On Tuesday 25 June, a webinar brought together experts of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to inform and inspire food safety professionals from across Europe and Central Asia to better manage known and emerging food safety risks. “FAO is working closely with the countries of the region to enhance their capacities to be prepared,” said Raimund Jehle, FAO Regional Programme Leader for Europe and Central Asia in his welcome words. [...]

To raise awareness on proper food safety and management, a workshop was held in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, on World Food Safety Day to help consumers, producers and officials focus on an issue often taken for granted. The workshop was organized by FAO, in partnership with Kyrgyz Economic University. “The date, 7 June is more than just a date on the calendar,” said Kuvatbek Bapaev, Acting FAO Deputy Representative in Kyrgyzstan and an FAO technical adviser, during his [...]

The Portuguese food and beverages company, Sumol Compal, celebrated World Food Safety Day for the third consecutive year this year. This celebration at Sumol Compal took place during the month of June across three sites on three separate days, opening its doors to students and recent graduates to raise awareness about the importance of preventing food safety incidents. Following a visit to production sites, participants were challenged to get involved in a case study simulating a supplier alert for a potential physical [...]

In Papua New Guinea, World Food Safety Day was celebrated at a conference attended by FAO and WHO representatives, with an opening speech given on behalf of the Minister for Agriculture and Livestock, Hon. John Boito, Coffee Minister, Livestock Minister and Oil Palm Minister. The Minister’s speech started with a background to Papua New Guinea’s membership of the Codex Alimentarius Commission and thanks to the Directors General of FAO and WHO for the “excellent work done by FAO, WHO and Codex [...]

El 7 de junio, OMEX Alimentaria, una empresa mexicana en carnes frías y lácteos celebró por segundo año consecutivo el Día Mundial de la Inocuidad de los Alimentos. Este año, participaron 2 plantas de producción y 8 centros de distribución en el país, con más de 1 000 colaboradores. El evento se convirtió en una jornada de aprendizaje y diversión, centrada en la importancia de mantener altos estándares de inocuidad en toda la cadena de producción, distribución y venta. Durante la celebración, se [...]

World Food Safety Day was celebrated in an event at the Lusófona de Lisboa University in Portugal, where the risk of parasites in sushi was discussed. Two lectures were presented by two of the researchers/teachers who have the most contact with parasitology. They explained the concern of the existence of parasites in fish that is destined for raw consumption, how they spread among marine inhabitants and how they reach humans. In the laboratory, participants learned how to find various nematodes essentially in [...]

El Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica (OSARTEC), miembro del Consejo Nacional de Calidad (CNC), celebró el Día Mundial de la Inocuidad de los Alimentos del Codex Alimentarius con el apoyo del Organismo Internacional Regional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (OIRSA) con el lema “Preparémonos para lo imprevisto”. El OSARTEC, es el organismo responsable de concientizar la importancia de la participación en la elaboración y utilización de las Normas del Codex Alimentarius, que permite proteger la salud de los consumidores y la aplicación [...]

On 7 June 2024, WHO Ukraine in cooperation with FAO Ukraine, Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Public Health Center of Ukraine and the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection held a webinar on food safety for the students of public health, veterinary studies, food safety, food technology faculties, as well as for general public. Over 821 registered to take part and 480 attended the two-hour online gathering to learn from national and international food safety experts as [...]

By Lusubilo Witson Mwamakamba (WHO AFRO), Sansan Kambire (FAO RAF) and Hakim Mufumbiro (CCAFRICA) The world in general, and Africa in particular, has shown enthusiasm and exceptional mobilization to commemorate World Food Safety Day around the theme “Preparing for the unexpected". This year once again the Regional Office for Africa of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAORAF), the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Food Programme (WFP), the African Union-InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and the [...]

On the occasion of the World Food Safety Day, the Food Safety Agency in Sidi Bouzid governorate, Tunisia, has launched an extensive awareness campaign under the theme "Getting ready for the unexpected." More than 4 000 students across 30 schools celebrated World Food Safety Day to better prepare for the unexpected. The campaign is a significant initiative that not only commemorates World Food Safety Day, but also aims to instill essential knowledge about safe food handling among students. The active involvement of [...]