As a national Codex Contact Point for North Macedonia, the Food and Veterinary Agency joined the global campaign in the celebration of June 7 - World Food Safety Day. The aim of the initiative was to bring together different stakeholders involved in the food chain and through a public debate to raise awareness for food safety as well as inform the public about the importance of preventing and managing the [...]

One of the first World Food Safety Day events this year took place in Australia in an event jointly hosted by Environmental Health Australia (EHA) and the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) of the United States of America. The aim of the event was, over a 24-hour period, to talk with food safety regulators from around the world to get an idea of the different – and similar – challenges, [...]

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 [...]

حثَّ كل من المدير العام لمنظمة الأغذية والزراعة، السيد/ كو دونغ يو، والمدير العام لمنظمة الصحة العالمية، السيد/ تيدروس أدهانوم غيبريسوس على اتخاذ اجراءات عالمية لضمان حصول الجميع على غذاء آمن اليوم لغدٍ مفعم بالصحة - وذلك من خلال رسائل الفيديو في افتتاحية لفعالية تجمُّع على تطبيق زووم (Zoom) على الانترنت الذي تم بثه أيضا على شبكة الإنترنت في 7 حزيران/ يونيو، 2021. قال المدير العامل لمنظمة الأغذية والزراعة مشجعا على [...]

In celebration of World Food Safety Day, the National Food Agency of Georgia has presented its annual report. The event was opened by Mr. Levan Davitashvili, the Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, who highlighted the achieved results and new challenges and thanked FAO and other international organizations for their continuous support in ensuring food safety in the country. "I would not exaggerate to state that in terms of [...]

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 [...]

El Salvador se unió a la conmemoración del Día Mundial de la Inocuidad de los Alimentos a través de un conversatorio virtual donde se dieron cita representantes de instituciones públicas, la  industria de alimentos, organismos internacionales y universidades para hablar sobre el lema de este año: Alimentos seguros ahora, para un mañana saludable. El Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica -OSARTEC-, como Punto de Contacto del Codex Alimentarius organizó la actividad que [...]

On June 7, 2021, Kenya joined the rest of the world in celebrating the 3rd World Food Safety Day. The theme of this year being ‘Safe Food Today, for a Healthy Tomorrow,’ the country organized an online webinar to raise awareness and inspire action on the importance of food safety in the country and the African region at large. The National Planning Committee Coordinated by the Ministry of Health held a [...]

تعتبر سلامة الغذاء قضية مهمة وأولوية في دولة الكويت لأنها كدولة تعتمد بشكل كبير على الأغذية المستوردة. وبالتالي تدرك دولة الكويت أهمية التحديات التي تواجهها لضمان سلامة الغذاء والالتزامات بحماية صحة المستهلك، كما تتعاون الهيئة العامة للغذاء والتغذية في دولة الكويت مع مختلف الجهات المعنية للتأكيد على أهمية الوقاية من الأمراض المنقولة بالغذاء. يستدعي العبء العالمي للأمراض المنقولة عن طريق الأغذية جهودًا تعاونية ومشتركة بين جميع الجهات المعنية لتقليل ومنع [...]

For fans of the Food Safety Commission of Japan’s (FSCJ) Kids Box feature, standby for a revamp! The FSJC is planning to introduce new characters to mark World Food Safety Day, so check them out on 7 June at: https://www.fsc.go.jp/kids-box/ https://www.facebook.com/cao.fscj Kids Box introduces young people to different food safety concepts and gives them age-appropriate information on subjects like allergies, food poisoning and food preservation. The FSCJ Chairperson will has also prepared a video [...]