En el marco del Día Mundial de la Inocuidad de los Alimentos 2026, Ecuador organizó dos actividades de sensibilización pública en Quito el 5 de junio de 2026. Una Feria Informativa sobre Inocuidad de los Alimentos reunió a instituciones públicas, la academia y actores del sector agroalimentario para promover la importancia de los alimentos inocuos a lo largo de toda la cadena alimentaria. Asimismo, una sesión de bailoterapia, realizada bajo el lema «De la carga a las soluciones: alimentos seguros en todas partes», motivó a [...]

On 8 June, FAO hosted a high-level hybrid event titled From standards to solutions: advancing a One Health approach through implementation of Codex AMR texts to reduce foodborne antimicrobial resistance. Held on the sidelines of FAO Council week and in honour of World Food Safety Day, the event explored how Codex texts can provide solutions to the global burden of foodborne antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In discussing the successes of the FAO-implemented and Republic of Korea-funded Action to support implementation of [...]

The Chilean Agency for Food Safety and Quality (ACHIPIA) is planning a World Food Safety Day event in collaboration with Universidad Santo Tomás. The in-person event will see representatives from the university and various government departments discussing the topic of National Food Safety and Quality Policy. Date: 9 JuneTime: 09:00–12:30 Chile timePlace: Aula Magna de la Universidad Santo Tomás, Santiago, ChileTeams liink: hereYouTube link: here Read more World Food Safety Day 2026

As part of the celebration of World Food Safety Day 2026, the Study Group on Risk and Resilience in Food Safety (GERRSAL), affiliated with the Federal University of São Paulo, will host a hybrid event bringing together representatives from government, academia, regulatory agencies, and the food sector to discuss current challenges and advances in food safety, regulation, innovation, and sustainability. Coordinated by Prof. Dr Elke Stedefeldt, with vice-coordination by Prof. Dr Laís Mariano Zanin from the University of São Paulo, the event aims [...]

The employees of Agro Food Industrie (AFI) and Compagnie des Boissons d’Afrique (CBA), subsidiaries of the SONOCO Group based in the Republic of Guinea mobilized around the global theme "From Burden to Solutions: Universal Access to Safe Food," through several awareness-raising activities and the promotion of a culture of quality and food safety. The organized activities included: - Food safety awareness sessions; - An interactive quiz on good hygiene and manufacturing practices; - A competition recognizing the best Quality Observation; - A competition recognizing the [...]

To celebrate World Food Safety Day 2026, the Association for the Fight Against Food Unsanitariness in Cameroon (ALIAC) organized a series of awareness-raising activities in Douala under the theme "Food Safety: Science in Action – From Burden to Solutions: Safe Food for All." A highlight of the celebrations was a public awareness sports walk on 7 June, which brought together community members, health professionals, students and partners to promote food safety and healthy lifestyles. The event was complemented by food safety education [...]

Global food safety non-profit SSAFE has published a new Knowledge Paper arguing for the importance to move beyond binary "safe versus not safe" thinking toward a more integrated, risk-based approach. Written by food policy veteran Steven J. Wearne and developed in partnership with FAO's Markus Lipp, the paper contends that the highly conservative safety margins built into standard risk assessment processes can undermine food security and sustainability when applied rigidly — and that a more pragmatic framework is needed to support [...]

In celebration of World Food Safety Day 2026, the National Institute for Quality Control in Health (INCQS) will host the II World Food Safety Day Symposium on 8 June 2026 in Brazil. Under the theme "From burden to solutions: safe food everywhere", the symposium will bring together experts to discuss current challenges in food safety, including the impacts of climate change on food systems, emerging contaminants and antimicrobial resistance from a One Health perspective, as well as challenges and future perspectives for quality [...]

In observance of the World Food Safety Day 2026, the Research Center in Food and Development (Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, CIAD), Hermosillo, Mexico, will host a conference “Global Food Safety: the role of the World Health Organization.” The event will provide an opportunity to reflect on the importance of ensuring safe and accessible food for all. The keynote address will be delivered by Dr Luz María De Regil, Director of the Department of Nutrition and Food Safety at [...]

En Honduras, para conmemorar el Día Mundial de la Inocuidad Alimentaria 2026, se llevará a cabo un evento bajo el lema “Camino a la Seguridad”. El evento será una jornada educativa e interactiva, dirigida principalmente a estudiantes universitarios, instituciones públicas, la comunidad académica, el sector privado y las partes interesadas en la inocuidad alimentaria. Las actividades incluirán sesiones de sensibilización, estaciones temáticas y actividades interactivas diseñadas para promover la importancia de garantizar la inocuidad de los alimentos en todas las etapas [...]