May 29th, 2024
2 mins
Ahead of the sixth World Food Safety Day, which this year is to be held on 7th June, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) have published a communications toolkit.
World Food Safety Day is jointly facilitated by the FAO and the World Health Organization (WHO) and aims to 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.
This year’s theme is ‘Food safety: prepare for the unexpected’ and issues a reminder that food safety is a collective responsibility with everyone from producers to consumers needing to play their part to ensure the food on our plates will be safe.
More than 600 million people fall ill and 420 000 die every year after eating contaminated food. These illnesses and these deaths are largely preventable if food safety is prioritised along the food chain, from the producer to the consumer.
The communications toolkit can be downloaded here
