Kenya is in high gear in preparation for the World Food Safety Day celebrations as the national WFSD2021 planning committee meets for the third time. In the discussions, the line-up of activities include: Pre-event activities, such as digital and social media campaigns, print media campaigns as well as TV and radio awareness programmes. During the event activities, which will include live virtual forums, newspaper supplement, live Twitter chats and live streaming on various social media platforms to discuss various food safety concerns. Post-event [...]

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Codex Alimentarius Commission Secretariat gathered online for a conversation that centred on public-private partnerships, a form of collaboration that is essential to securing food safety globally. Erica Sheward, GFSI Director, set the stage for the 11 March 2021 webinar called “How the Public and Private Sectors are Teaming Up for Safe Food for a Healthy Tomorrow” by explaining [...]

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is hosting a special, one-off event on the role of public-private partnerships in securing food safety globally, in light of the coming edition of World Food Safety Day. Over the course of the 60-minute webinar, speakers will show how the public and the private sector are teaming up to reinforce capacities for a healthy tomorrow and talk about the importance of World Food Safety Day (7 June 2021). Register today and get involved in the conversation on: Exploring food safety worldwide [...]

With remarkable speed the Polish Agricultural and Food Quality Inspectorate has already launched its awareness raising campaign as the world gears up for the 2021 World Food Safety Day on 7 June. Writing on their official website and on social media following the launch of the campaign on 18 February 2021, Poland encourages all its citizens to follow the events surrounding the UN Day and engage with others to celebrate “safe food now for a healthy tomorrow”, the theme of this [...]

食典委推特频道、粮农组织领英网页和YouTube频道于2月18日发布新闻广播，为2021年世界食品安全日活动拉开序幕，今年的纪念活动主题是“保障食品安全，构筑健康未来”。 在世界食品安全日即将迎来三周年之际，纪念活动正在全球范围内蓬勃开展，我们呼吁各国政府、全体食品工作者以及消费者采取行动。 1. 安全保障 — 政府必须确保所有人都获得安全和富有营养的食品 2. 安全种植 — 农业部门和食品生产者需要采取良好的种植方法 3. 安全经营 — 经营者必须保证食品安全 4. 安全教育 — 消费者需要了解什么是安全和健康的食品 5. 团结协作，保障安全 — 让我们共同努力，确保食品安全和健康！ 在当今世界中，涉及食物链的事件频发，食源性疾病风险增大，世界食品安全日提醒我们，安全的食品消费和生产为人类、地球和经济都将带来直接和长期的利益。2021年世界食品安全日的主题是“保障食品安全，构筑健康未来”，它提醒我们每一个人，为了在未来持续提供安全和健康的食品，我们必须推动数字技术创新，开发科学解决方案，弘扬经过千百年实践检验的传统知识。 科学创新正在帮助我们确保食品安全。粮农组织首席科学家伊斯玛罕·埃洛阿菲（Ismahane Elouafi）在一次视频讲话中强调了预防的重要性，她说：“科学家们开发了检测污染物的测试、方法和工具，使我们能够防范微生物、化学品或其他危害。” 世卫组织营养及食品安全司司长弗朗切斯科·布兰卡（Francesco Branca）在一次视频讲话中强调，大多数食源性疾病是可以预防的。他概述了每个人都可以采取的有助于确保食品安全的具体行动，并指出：“安全食品有助于健康的生活、健康的星球和健康的未来。”   请访问2021年世界食品安全日网站 请通过社交媒体参加纪念活动：https://twitter.com/FAOWHOCodex 您如果计划筹办世界食品安全日活动，并且希望把您的活动添加至此处的活动列表，请发电子邮件至[email protected] ，并请包括以下信息：活动名称；日期和当地时间；活动简要说明；海报或其他宣传信息以及网站链接，以便公众了解更多信息。

中欧时间2021年2月18日15:00，2021年世界食品安全日活动将正式启动，并宣布今年庆祝活动的主题。新闻广播将包括粮农组织、世卫组织、食品法典委员会秘书处和国际食品安全当局网络提供的文稿，来自世界各地的嘉宾将讨论为什么食品安全、人人有责，为2021年6月7日的第三届世界食品安全日活动拉开序幕。 新闻广播内容（仅英文）将通过食品法典委员会推特流播（Codex Alimentarius Twitter @FAOWHOCodex），之后可以在世界食品安全日网站上查阅 。   请及时收看，为#世界食品安全日 2021做好准备。    

At today’s opening of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the release of a new report about World Food Safety Day 2020. “Under the theme ‘Food safety, everyone’s business’, the WHO-led event focused on building and maintaining safe food in marketplaces,” he said, referring to the UN Day while holding up a copy of the report for participants to see. The report, World Food Safety Day 2020 - Overview of an inspiring virtual celebration, offers a [...]

In the two short years since the World Food Safety Day was created, we have already seen the engagement and momentum that this campaign can garner from all corners of the industry and around the world. Food safety truly is everyone’s business, and it is heartening to see WFSD participation from the private sector and public sector alike. At the end of the day, we are all consumers and can all join forces behind the vision of safe food for [...]

This year’s World Food Safety Day’s theme was Food Safety Everyone’s Business. The Authority adopted this theme to conduct a campaign on food safety. Several health reports indicate that there has been arise in the number of food borne illnesses globally, this campaign is therefore aimed at raising awareness on the risks people are exposed to through consuming unsafe food. It is also to boost safety measures for consumption of food among the general public, detecting and managing of food [...]

To celebrate World Food Safety Day (WFSD) in 2020, the Sichuan Agricultural University made a video combining their education and research on food safety with the WFSD theme, introducing the importance of basic education on food safety. The knowledge would be leveraged to promote greater awareness of food safety among more people. The university students also published a video on WeChat to reach an even wider audience, and help spread the news about WSFD and raise public awareness of food safety. [...]