Se invita a los estudiantes de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad de Salta en Argentina a participar de un concurso de carteles sobre el tema “La seguridad alimentaria es un asunto de todos” o“Inocuidad de los alimentos: preparémonos para lo imprevisto." Recepción de trabajos: 20 al 30 de agosto de 2024Evaluación por jurados: 2 al 6 de septiembre de 2024Entrega de premios: 9 de septiembre de 2024 Para más información sobre el concurso Leer más Eventos del Día [...]

Cairo, Egypt - The Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality, led by Dr Khaled Saufy, convened the Third Egyptian Food Standards Codex Committee meeting this year. The gathering coincided with the global observance of World Food Safety Day, which was celebrated under the theme "Food safety: prepare for the unexpected". The meeting was also attended by Mr Khalid Al-Zahrani, the Regional Coordinator for the Near East Countries under the Codex Alimentarius. Mr Al-Zahrani has been taking the floor to illustrate the [...]

The Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality (EOS) will celebrate World Food Safety Day 2024 in the sidelines of the third for the Egyptian Codex Committee that it will be held under title “Food safety: prepare for the unexpected”  The Egyptian Codex Committee is considered, according to its structure, leadership and composition, to be a high-level committee whose main role is to provide strategic management and high-level coordination at the national, regional and international levels on matters related to the Codex. [...]

In Nepal, World Food Safety Day activities were organized as part of the Action to support implementation of Codex AMR Texts (ACT) project. As part of the project’s aims to increase awareness about the dangers of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) the World Food Safety Day activities included raising the awareness of the general public and also of a number of college students. These activities supported the national celebrations led by the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC) throughout the week [...]

El Ministerio de Salud de Perú - MINSA, a través de la Dirección General de Salud Ambiental e Inocuidad Alimentaria – DIGESA; en conjunto con el Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego, a través del Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria del Perú – SENASA; y, el Ministerio de la Producción, a través del Organismo Nacional de Sanidad Pesquera – SANIPES; organizaron en el mes de junio una “Jornada educativa por el Día Mundial de la Inocuidad de los Alimentos en [...]

This year, the Food Safety and Quality Center (FSQC) in the Sultanate of Oman celebrated World Food Safety Day and also organized a “Food Safety Week 2024” under the theme of “Food Risk Assessment: Partnership - Awareness - Commitment” in the period from 28 April to 4 May. This annual World Food Safety Day event aims to raise awareness and increase knowledge among society regarding food safety and quality and public health protection, in addition to building and upgrading capacities and [...]

Food Safety Matters, a podcast for food safety professionals hosted by Food Safety Magazine, hosted an episode on improving food safety in traditional markets on 25 June, 2024. The podcast guests, Caroline Smith DeWaal, Senior Manager at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), and Richard Pluke,the Food Safety Lead and Chief of Party for GAIN's EatSafe programme described the work to improve food safety in traditional markets, while also striving to encourage healthier diets and sustainable food systems. The [...]

The United States of America Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Kitchen Sink: A Food Loss and Waste Podcast celebrated World Food Safety Day this year with a special episode on food safety. The host and producer, Nika Larian, USAID Senior Nutrition Advisor for Food Safety, was joined by three experts, Richard Pluke, the Food Safety Lead and Chief of Party for the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) EatSafe project; Roberta Lauretti-Bernhard, Vice President for Programs at Food Enterprise Solutions and [...]

In Japan, on the occasion of World Food Safety Day, Zensho Holdings, a restaurant chains company, hosted a recall training seminar to share the actions during unexpected events, and created a video to raise awareness about World Food Safety Day within the company, reaching more than 2 500 employees. First, a lecture in the recall training seminar was given on the purpose and significance of recalls to participants in charge of various business fields. Then, they formed groups and conducted case [...]

Para celebrar el Día Mundial de la Inocuidad de los Alimentos de este año, el Codex ha publicado un “estudio de casos” que muestra la manera en que un país utilizó los textos del Codex para resolver un brote de una enfermedad transmitida por los alimentos. En consonancia con el tema del Día Mundial de la Inocuidad de los Alimentos de este año: "Inocuidad de los alimentos: preparémonos para lo imprevisto", en el reportaje se relata la manera en que Honduras [...]