The Ministry of Health of Peru (MINSA), through the General Directorate of Environmental Health and Food Safety (DIGESA) has organized a "Virtual Educational Day for World Food Safety Day in Peru" in conjunction with the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, through the National Agricultural Health Service of Peru (SENASA), and the Ministry of Production, through the National Fisheries Health Agency (SANIPES). The event will include the participation of  the National Institute of Quality (INACAL) the Peruvian Association of Consumers and Users [...]

In view of the continuous challenges for food safety, the international and regional organizations of OIRSA, FAO, PAHO/PANAFTOSA, IICA, and the CCLAC coordination join forces, for the second consecutive year, to celebrate the World Food Safety Day with a webinar to raise awareness of food safety risks and emphasize the importance of eating safe food for better health.  The topics to be discussed are early warning systems, updates on MRLs for pesticides and alerts for contaminants in fruits and vegetables, food [...]

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (MHLW) has translated the World Food Safety Day guide into Japanese to raise awareness about the UN international Day and about the importance of food safety in Japan. Access the Japanese-language World Food Safety Day guide here https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/000944360.pdf Read more https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/kenkou_iryou/shokuhin/codex/index.html

On 25 May, the National Codex Committee of Senegal, together with the national offices of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), will host a World Food Safety Day “science day” on this year’s theme, “safer food, better health”. The French-language event will involve conferences, round tables and discussions and will take place at the Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology (FMPO) at Dakar’s Université Cheikh Anta Diop. Two plenary sessions on [...]

To raise awareness of the importance of ensuring food safety, on 13 May 2022, the Republic of Korea celebrated its Food Safety Day with the slogan “Food Safety Together, Healthy Korea.” The country started this campaign in 2002, and this year marked the 21st celebration with a hybrid event that included in-person participation as well as a broadcast on YouTube. At the main event, the Minister Kim Ganglip (pictured) applauded Korea's achievements in this field, including the establishment of the Ministry [...]

On 27 April, Masanori Kotani, Secretary General of Japan’s Food Safety Management Association (JFSM) delivered a lecture on food safety and the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) “5 keys to safer food” to second- and third-year students at Hokkaido Shizunai Agricultural High School. The session included quizzes, which helped make the food safety lessons more fun for the students. In addition, the third-year students took part in an online class, connecting the milk processing room and the classroom at Shizunai Agricultural High School by [...]

O Guia para o Dia Mundial da Segurança dos Alimentos 2022 está aqui! The World Food Safety Day guide in Portuguese is now out and available for download. This means the 300 000 Portuguese speaking people across Africa, Asia and Latin America have direct access to information about how to participate in the UN Day that is marked on 7 June, making it easier for food safety advocates to raise awareness and inspire action. Since the first World Food Safety Day [...]

After two years of online conferencing, the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is an in-person event again this year. Meeting in Barcelona, Spain, over 900 delegates from across the food industry and the wider food safety community will discuss a wide-ranging array of food safety-related issues. The event sees GFSI “expand and strengthen its role, moving full speed ahead on its ‘Race to the Top’.” Meeting from 29 to 31 March, the conference will look at “every facet of the food [...]

تم الإعلان في 7 آذار/ مارس عن موضوع اليوم العالمي لسلامة الأغذية لهذا العام، والذي سيتم الاحتفال به في 7 حزيران/ يونيو 2022.  ويشرح دليل اليوم العالمي لسلامة الأغذية المزيد حول موضوع "غذاء أكثر أمانا لصحة أفضل"، حيث يقدم دلائل حول ما يتعلق باليوم العالمي لسلامة الأغذية وكيفية المشاركة.  ستركز حملة عام 2022 على الطرق التي يمكن للأغذية الأكثر أمانا من خلالها تحسين الصحة والرفاهية، ليس فقط صحتنا الجسدية، ولكن أيضا صحة الحيوانات والبيئة. كما سيتم إيلاء الاهتمام للطرق التي تحتاجها [...]

In China, food is clearly a top priority – and food safety is seen as fundamental to the country, and to people’s livelihoods and wellbeing. As such, a series of activities were designed by authorities in China to promote public understanding of relevant issues, in recognition of both World Food Day in October 2021 and World Food Safety Day, which was celebrated on 7 June. At Tianjin University of Science and Technology (TUST), members of the faculty of the College of [...]