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Journée internationale de la sécurité sanitaire des aliments: actualités

Nepal celebrates World Food Safety Day with a city march and a high-level event

More than 400 participants walked in the capital of Nepal to raise awareness about food safety. Stakeholders from the government, academia, consumer forums, media, agri-food business, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) marched with banners displaying messages about food safety and food standards. The city march, followed by a high-level event in Kathmandu, was held to celebrate World Food Safety Day on 7 June 2023. “We need to prioritize food safety not only to protect public [...]
30 June 2023

Japanese food company celebrates World Food Safety Day for the first time

Japanese food company, Zensho, celebrated World Food Safety Day for the first time this year and held lectures on Codex General Hygiene Principles in May and June. In the lectures, they took commemorative photos and pledged to continue working on food safety in the future. For all Zensho personnel the company is promoting food safety education based on the Codex General Principles of Food Hygiene, the “world standard for food safety”. This year, as the first World food Safety Day event, [...]
30 June 2023

Childhood diet and behavioural change the focus of World Food Safety Day events in Fiji

World Food Safety Day was celebrated in a high-level event in Suva, Fiji on 7 June. Officials from the government and international organizations gave speeches in the morning, which were followed by two competitions. The Chief Health Inspector of Fiji, Vimal Deo, opened proceedings, offering welcome remarks and an introduction to the day’s events. He then handed over to two chief guests, the Minister for Agriculture, Hon. Vatimi Rayalu, and the Minister for Health and Medical Services, Hon. Dr Ratu Atonio [...]
30 June 2023

World Food Safety Day in Latin America and the Caribbean / Webinar on food standards, drawing competition

Over 600 people inLatin America and the Caribbean learned more about food safety at the webinar “Food standards save lives” on 5 and 6 June 2023. In addition, there was a drawing competition to showcase the significance of this topic. “The implementation of food standards is essential to reduce foodborne illnesses, protect people's health and contribute to food and nutrition security. Standards help different sectors to improve their performance in terms of food safety, process traceability, and the transparent exchange of [...]
29 June 2023

India’s young food safety ambassador continues to spread awareness on World food Safety Day

Ojasvini Naik is an 11-year-old girl studying in Grade 6 in Mumbai, India. Since early childhood, she has been accompanying her mother to primary schools for food safety training for the workers who prepare mid-day meals for school children. She used to hear her mother talking about foodborne illnesses. This deeply impacted her young mind and she started spreading awareness about basic hygiene and the right of every child to safe food. She was felicitated as the Food Safety Ambassador [...]
29 June 2023

Benin’s food safety agency spreads the World Food Safety Day message

The Benin Food Safety Agency (ABSSA) is the competent authority responsible for organizing World Food Safety Day activities at the national level in Benin, in collaboration with international organizations. Organizing and celebrating such a day involves communicating about food-related health risks. As such, ABSSA organized this year’s activities with the aim of raising public awareness and inspiring action to prevent, detect and manage food-borne health risks. Activities were rolled out in two phases: firstly, the activities were promoted in the media, [...]
29 June 2023

Spanish food safety agency holds risk assessment conference on World Food Safety Day

The  Risk Assessment Conference, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) Scientific Committee, was held on 7 June, in the AESAN headquarters in Madrid. The Scientific Committee is the Risk Assessment Board in charge of  providing risk assessments and scientific reports on food safety and nutrition, defining the scope of the research work necessary for the fulfilment of its functions and coordinating the work of the groups of experts that carry [...]
29 June 2023

Albania celebrates World Food Safety Day

On 7 June, FAO in Albania celebrated World Food Safety Day in collaboration with the EU-funded Food Safety Project and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The joint event brought together representatives from the tourism sector, associations, agrifood regulators and consumers. In a video message recorded for the event, Raimund Jehle, FAO Representative for Albania, talked of the role of food safety in achieving healthy diets, in enhancing market access and economic development and in ensuring food and nutrition security. [...]
29 June 2023

Avocado packers in Mexico hold World Food Safety Day forum

The Asociación de Productores y Empacadores Exportadores de Aguacate de México – or Association of Producers and Packers Exporters of Avocado of Mexico (APEAM) held a World Food Safety Day forum this year, in collaboration with its associates and collaborators within the value chain. The event took place over two days: on 6 June in a virtual format, and 7 June in a face-to-face format. With more than 600 attendees, this event raised the awareness of the participants about the importance [...]
29 June 2023

World Food Safety Day in North Macedonia 2023

As a national Codex Contact Point (CCP) for North Macedonia the Food and Veterinary Agency (FVA) for the fifth time joined the global campaign to mark 7 June, World Food Safety Day. The aim of the initiative was to bring together different stakeholders involved in the food chain and through public debate to raise awareness for food safety as well as inform the public about the importance of prevention, detection and handling of food poisoning, thus contributing to food security, [...]
28 June 2023