World Food Safety Day
7 June 2024
Nepalese chicken in wooden cages.
One in ten
people worldwide fall ill from contaminated food each year
Over 200
diseases are caused by eating contaminated food
40 percent
of the foodborne disease burden is carried by children under 5
Food safety: prepare for the unexpected
World Food Safety Day on 7 June 2024 will draw attention to food safety incidents. This year’s theme underlines the importance of being prepared for food safety incidents, no matter how mild or severe they can be.
Food safety incidents are situations where there is a potential or confirmed health risk associated with food consumption. 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.
Campaign assets and information
Cookery students of the "Solidarity Kitchens" program take part in PANAFTOSA event, Brazil
Little girl playing with her father outdoor in the nature
Restaurant school SENAC event in 2021, Brazil
Resources
Communication toolkit
World Food Safety Day 2024: Communication toolkit
Series
This short document outlines the importance of food safety, the benefits and how food safety can be improved in fisheries. It is part of a set of leaflets...
This short document outlines the importance of food safety, the benefits and how food safety can be improved in aquaculture. It is part of a set of leaflets...
This short document outlines the importance of food safety, the benefits and how food safety can be improved in the primary production of milk. It is part...
This short document outlines the importance of food safety, the benefits and how food safety can be improved in growing fruits and vegetables. It is part...
This short document outlines the importance of food safety, the benefits and how food safety can be improved in schools and daycare centres. It is part...
This short document outlines the importance of food safety, the benefits and how food safety can be improved in street food vending. It is part of a set...
Food safety is everyone’s business in workplaces
This short document outlines the importance of food safety, the benefits and how food safety can be improved in workplaces. It is part of a set of leaflets...
This short document outlines the importance of food safety, the benefits and how food safety can be improved in schools and daycare centres. It is part...
Food safety is everyone’s business at home
This short document outlines the importance of food safety, the benefits and how food safety can be improved at home. It is part of a set of leaflets produced...
Publications
World Food Safety Day 2022 in pictures and numbers
For the fourth time, World Food Safety Day showed that governments, the food industry, non-profit organizations, academia, schools and consumers around...
World Food Safety Day 2021: Overview of festivity and creativity
With a theme of ‘Safe food now for a heathy tomorrow’, World Food Safety Day (7 June 2021) focused on the immediate and long-term benefits...
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