The theme for this year’s World Food Safety Day campaign has been launched today as "Food safety: prepare for the unexpected". The campaign this year will explore the different ways in which we can all ensure preparedness for unexpected food safety incidents, which can range from a power outage at home to an international food safety alert or foodborne disease outbreak. International systems are in place to ensure the fast exchange of information in the event of a food safety alert, and [...]

The report on this year’s World Food Safety Day is out now and ready to view. The 16-page document offers a glimpse into the immense variety of World Food Safety Day celebrations across the world this year and the unprecedented number of events and activities that took place. There were over 500 events in 139 countries. There were gastronomic and tasting events that promoted the enjoyment of food that is safe. There was a range of sports events that highlighted the [...]

World Food Safety Day messages reached people across at least 139 countries this year. Newspapers, online news sites, television programmes, radio stations and magazines all played a part in spreading the word. On 7 March, the World Food Safety Day campaign was launched and the year’s theme, “Food standards save lives”, was announced. The Food Safety Africa magazine dedicated a double page spread to World Food Safety Day in its March issue and the Food Safety Magazine reported on the year’s [...]

On 7 June the global food company, Danone, celebrated World Food Safety Day together with their “Danoners” across the globe. To address to this year’s theme, Food Standards Save Lives, the company organized multiple celebration events within Danone, sharing the knowledge and best practices on how Danone food safety standards are defined and implemented worldwide cross the whole value chain by their internal experts. Isabelle Esser, Chief of Research and Innovation and Quality and Food Safety Officer highlighted that every day should be [...]

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) joined top experts and international officials during Wednesday’s World Food Safety Day celebration to discuss a new project assessing food control systems and phytosanitary capacities to ensure food safety and plant health in 11 African Union nations. The event, organized around this year’s theme of ‘Food standards save lives, brought together representatives from the European Union, African Union Commission, African Union Member countries, and FAO leaders and technical teams.   FAO [...]

The last of four live World Food Safety Day events, which took place on 7 June at FAO in Rome and online, saw the audience drive the conversation in an “Ask us anything about food safety” session. Hosted by FAO and the World Food Programme (WFP), the event featured five experts from FAO, WFP and the Codex Alimentarius Commission Secretariat, who shared anecdotes and experiences with the audience at FAO and viewers watching online. They answered questions that had been [...]

On 7 June, AIB International, the “technology and information transfer centre for bakers and food processors”, celebrated World Food Safety Day by hosting a complimentary one-hour virtual class in which they “took a practical look at food safety culture.” Their expert, Judi Lazaro, a food safety professional with over 30 years of experience and currently Senior Director of Global Sales at AIB International, shared practical tips that "can positively impact the food safety culture of any food facility." A total of 422 people [...]

O Guia para o Dia Mundial da Segurança dos Alimentos 2023 está aqui! The World Food Safety Day guide in Portuguese is out now and available for download. This means that the millions of Portuguese-speaking people across Africa, Asia, and Latin America have direct access to information about how to participate in the UN Day that is marked on 7 June, making it easier for food safety advocates to raise awareness and inspire action. The theme this year for World Food [...]

This year’s joint FAO and WHO World Food Safety Day event took place today with a programme dedicated to the year’s theme, “Food standards save lives”. The hybrid event was hosted at FAO in Rome and was available online where over 2 000 people registered. Two panel discussions and a one-on-one conversation covered different aspects of how food standards save lives. Welcome remarks were delivered by FAO’s Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, who underlined the importance of food safety both to FAO’s [...]

In a live World Food Safety Day event today, FAO offered a first peek at a new website: “FAO’s GHP and HACCP Toolbox for Food Safety”. GHP – or Good Hygienic Practices - are well established practices for keeping food safe along the food supply chain. They underpin the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point, or HACCP, food safety management system. FAO has worked with international experts to develop the guidance materials for this new website, which is designed to [...]