World Food Safety Day | 7th June 2023

THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON 20 DECEMBER 2018 ANNOUNCED 7 JUNE OF EVERY YEAR AS THE WORLD FOOD SAFETY DAY IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE PROBLEMS POSED BY FOOD SAFETY ISSUES AND TO ENSURE THAT THIS GOES HAND-IN-HAND WITH ALL THE UN DEVELOPMENT GOALS.

THE FOURTH WORLD FOOD SAFETY DAY (WFSD) WAS CELEBRATED ON 7 JUNE 2023 BY THE SAUDI ARABIAN FOOD PROFESSIONAL AT JEDDAH.

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:

Our last year event was posted on Global Food Safety Day website by the FAO/WHO and Codex.

We are glad to see that our event is posted on Global Food Safety Day website by the FAO/WHO and Codex.

For additional information about WFSD 2023, download World Food Safety Day 2023 booklet.

“FOOD STANDARDS SAVE LIVES”

When you eat, how do you know your food is safe? You have probably washed your hands, cleaned your kitchenware and cooked your food to the right temperature, all good food safety practices. You have probably read food packaging labels to see what ingredients the product contains or how to cook it. And perhaps without realizing it, you have trusted everyone involved in growing, processing, packaging, distributing and preparing your food in the right way so that you can enjoy it without falling ill. Your food was safe and your trust justified because the people involved in making your food – whether close to your home or on the other side of the world – followed established food safety practices, which are transparently available in the form of standards. In other words, food standards form the bedrock of trust for all of us.

FOOD STANDARDS ARE A WAY OF ENSURING SAFETY AND QUALITY.

They provide guidance on hygienic food handling for farmers and processors. They define the maximum levels of additives, contaminants, residues of pesticides and veterinary drugs that can safely be consumed by all. Furthermore, standards specify how the food should be measured, packaged and transported to keep it safe. Thanks to the application of standards on things like nutrition and allergen labelling, consumers can know whether the food will be good for them.

Most governments and organizations adopt and enforce food standards that are based on scientific risk assessments, covering hazards that are biological, chemical and physical in nature. The standards can be developed by individual governments or organizations, or by regional or intergovernmental standard-setting bodies. One such international food safety and quality standard-setting body is the Codex Alimentarius Commission, or Codex for short. Codex is the place where representatives of 188 Member Countries and 1 Member Organization (the European Union) work together to make sure food is safe.

In 2023, as Codex turns 60, we celebrate food standards for defining the path to safe food for everyone everywhere.

“FOOD SAFETY IS EVERYONE’S BUSINESS”

Food supply chains involve several people: producers, processors, transporters, distributors, retailers, cooks as well as consumers. At every point in the chain, there are hazards that can cause contamination. Everyone involved at the various stages has a responsibility to keep food safe.

There are five calls to action on World Food Safety Day:

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SALIENT FEATURES WFSD 2023?

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15 +
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Food Industry Service Providers
10 +
Food Industry Ingredients Providers
10 +
Food Industry Consultants & Advisors
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Food Safety at Global Perspective and Resources

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Global Issues: Food

After decades of steady decline, world hunger has slowly been on the rise since 2015. An estimated 821 million people in the world suffered from hunger in 2018. If nothing changes, the immense challenge of achieving the Zero Hunger Target by 2030 will not be achieved. At the same time, overweight and obesity continue to increase in all regions of the world, according to The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019.

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Food Safety and COVID-19

Currently, there is no evidence that the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can be transmitted through food. The virus is transmitted primarily by people, who are infected through coughing and sneezing droplets, which are then picked up by another person. The best way to avoid COVID-19 is through good hygiene practices, including in food production and consumption.

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Why do we mark International Days?

International days and weeks are occasions to educate the public on issues of concern, to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems, and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity. The existence of international days predates the establishment of the United Nations, but the UN has embraced them as a powerful advocacy tool. We also mark other UN observances.