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World Food Safety Day given a high profile in Tanzania
In Tanzania, representatives of government, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) were all active across mainstream and social media on 7 June to promote World Food Safety Day.
In a televised press conference, Rose Shija Muhangwa, on behalf of the WHO representative to Tanzania and Bwana Gervas Kaisi, Acting Director of Quality Control at the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) held a joint press conference in which they each highlighted the collective responsibility of keeping food safe. “Citizens have [...]
09 June 2021
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World Food Safety Day in North Macedonia
As a national Codex Contact Point for North Macedonia, the Food and Veterinary Agency joined the global campaign in the celebration of June 7 - World Food Safety Day. The aim of the initiative was to bring together different stakeholders involved in the food chain and through a public debate to raise awareness for food safety as well as inform the public about the importance of preventing and managing the risks associated with food, promoting health, economic prosperity, agricultural development [...]
09 June 2021
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Australia kicks off World Food Safety Day with a global outlook
One of the first World Food Safety Day events this year took place in Australia in an event jointly hosted by Environmental Health Australia (EHA) and the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) of the United States of America. The aim of the event was, over a 24-hour period, to talk with food safety regulators from around the world to get an idea of the different – and similar – challenges, approaches and practices encountered in different countries.
The Australian half of [...]
09 June 2021
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PolySafe food safety webinar in Romania
On 8 June 2021, Romania held a webinar 'From raw material to product' on the theme of food safety among food companies. Several representatives from food industry companies in Romania, an official from the Romanian National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority and an official from the Romanian Veterinary and Food Safety Directorate held presentations about the measures they implement to ensure food safety inside the process chain, the overall food safety management, and defense, as well as the special measures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. The discussions also [...]
08 June 2021
La FAO, la OMS y el Codex celebran el Día Mundial de la Inocuidad de los Alimentos de 2021 con una charla virtual sobre ciencia
El director general de la FAO, QU Dongyu, y el director general de la OMS, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a través de mensajes de vídeo difundidos con ocasión de la apertura de un encuentro en línea celebrado el 7 de junio de 2021 a través de Zoom y transmitido por Internet, pidieron que se llevara a cabo una acción mundial conjunta para que todas las personas tengan acceso a alimentos inocuos ahora para un mañana saludable.
"La inocuidad de los alimentos es [...]
08 June 2021
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World Food Safety Day celebrated in Georgia
In celebration of World Food Safety Day, the National Food Agency of Georgia has presented its annual report. The event was opened by Mr. Levan Davitashvili, the Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, who highlighted the achieved results and new challenges and thanked FAO and other international organizations for their continuous support in ensuring food safety in the country.
"I would not exaggerate to state that in terms of food safety, the ministry has been working continuously, consistently and [...]
08 June 2021
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Kazakhstan holds Round Table "Safe food now for a healthy tomorrow" dedicated to World Food Safety Day.
As the Vice Minister of Health care E. Kiyasov (main photo) noted, food products consumed by the population determine the standard of living and well-being of future generations. WHO estimates that the consumption of food contaminated with bacteria, viruses or parasites, as well as toxic or chemical substances, causes 600 million cases of foodborne illness and 420 000 lethal cases each year.
A welcoming speech was made by the founder of the primary health care in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the [...]
08 June 2021
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Ministra de Economía de El Salvador: Se prevé la aplicación y difusión de mejores prácticas de producción
El Salvador se unió a la conmemoración del Día Mundial de la Inocuidad de los Alimentos a través de un conversatorio virtual donde se dieron cita representantes de instituciones públicas, la industria de alimentos, organismos internacionales y universidades para hablar sobre el lema de este año: Alimentos seguros ahora, para un mañana saludable.
El Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica -OSARTEC-, como Punto de Contacto del Codex Alimentarius organizó la actividad que contó con la participación de más de 230 espectadores y [...]
07 June 2021
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Kenya join the world in marking World Food Safety Day
On June 7, 2021, Kenya joined the rest of the world in celebrating the 3rd World Food Safety Day. The theme of this year being ‘Safe Food Today, for a Healthy Tomorrow,’ the country organized an online webinar to raise awareness and inspire action on the importance of food safety in the country and the African region at large.
The National Planning Committee Coordinated by the Ministry of Health held a 5-hour webinar which included panelists from various stakeholders of food [...]
07 June 2021
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The Food Safety Commission of Japan plans World Food Safety Day Kids Box revamp
For fans of the Food Safety Commission of Japan’s (FSCJ) Kids Box feature, standby for a revamp! The FSJC is planning to introduce new characters to mark World Food Safety Day, so check them out on 7 June at:
https://www.fsc.go.jp/kids-box/
https://www.facebook.com/cao.fscj
Kids Box introduces young people to different food safety concepts and gives them age-appropriate information on subjects like allergies, food poisoning and food preservation.
The FSCJ Chairperson will has also prepared a video address that will be available on the organization’s Youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHnQF9MyO0Zd_jsYdj73jaw
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06 June 2021
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