With just two days to go to World Food Safety Day, FAO has published a new podcast in their series, The Work We Do, with Codex Secretary, Sarah Cahill. In this episode, Katrin Park, the host, sits down with the Codex Secretary to break down the complex world of international food standards for an audience that is not necessarily familiar with the work of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. In the podcast, Sarah explains how Codex was created, how standards are developed, why [...]

A World Food Safety Day event has been organized by the non-profit organization, Coopération des jeunes leaders engagés pour le changement (CJLEC), which is based in Haïti. The event will explore the theme of “youth awareness in the service of community food safety” and is aimed at youth, students and community leaders. CJLEC raises awareness among the youth, empower them with the keys to safer foods and encourage them to become ambassadors of food safety in their households, schools, and communities.  Date: 5 [...]

The Japanese Food Safety Management Association (JFSM) is organizing a World Food Safety Day event. Aligned with this year’s theme, “From burden to solutions – safe food everywhere,” the event will explore challenges (burdens) surrounding food safety and their solutions. The event will focus on the entire food chain—from food production and manufacturing to distribution, retail, and consumers—and encourage engagement in multifaceted discussions designed to provide practical insights for all stakeholders involved in the food chain. "World Food Safety Day 2026" Commemorative [...]

This year's World Food Safety Day theme is "From burden to solutions - safe food everywhere". Both FAO and the Codex Alimentarius provide solutions to the burden of foodborne illness. In celebration of World Food Safety Day, FAO has published a new feature on "The inspector at the border", which offers a glimpse into the work of food inspectors responsible for helping ensure that imported food meets national requirements and food safety standards.  The story underscores the importance of effective food control systems in protecting [...]

Romania celebrated World Food Safety Day 2026 with the seventh edition of the “Youth and Food Safety – PolySafeFood” Competition, an official satellite event held under the theme “From challenges to solutions – Safe food everywhere.” The competition invited middle school, high school and university students to explore key food safety issues and propose innovative solutions. A total of 218 participants from 17 counties submitted scientific posters and short video presentations. The best projects advanced to a live event held on [...]

As part of FAO’s 181st Council session, and in coincidence with this year’s World Food Safety Day celebrations, a side event has been organized to highlight the successes of FAO’s Action to support implementation of Codex AMR texts (ACT) Project.  Under the title, From Standards to solutions: advancing a One Health approach through implementation of Codex AMR texts to reduce foodborne antimicrobial resistance, the one-hour hybrid event will hear from FAO representatives from different divisions that were involved in the ACT Project, as well [...]

The testing, inspection, assurance, and certification company, Intertek, is holding a World Food Safety Day event in Türkiye, titled “Second Intertek World Food Safety Webinar 2026”, featuring fifteen subject matter experts. The webinar will cover various critical aspects of food safety. Date: On 4–5 June 2026Time: 13:00 - 16:30 (Türkiye time) Register https://lnkd.in/df6mjYGt Read more World Food Safety Day 2026

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and the World Health Organization Regional Offices for South-East Asia and the Western Pacific will hold a World Food Safety Day event online to discuss this year’s theme. On the agenda are -       New 2026 Estimates: Latest insights on the global burden of foodborne diseases and innovative solutions in food safety with a spotlight on the Asia-Pacific region -       Country Experiences: Real-world challenges and innovative solutions in [...]

The agro-export company Danper Trujillo will hold the Food Safety Expo on 4 June, an event that will bring together government agencies responsible for food safety, students, and representatives from the hotel and restaurant sector. The event aims to raise awareness about the importance of ensuring safe, high-quality food, highlighting best practices implemented in the production processes of suppliers in the agro-industrial sector. During the event, attendees can enjoy product tastings, musical performances, activities, and prizes. Date: 4 June 2026Time: 16:00–19:00 [...]

It’s five days to go until World Food Safety Day 2026! Have you registered for the webinar on FAO’s new Risk-based Inspection Resource Kit? To mark World Food Safety Day 2026, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will host a webinar on 16 June 2026 highlighting practical approaches to strengthening risk-based food inspection programmes. Aligned with this year’s World Food Safety Day theme, “From burden to solutions – safe food everywhere,” the webinar will examine how risk-based inspection [...]