On 9 June 2021, the National Quality Association of Tanzania (NQAT), a member-based association, which acts as a National Quality Platform for sustainable development, held a miniseries webinar about World Food Safety Day.   The miniseries which will be held every two weeks, was moderated by Mr Safari Fungo.   Among the concerns and recommendations that were raised were:  The importance of strengthening advocacy on consumer protection.  It is important to put emphasis on the implementation of food labeling i.e., work on putting warning signs on certain foods that may cause harm to the consumer.  The importance of stakeholders in the food safety [...]

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 [...]

2021年 6 月 7 日，粮农组织总干事屈冬玉和世卫组织总干事谭德塞在一次网播Zoom 会议开幕时敦促国际社会采取行动，确保为每个人保障食品安全，构筑健康未来。 粮农组织总干事说：“食品安全对实现更高效、包容、坚韧和可持续的农业和食品系统、为全世界人民提供健康食品至关重要。”他鼓励各方协作，改造农业食品系统，以实现更好的生产、更好的营养、更好的环境、更好的生活。 世卫组织总干事指出，当食品安全得到改善时，我们就会减少饥饿、营养不良和婴儿死亡率。他说：“在这一艰难时期，我们对确保安全、健康和富有营养的食品承担集体责任。” 食典委的上级机构粮农组织和世卫组织的两位首席科学家作为特邀嘉宾出席了这次网上直播的世界食品安全日活动。 世卫组织首席科学家苏米亚·斯瓦米内森说：“科学是食品安全工作的核心。”这位首席科学家解释了如何利用科学开发解决方案，就像 2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）疫情中的那种情况。“您如何干预食品安全取决于您对哪些干预措施将对降低风险产生最大影响的理解。负责食品安全的机构需要利用食物链的信息来做出决定，分配资源，加强国家食品安全系统。” 食品法典委员会——出色而持续的合作 世卫组织和粮农组织向食典委提供的科学建议对制定基于可靠科学方法的国际食品安全标准至关重要。斯瓦米内森博士说：“我目睹了食典委的运作，这是一项出色而持续的合作。” 粮农组织首席科学家伊斯玛罕·埃洛阿菲女士引用了世界食品安全日的口号“食品安全，人人有责”，以提醒与会者和网络广播观众新的粮农组织食品安全战略将如何支持成员国增强食品安全能力，即鼓励包容性方法，让区域、国家和地方各级的利益相关者共同参与这项努力。 埃洛阿菲博士强调了这两个组织的协作性质，她说：“能够领导这个联合科学咨询项目，为食典委提供所有科学建议，我们深感自豪。该项目在包容性、科学卓越性和公正性方面享有最高声誉，从而吸引了全世界最杰出的科学家。” 成功的范例 食典委秘书处的David Massey先生介绍2021 年世界食品安全日 © FAO/Codex 庆祝第三届世界食品安全日也提供了一个机会来展示世界各地的食品安全成功案例。与会者关注的议题十分全面，包括青年教育、水资源管理、抗菌素耐药性、国际市场准入、食品加工、“同一个健康”（One Health）等等。他们对 2021 年的主题——保障食品安全，构筑健康未来——有了深入理解。 观看网络广播视频：https://youtu.be/kWM4G5e8_TQ 主图片：食典委秘书处的Sarah Cahill女士采访粮农组织首席科学家埃洛阿菲（左）和世卫组织首席科学家斯瓦米内森 © FAO/Codex

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 [...]

For World Food Safety Day 2021, SSAFE has collaborated with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to develop a series of posters to demonstrate that together, through partnerships, we can do more to deliver safe food. Because food safety is everyone’s business! The six posters, which you can download for free below, cover the following key topics: Ensuring food safety throughout the supply chain: the journey of a vanilla bean Food safety is science-based Global process standardization drives food safety [...]

In anticipation of the 7 June World Food Safety Day celebrations, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Food Programme (WFP) held a joint event this morning to explore and discuss the One Health approach to food safety. The event had an audience of nearly 400 participants from 69 countries in Zoom, plus 320 in YouTube. The [...]

粮农组织、世卫组织和食典委将在线举办世界食品安全日活动，讨论“保障食品安全，构筑健康未来” 在2021年6月7日世界食品安全日，联合国粮食及农业组织（FAO）、世界卫生组织（WHO）和食典委秘书处将举办一次在线讨论会，邀请首席科学家Ismahane Elouafi和Soumya Swaminathan重点介绍当今和未来科学在确保食品安全方面发挥的重要作用。两位科学家将探讨今年世界食品安全日主题的重要性，该主题是：“保障食品安全，构筑健康未来。” 在讨论会开始时将播放粮农组织总干事屈东宇和世卫组织总干事谭德塞的致辞。 两位首席科学家将重点阐述粮农组织和世卫组织食品安全举措的科学基础。Elouafi博士（粮农组织）和Swaminathan博士（世卫组织）将着重介绍一些基于科学的政策支持、技术指导和能力建设活动，这些活动使成员国受益良多。 他们还将回答与会者提出的问题。 Elouafi博士是粮农组织成立以来的首位首席科学家，该职位由粮农组织总干事屈东宇于2020年9月设立。她曾在国际研究组织中担任过许多高级职务，还是各种战略专家小组和科学咨询小组的成员。她还因倡导被忽视和未充分利用的农作物而在国际上享有盛誉，并大力推动在科学领域增强妇女的权能。 Swaminathan博士曾是儿科医生，拥有三十年的研究和临床护理经验，重点是结核病和艾滋病毒。她曾在印度政府中担任高层职务，并在多个全球咨询机构中任职，包括世卫组织审查全球公共卫生战略和行动计划专家小组。担任首席科学家之前，她是世卫组织主管规划的副总干事。 来自世界各地的食品安全倡导者将介绍其成功经验，他们将展示不同部门的人在解决本地食品安全问题时采用的各种方法。 这次讨论会将持续45分钟，并将配备阿拉伯文、中文、法文、俄文和西班牙文口译。   请在此注册： https://fao.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArfuGhqDMsHdI6mW_IdY3lgN6Jt73AXFK8 请通过粮农组织网站收看直播。 食品安全，人人有责：我们每个人都可以发挥作用。请在社交媒体上使用#世界食品安全日传播这次讨论会的消息。 详情请洽：[email protected]  

The 25th session of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CCFICS) being held virtually from 31 May 2021 to 8 June, began with a welcome in the Ngunnawal language to Ngunnawal country the land where Canberra is located. “We acknowledge and pay our respects to the elders,” said Lyn O’Connell, Deputy Secretary in the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water & The Environment further acknowledging all traditional owners on the land from which CCFICS delegates [...]

The Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (CCMAS) will be sending for final adoption by the next session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission a revision of the Codex Guidelines on Measurement Uncertainty (CXG 54 - 2004). Measurement uncertainty is part of the analytical process in food control of assessing whether food products meet relevant specifications. It enables results to be compared and is key to testing and decision making. Factors that can affect measurements during testing include changes in [...]

“It's great to be participating in a virtual event of CCMAS41 along with nearly 400 participants from around the world, seeking to agree standards for the sampling and analysis of foods” said Selvarani Elahi, UK delegate, currently present at the Codex Committee on Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (CCMAS) hosted by Hungary from 17 to 25 May 2021. The shift to virtual meetings for Codex technical committees in 2021 has seen a significant uptake in attendance particularly from [...]