A World Food Safety Day 2022 webinar will be hosted by Japan’s Food Safety Management Association (JFSM) on 7 June “to provide an opportunity to think about food safety and to have a dialogue to ensure the delivery of safe food”. Under JFSM’s slogan, “safe food for everyone, everywhere”,the event will be split into two sessions. The first session will start with introductory remarks from the Directors of the Food Manufacturing Division and the Food Business Conduct Office, both at Japan’s [...]

As part of this year’s World Food Safety Day celebrations, the World Health Organization (WHO), together with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), hosted a social media live Question-and-Answer (Q&A) event for the public on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. WHO Scientist, Simone Moraes Raszl, and Jeffrey LeJeune, FAO Food Safety Officer, discussed key facts about food safety and debunked some popular myths on Monday, 6 June 2022. The event was moderated by WHO Communications officer Yanawit [...]

World Food Safety Day was observed in the Asia Pacific region on 3 June 2022 through a webinar organized jointly by FAO, UNEP, WFP, WHO and WOAH. The theme of the webinar was “Multisectoral action needed to raise awareness and promote action on food safety’’. The event highlighted the importance of food safety within the larger context of food systems and particularly with reference to the achievement of SDGs 2, 3, 12  and 17. It then homed in on the [...]

Food Safety Works, a food quality and safety consultancy company in India, will observe World Food Safety Day by conducting various activities in the week of 6 to 10 June. Activities include: Awareness-raising on the food safety implications of using newspaper to package food This will include adigital marketing campaign on the topic, to create awareness both amongst food vendors and consumers on why it is hazardous to use newspaper. Dates: 6-10 June Food Safety Conversation: Beyond Shawarma A food safety conversation will focus on ensuring [...]

The Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA) is organizing a World Food Safety Day webinar in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the Pan American Center for Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Veterinary Public Health, (PANAFTOSA-VPH-PAHO) and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). The two-part event will start with contributions from representatives of the international and regional organizations, moderated by Margarita Corrales (PANAFTOSA-VPH-PAHO). [...]

In Cuba, government authorities have planned a programme of activities aimed at raising awareness among decision-makers and the general public alike. A media campaign has been devised, which includes a press release and a promotional video to be aired across the Cuban television network. On 6 June, the President of the National Codex Committee of Cuba will be joined by colleagues from the Ministries of Agriculture and Public Health in a press conference. The President of the National Codex Committee, Director [...]

Nigeria’s Consumer Advocacy for Food Safety and Nutrition Initiative (CAFSANI) will hold a World Food Safety Day webinar on the subject of “mycotoxins and pesticide residues in some selected Nigerian crops ad products”. The event will take place on Monday 6 June and will be hosted and moderated by Olugbenga Ogunmoyela, President and CEO of CAFSANI. Joining him will be: -        John O. lgene from the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology and Professor of Research and Innovation at the University [...]

This year, the African Union Commission (AUC) joins the rest of the world to commemorate the fourth World Food Safety Day with a two-day virtual event “Innovative approaches to raising food safety standards and enhancing regulation in the informal food sector in Africa”. The celebrations is used to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks, thereby contributing to human health, food and nutrition security, economic prosperity, market access, and sustainable development. The event will be conducted [...]

The Argentinian Food Safety Commission (Comisión Argentina de Inocuidad Alimentaria - CAIA) has organized a webinar for World Food Safety Day, in collaboration with the Argentinian Microbiology Association (the Asociación Argentina de Microbiología – AAM). The event will take place on 6 June. CAIA’s President, Fabiana Guglielmone, and Vice-President, Fernando Gallegos Sola will open a programme comprising five presentations: -        "Thinking about the future of food safety" from Marisa Caipo, Food Safety and Quality Officer of the Regional Office for Latin America and [...]

QFS (Quality Food Safety) Corporation in Ecuador is organizing a week-long series of World Food Safety Day webinars aimed at “focusing on best practices and safety processes to prevent foodborne illness and to ensure consumers [can access] safe and healthy food”. Date & time: 6-10 June 16:00 - 18:00 Ecuador time (23:00 7 June – 01:00 8 June CEST) Register here:  https://forms.gle/Bu9XFskMC4GJVNNv6 Read more: https://www.facebook.com/QFSCorporationConsultora/