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World Food Safety Day across the Near East region
The Codex Coordinating Committee for the Near East (currently coordinated by Saudi Arabia) reports on several official World Food Safety Day events from around the region this year.
Here’s a roundup:
Saudi Arabia
In a video address, Hisham Al-Jadhey, CEO of the Saudi Food and Drugs Authority (SFDA), stated that “the world is celebrating World Food Safety Day, and is currently facing the impact of food supply chains, and the increasing burden of foodborne diseases indicates that diseases transmitted through food cause 600 [...]
17 June 2022
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Looking at the past, present and future of European food control
On 10 June, the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia and the WHO Regional Office for Europe hosted a World Food Safety Day webinar about the past, present and future of food safety.
The event was moderated by Mary Kenny, Food Safety and Consumer Protection Officer, FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia and Peter Sousa Hoejskov, Technical Officer for Food Safety and Zoonotic Diseases, WHO Regional Office for Europe, and guests included Džemil Hajrić, Director, Food Safety [...]
17 June 2022
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School in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and PANAFTOSA-VPH-PAHO/WHO launch an awareness campaign
The Escola Dom Cipriano Chagas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in collaboration with PANAFTOSA-VPH-PAHO/WHO launched an awareness campaign to mark the World Food Safety Day last 2nd of June. The School is part of the Favela Orgânica initiative that originated in the Babilônia and Chapéu Mangueira communities in Rio de Janeiro. This initiative aims at teaching children concepts for conscious consumption, healthy gastronomy, homemade composting and family farming. The celebration included lectures on food safety and the five keys for [...]
16 June 2022
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A run for food safety in El Salvador
The Salvadoran Agency for Technical Regulation (OSARTEC), an institution that is part of the National Quality Council, responsible for coordinating the participation of El Salvador in the development of International Food Standards emanating from the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission, in celebration of the World Day of Food Safety, carried out a sports event, under the motto "Safe food, better health".
This activity was carried out thanks to the support of the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Trust Fund, the PAHO/WHO Representation in El [...]
16 June 2022
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Continent-wide and country-level cooperation key to ensuring food safety in Africa
The regional offices for Africa of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) hosted a webinar on 14 June 2022 in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Codex Alimentarius Coordinating Committee for Africa (CCAFRICA). In addition to the co-hosts, nine speakers addressed different aspects of the multifaceted issue of food safety across the African continent.
The event was ably moderated by the African Union Food Safety Officer, John Oppong-Otoo, [...]
16 June 2022
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Ghana launches food safety policy as part of World Food Safety Day celebrations
As part of its month-long celebrations of World Food Safety Day, the Food and Drugs Authority of Ghana (FDA) will host a webinar to mark the launch of the National Food Safety Policy in the country. The event is co-organized with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Contributors to the event include the Honourable Kwaku A. Manu, Minister of Health, Barbara Clemens, representative and Country Director [...]
16 June 2022
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Canada’s Reseau Alimentaire will hold a lunchtime World Food Safety Day discussion
The Reseau Alimentaire de l’Est de Montréal (RAEM) has organized a lunchtime discussion about "Food safety: our plate is the best witness!" to which experts have been invited for an “enriching discussion” about how to understand the importance of food safety to health. The aim is to “feed your mind as well as your stomach.”
Organizers wish to promote a sense of collective learning to encourage collective change in food safety habits.
Date & time: 16 June 12:00-13:00 Montreal (18:00-19:00 CEST)
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16 June 2022
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World Food Safety Day 2022 in Mongolia celebrated under the President’s initiative
On the 7th of June, Mongolia celebrated the World Food Safety Day with rich discussions on the concrete solutions to tackle the national food security, safety and food systems challenges faced in the last few years.
The National Forum on “Food security, safety- Food production” organized jointly by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, and World Health Organization was attended by 800 participants from all parts of Mongolia.
The President of [...]
14 June 2022
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Details of the World Food Safety Day Africa Region event announced
The regional offices for Africa of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have announced details of their joint World Food Safety Day event.
The regional webinar will concentrate on how to ensure safer food for better health in the African region and is organized in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Codex Alimentarius Coordinating Committee for Africa.
The 2-and-a-half-hour event will take place on Zoom on 14 June and [...]
14 June 2022
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Students in Morocco organize conference for World Food Safety Day
The Club Agroalimentaire of the Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Tanger organized a World Food Safety Day event this year, in collaboration with the Biotechnology and Biomolecule Engineering Research Team (ERBGB) at the university.
The event was a conference under the theme "Safe food for better health" and was held in the presence of agrifood specialists and researchers. As part of the proceedings, a ‘letter of encouragement’ from Markus Lipp, Senior Food Safety Officer at the Food and Agriculture Organization [...]
13 June 2022