World Food Safety Day

  Draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks, contributing to food security, human health, economic prosperity, agriculture, market access, tourism and sustainable development.   

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Safe food for everyone, everywhere!

"Food safety: prepare for the unexpected." World Food Safety Day 2024.

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WEBINAR - Be ready to manage food safety incidents!

A food incident can happen, for example, due to accidents, inadequate controls, food fraud or natural events. While being ready to manage food safety incidents requires dedicated efforts from policymakers, food safety authorities, farmers and food business operators, consumers also can play an active role. "Food safety: prepare for the unexpected." World Food Safety Day 2024.

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Webinar - Food safety: preparing for the unexpected- experiences in the Asia-Pacific region.

World Food Safety Day is celebrated on 7 June every year. It is part of the global awareness strategy of the United Nations, to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage food-borne risks, contributing to food security, human health, economic prosperity, agriculture, market access, tourism, and sustainable development. To this end, FAO and WHO are co-organizing a World Food Safety Day 2024 Virtual event for Asia and Pacific, on 11 June 2024, 11:30 -13:30 Bangkok time on the theme of Food safety: preparing for the unexpected- experiences in the Asia-Pacific region.

The objectives of the webinar are to :

1. To raise awareness about unexpected food safety situations and importance of effective food safety emergency response plans in mitigating the impact of foodborne disease outbreaks and other emergencies on public health and the economy;

2. To share knowledge and best practices related to the development, implementation, and management of food safety emergency response, including risk assessment, communication strategies, and coordination mechanisms;

3. To encourage participants to take concrete actions to strengthen food safety emergency preparedness and response in their respective countries or organizations.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

United Nations ESCAP

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Codex Alimentarius Commission adopts new maximum levels (MLs) for the use of relevant food additives.

The General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA) describes the conditions under which food additives may be used in all foods. It is the biggest document in the Codex Alimentarius and is updated each time the Codex Alimentarius Commission adopts new maximum levels (MLs) for the use of relevant food additives. Codex’s Food Standards Officer, Lingping Zhang, has this week distributed the update of the related GSFA database, an online tool that makes food additive MLs more accessible to Members.

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Recommended actions for consumers.

A) Practice safe food handling at home and follow WHO’s Five Keys to Safer Food:

- keep clean,

- separate raw and cooked,

- cook thoroughly,

- keep food at safe temperatures

- use safe water and raw materials

B) Keep informed and promote food safety.

"Food safety: prepare for the unexpected." World Food Safety Day 2024.

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Recommended actions for educational institutions and workplaces.

- Promote safe food handling.

- Engage with families and involve families in food safety activities.

- Support food safety education.

"Food safety: prepare for the unexpected." World Food Safety Day 2024.

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Recommended actions for Food businesses.

- Engage employees, suppliers and other stakeholders to grow and develop a food safety culture.

- Comply with international food standards.

"Food safety: prepare for the unexpected." World Food Safety Day 2024.

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Recommended actions for policy makers.

- Design all public procurement of food, such as food aid, school feeding and other publicly owned food outlets, so that consumers can access safe and healthy foods.

- Support policy measures and legal frameworks to strengthen the national food safety system and ensure it complies with food safety standards.

- Encourage and engage in multisectoral collaboration at the local, national, regional and global levels.

"Food safety: prepare for the unexpected." World Food Safety Day 2024.

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Message of the Director of the Food Systems and Food Safety Division at FAO.

In this video, Corinna Hawkes, Director of the Food Systems and Food Safety Division at FAO, and Francesco Branca, Director of the Department of Nutrition and Food Safety at WHO explain the issues being addressed by the World Food Safety Day 2024

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WORKSHOP - "Conversations about parasites in sushi. Awareness and prevention".

Join the Workshop on parasites in sushi to mark the World Food Safety Day 2024 in Portugal.

07/06/2024.

A group of scientists in the veterinary medicine faculty of the Universidade Lusófona in Lisbon is organizing an event for World Food Safety Day. It is a workshop entitled "Conversations about parasites in sushi. Awareness and prevention".

Organizers say that this is a situation that is becoming increasingly more of a concern in Portugal although the population is mostly unaware. The workshop aims to raise awareness on the topic.

Date: #7June, 2024

Time: 14:00–18:00 CEST

Place: Campus de Universidade Lusófona - Centro Universitário Lisboa

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WEBINAR - How to prepare for the unexpected. World Food Safety Day 2024 from Colombia.

Free webinar on how to prepare for the unexpected to mark the World Food Safety Day 2024 from Colombia.

07/06/2024.

The Latin American and Caribbean Association of Food Science and Technology (Alaccta) has organized a World Food Safety Day webinar under the theme “Food safety: prepare for the unexpected.” The virtual event will feature food safety experts, who will share their knowledge on how to address challenges in the food industry. The following topics will be addressed:

Five key elements to prepare for the unforeseen, with Joaquín Nava, Delcen Group, Mexico

Strategies to protect your processing plant against unexpected allergens, Carolina Motto, Argentina

Inclusive food and gastronomy, importance and opportunity, Raquel Picornell, Mexico.

Date: 7 June 2024

Time: 11:00 Colombia time (18:00 CEST)

Registration

Language: Spanish

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IN-PERSON EVENT- Promote importance of food safety -Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Türkiye.

07 June 2024 - World Food Safety Day/ Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Türkiye to promote importance of food safety.

Türkiye.

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Türkiye to promote importance of food safety announce that a well-attended event is organized to celebrate World Food Safety Day on 7 June 2024.

