venue of the event [...]

Danper Trujillo SAC, reaffirming its commitment to the production of healthy, nutritious and safe food, celebrated World Food Safety Day for the fourth consecutive year.  As part of this important date, we organized a special day in collaboration with the Graduate Unit of Agricultural Sciences of the National University of Trujillo (UNT), which brought together our suppliers, strategic allies and university students from various specialties related to the agro-industrial sector to strengthen public knowledge on food safety. During this special day there [...]

A young food safety enthusiast has created a food safety vide aimed at children to raise awareness about food safety on the occasion of World Food Safety Day. The videos are shared across social media platforms Watch the video https://youtu.be/uQdTIRyqxHg?feature=shared* Read more World Food Safety Day 2025 news   * Please note, FAO, WHO and the World Food Safety Day team do not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of the data, information or messages or any other material contained in these links, any copyright claims for [...]

More than 1000 people attended World Food Safety Day events at beverage company Grupo Jumex plants in central Mexico and 300 plants abroad. Topics such as the application of good manufacturing practices, standards that ensure food safety and the technological processes involved in food preservation were addressed. Employees also reinforced their knowledge about methods of analysis to detect food safety hazards, how food becomes contaminated and risk assessment principles applied in the plants. Read more World Food Safety Day 2025 news  

The Japan Food Safety Management Association (JFSM) commemorated World Food Safety Day on 7 June in a hybrid event. This year marks the fourth time the event has been held. A total of 436 people participated in the event, both on-site and online. According to JFSM, they received many positive comments from participants such as, "I really sympathized with the theme of 'Actions based on scientific evidence lead to food safety", "The programme was very good learning opportunity with its advanced content, [...]

Nairobi, Kenya In Kenya, this year’s WFSD celebrations were spearheaded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, in collaboration with key players of the National Food Control System. The event brought together government ministries, departments and agencies, the private sector, development partners, and scientific institutions in a coordinated effort to promote food safety across the nation. Virtual Webinars to Galvanize Scientific Collaboration The national World Food Safety Day celebrations were held on 6 June. The week leading up to World Food Safety [...]

Lusubilo Mwamakamba (WHO AFRO), Hakim Mufumbiro (CCAFRICA), Sansan Kambire (FAO RAF)  To mark World Food Safety Day 2025, the Regional Offices for Africa of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO RAF), the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Food Programme (WFP), the African Union–InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), and the FAO/WHO Codex Coordinating Committee for Africa (CCAFRICA) jointly hosted a regional webinar on 12 June 2025. The webinar brought together stakeholders from across Africa’s food sector, including representatives from government competent authorities, academia, research [...]

Lusubilo Mwamakamba (WHO AFRO), Hakim Mufumbiro (CCAFRICA), Sansan Kambire (FAO RAF)  To mark World Food Safety Day 2025, the Regional Offices for Africa of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO RAF), the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Food Programme (WFP), the African Union–InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), and the FAO/WHO Codex Coordinating Committee for Africa (CCAFRICA) jointly hosted a regional webinar on 12 June 2025. The webinar brought together stakeholders from across Africa’s food sector, including representatives from government competent authorities, academia, research [...]