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The Cyprus University of Technology is running a student competition for World Food Safety Day
The Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology & Food Science at the Cyprus University of Technology (TEPAK) is organizing a competition on Food Safety in celebration of World Food Safety Day 2021.
All active undergraduate and postgraduate students at TEPAK can participate in the competition either individually or in groups of up to three students. Students are encouraged to produce submissions in the form of a photo, poster, photomontage or photo-history aimed at:
Highlighting right and wrong practices of food processing and preservation
Presenting [...]
16 May 2021
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World Food Safety Day inspires consolidated action on foodborne illness in Bangladesh
There are few statistics on the burden of foodborne disease in Bangladesh, according to the FAO-implemented programme, “Improving food safety in Bangladesh.” But what we do know is that unsafe food is a widespread and pervasive issue in the country, with diarrhoeal diseases, enteric fever and hepatitis presenting as the most prevalent foodborne diseases. So, the UN’s designation of a World Food Safety Day, to be celebrated annually on 7 June, was a clear signal to Bangladeshi food safety activists [...]
13 May 2021
L’équipe du Codex au Burkina Faso prépare la Journée internationale de la sécurité sanitaire des aliments
Au Burkina Faso, une équipe chargée d’organiser des activités pour la Journée internationale de la sécurité sanitaire des aliments (JISSA) s’est réunie à Ouagadougou, le 7 mai 2021, afin de définir un plan d’organisation de l’événement du 7 juin et les messages clés à diffuser au niveau national.
Quelques-unes des préoccupations majeures en matière de sécurité sanitaire des aliments dans le pays sont l’utilisation abusive de pesticides dans les fruits, légumes et céréales et l’emploi de médicaments vétérinaires. Les ventes d’aliments [...]
11 May 2021
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INFOSAN hosts webinars in the run up to World Food Safety Day (7 June)
At the end of April, the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) hosted three webinars as part of preparations for World Food Safety Day, which will take place on 7 June this year.
The webinars served as an introduction to and overview of the 2021 campaign, with a presentation by Chile’s agency for food safety and quality (ACHIPIA) about the events they will hold this year. Members had an opportunity to talk about their experiences from last year’s celebrations and start [...]
05 May 2021
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Preparations underway for Kenya’s third observance of World Food Safety Day
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 [...]
27 April 2021
Le séminaire web de la GFSI marque le début des célébrations de la Journée internationale de la sécurité sanitaire des aliments 2021
L’Initiative mondiale pour la sécurité sanitaire des aliments (GFSI), l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO), le Programme alimentaire mondial des Nations Unies (PAM) et le Secrétariat de la Commission du Codex Alimentarius se sont réunis en ligne dans le but de discuter des partenariats entre secteur public et secteur privé, indispensables pour assurer la sécurité sanitaire des aliments à travers le monde. Le 11 mars 2021, Erica Sheward, directrice de la GFSI, a donc donné le coup d’envoi du [...]
16 March 2021
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Poland first out of the blocks in support of World Food Safety Day
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 [...]
25 February 2021
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Des aliments sains pour un avenir sain
Le 18 février, un bulletin d’information diffusé sur le compte Twitter du Codex mais aussi sur la page LinkedIn et la chaîne YouTube de la FAO a donné le coup d’envoi de la campagne de la Journée internationale de la sécurité sanitaire des aliments 2021, qui a pour thème: «Des aliments sains pour un avenir sain».
Cette Journée, qui connaît un formidable essor sur le plan international à l’aube de son troisième anniversaire, appelle les gouvernements, toutes les personnes qui travaillent dans le [...]
19 February 2021
#WorldFoodSafetyDay 2021 / Ne manquez pas le lancement de la campagne prévu le 18 février à 15 h 00 HNEC
Le lancement de la campagne de la Journée internationale de la sécurité sanitaire des aliments 2021 aura lieu le 18 février 2021 à 15 h 00 HNEC et sera notamment marqué par l’annonce du thème annuel choisi. À cette occasion, un bulletin d’information sera diffusé : il inclura plusieurs contributions de la FAO, de l’OMS, du Secrétariat de la Commission du Codex Alimentarius et du secrétariat du Réseau international des autorités de sécurité sanitaire des aliments (INFOSAN), mais aussi d’experts du monde entier, qui expliqueront pourquoi la sécurité [...]
16 February 2021
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An inspiring overview of World Food Safety Day 2020
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 [...]
24 September 2020
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