The WWorld Food Safety Day 2024 event, organized in cooperation with MoAF and the Federation of Food&Beverage Industry Associations of Türkiye/TGDF (the largest NGO in Türkiye in the field of food), will be held at the MoAF Conference Hall and will be hosted by the Minister. The event aims to highlight the importance of food safety and promote the efforts of the MoAF and its stakeholders in matters of food safety regulations, implementation and crisis preparedness. The Chief Scientist of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will provide information on European perspectives related to “Science, safe food, sustainability”. Meanwhile, the chairs of the seven Scientific Risk Assessment Commissions will moderate a session focusing on scientific applications in the field of food safety in Türkiye. Additionally, a dedicated session on “Information pollution in the area of Food Safety” and “Food Literacy” will be organized with the attendance of the representatives from NGOs (including TGDF and others), the FAO representative in Türkiye and the Heads of the related Departments of the General Directorate of Food and Control of MoAF. About 500 guests are invited to the physical event, targeting all the actors in the food chain, particularly, policymakers and national authorities in Türkiye, as well as International Partners such as EFSA and FAO, food producers and associations, non-governmental organizations, academia, and consumer groups.

Date: 7 June 2024

Time: 09:30–16:00 Ankara time (08:30–15:00 CEST)

Place: turkey Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Mehm

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A Technician's Perspective on Food Safety in Food Factories.

Japan Food Safety Management Association hybrid event.

07/06/2024.

The Food Safety Management Association (JFSM) will be hosting an event titled " World Food Safety Day 2024" where individuals involved in food safety across the food chain can learn and share together. Participation is free, and attendees can join either in person or online. Additionally, there will be dedicated time for participant networking at the venue. We encourage everyone to participate enthusiastically and invite others to join as well. The Keynote speech will be title: "A Technician's Perspective on Food Safety in Food Factories" delivered by the Director of Nakai Technical Institute, Toshio Nakai. Dr Nakai will provide information on food safety under the theme "Food safety: prepare for the unexpected."

Date: 7June, 2024

Time:13:30–16:00 Japan time (06:30–09:00 CEST)

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General standard for food additives.

This General standard for food additives sets forth the conditions under which food additives may be used in all foods, whether or not they have previously been standardized by Code.

a) Food additive means any substance not normally consumed as a food by itself and not normally used as a typical ingredient of the food, whether or not it has nutritive value, the intentional addition of which to food for a technological (including organoleptic) purpose in the manufacture, processing, preparation, treatment, packing, packaging, transport or holding of such food results, or may be reasonably expected to result (directly or indirectly), in it or its by-products becoming a component of or otherwise affecting the characteristics of such foods. The term does not include contaminants or substances added to food for maintaining or improving nutritional qualities.

b) Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) is an estimate by JECFA of the amount of a food additive, expressed on a body weight basis that can be ingested daily over a lifetime without appreciable health risk. c) Acceptable Daily Intake "Not Specified" (NS) is a term applicable to a food substance of very low toxicity for which, on the basis of the available data (chemical, biochemical, toxicological, and other), the total dietary intake of the substance, arising from its use at the levels necessary to achieve the desired effect and from its acceptable background levels in food, does not, in the opinion of JECFA, represent a hazard to health. For the above reason, and for reasons stated in individual JECFA evaluations, establishment of an acceptable daily intake expressed in numerical form is not deemed necessary by JECFA. An additive meeting the above criterion must be used within the bounds of good manufacturing practice as defined. d) Maximum Use Level of an additive is the highest concentration of the additive determined to be functionally effective in a food or food category and agreed to be safe by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. It is generally expressed as mg additive/kg of food. The maximum use level will not usually correspond to the optimum, recommended, or typical level of use. Under GMP, the optimum, recommended, or typical use level will differ for each application of an additive and is dependent on the intended technical effect and the specific food in which the additive would be used, taking into account the type of raw material, food processing and post-manufacture storage, transport and handling by distributors, retailers, and consumers.

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WEBINAR: Food safety: preparing for the unexpected; World Food Safety Day 2024 - PAHO-WHO.

Join the virtul event entitled ''Food safety: preparing for the unexpected'' to mark the World Food Safety Day 2024 - PAHO-WHO.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), OPS/OMS Chile - PAHO/WHO Chile, PAHO Emergencies; OPS/OMS Perú - PAHO/WHO Peru; OPS/OMS Argentina - PAHO/WHO Argentina, PAHO Caribbean

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Discussing collaborative approaches to improved food safety across sectors.

Food safety saves lives. It is not only a crucial component to food security, but it also plays a vital role in reducing foodborne disease. Every year, 600 million people fall sick as a result of around 200 different types of foodborne illness. The burden of such illness falls most heavily on the poor and on the young. In addition, foodborne illness is responsible for 420 000 preventable deaths every year. World Food Safety Day is an important way of:

making people aware of food safety issues

demonstrating how to prevent illness through food safety

discussing collaborative approaches to improved food safety across sectors

promoting solutions and ways of being more food safe

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Día Mundial de la Inocuidad de los Alimentos; 7 de Junio 2023.

La inocuidad de los alimentos salva vidas. No solo es un elemento crucial para la seguridad alimentaria, sino que también desempeña un papel fundamental en la reducción de las enfermedades transmitidas por los alimentos. Cada año, 600 millones de personas enferman debido a 200 tipos diferentes de enfermedades transmitidas por los alimentos. La carga de la enfermedad recae principalmente en los pobres y los jóvenes. Además, las enfermedades transmitidas por los alimentos causan 420 000 muertes evitables al año. El Día Mundial de la Inocuidad de los Alimentos es una forma importante de:

sensibilizar a la población sobre los problemas de inocuidad de los alimentos

mostrar cómo prevenir enfermedades a través de la inocuidad de los alimentos

debatir enfoques colaborativos para mejorar la inocuidad de los alimentos en todos los sectores

promover soluciones y formas de mejorar la inocuidad de los alimentos