The World Food Safety Day (WFSD), celebrated every June 7th, reaches its fourth edition this year, gaining more relevance worldwide. Its main objective is to draw attention and inspire actions to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks, contributing to food safety, human health, economic prosperity, agriculture, market access, tourism and sustainable development.
This year's theme is "Safer Food, Better Health" The access of safe food is essential for the health and well-being of people, animals and the environment. Only when food is safe, we can benefit from its nutritional value and the mental and social benefits of sharing a safe meal.
We all have a role to play, from farm to table, in making sure the food we eat is safe and doesn't harm our health. Safe food is essential to promoting consumer health and well-being and ending hunger, two of the 17 main UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
“Food safety is everyone's business” is the slogan for World Food Safety Day and urges that we all play a role in maintaining food safety throughout the entire supply chain, from farm to table. Act now!
On World Food Safety Day, five calls to action are launched
Governments must ensure safe and nutritious food for all
Agricultural and food producers have adopt good practices
Business operators must ensure that food is safe
Consumers must learn about safe and healthy food
Let's work together for food safety and good health!
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What should I know about food allergies?
What should I know about dietary restricitions?
Covid 19 - Measures to be taken in the presence of symptomatic workers in the workplace
Covid 19 - Good hygiene practices and physical distancing
Regional Map of Actions for World Food Safety Day 2022
PAHO encourages the countries of the region to take actions to commemorate this day. To include your events in this action map, simply send the following information to wfsd@paho.org:
Name of the event Brief description (Max. 300 words) Date Location Country Photo/Short video