South Africa’s Food Safety Summit 2022 was launched on the same day as the launch of World Food Safety Day, with a programme tailored to requests from former attendees and with the message that “‘Local is lekker*’ but we are part of the global village, so we will hear from our international colleagues too!”  The virtual event will take place on 7 and 8 June and will include several panel discussions with experts in their fields.  According to the organizers, Anelich Consulting [...]

Ecuadorian food consulting firm, Estrategia, is organizing a World Food Safety Day symposium entitled “Food symposium for manufacturing and export (Simposio Alimentario para la Fabricación y Exportación (SAFE)”. The full-day event on 7 June will include speakers presenting subjects such as Microbial tests for food safety controls HACCP in the food industry Innovation, design and management of new food microbiology products Safety in agricultural practices Requirements for the export of food Microplastics as emerging contaminants in food Integrated pest management versus safety Experimental design in the food area Illnesses transmitted [...]

The Agrifood Quality department at Universidad Ducens in Mexico is hosting a Facebook live discussion for World Food Safety Day, in collaboration with the Jesús Oviedo Pérez Technological School Foundation. International HACCP Alliance Lead Instructor and Agrifood quality expert, David A. Delgado Herrera will be joined by guests from Uruguay and Colombia’s Technological School Foundation of Neiva. Date & time: 7 June, 18:00 Mexico time (8 June 03:00 CET) Read more: https://universidadducens.edu.mx/noticias/dia-mundial-de-la-inocuidad-de-alimentos-2022/ Join the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/418079483095076  

A World Food Safety Day Facebook live event has been organized by the Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina in Peru. The 7 June symposium will last from 17:00-21:30 local time (midnight to 04:30 CET on 7 June) and is aimed primarily at students, graduates, technicians, professionals and any interested members of the public who want to learn more about the mandatory safety system in Peru. The programme involves contributors from the public and private sectors and academia, with consumers represented by [...]

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 [...]