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7th June - World Food Safety Day

Today is World Food Safety Day!

But first, what is Food Safety?

Food safety is the absence -- or safe, acceptable levels -- of hazards in food that may harm the health of consumers. Food-borne hazards can be microbiological, chemical or physical in nature and are often invisible to the plain eye: bacteria, viruses or pesticide residues are some examples.

Food safety has a critical role in assuring that food stays safe at every stage of the food chain - from production to harvest, processing, storage, distribution, all the way to preparation and consumption.

With an estimated 600 million cases of foodborne illnesses annually, unsafe food is a threat to human health and economies, disproportionally affecting vulnerable and marginalized people, especially women and children, populations affected by conflict, and migrants.

The theme of this year’s inaugural World Food Safety Day invites us to recognize that food safety is everyone’s business. The inaugural World Food Safety Day in New York will present an opportunity to:

• share the outcomes of the two food safety conferences;
• discuss ways in which food safety can incentivize healthy diets; and,
• discuss how the United Nations in New York can further support the efforts to improve food safety.

Moreover, food safety is key to achieving several of the Sustainable Development Goals and World Food Safety Day brings it into the spotlight, to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks.

More information:

https://www.un.org/en/events/foodsafetyday/

http://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/world-food-safety-day/about/en/

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Speech On World Food Safety Day

A very Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening to Honorable Principal Sir/Madam, respected teachers, seniors, and my dear friends/students, Warm Greetings to Everyone!

Thank you all for taking out time and being present at this seminar session. Today, we are here to celebrate the most important day, ‘World Food Safety Day’ .

Today is 7 th June; this special assembly has been organized especially for the students as the whole world is celebrating “World Food Safety Day” . The United Nations (UN) has declared this day to draw global attention to the health consequences of contaminated food and water. Under the theme “Food safety, everyone’s business”, the action-oriented campaign will promote global food safety awareness and call upon countries and decision-makers, the private sector, civil society, United Nations (UN) organizations, and the general public to take action.

Food safety is the absence or safe, acceptable levels of hazards in food that may harm the health of consumers. Food-borne hazards can be microbiological, chemical, or physical in nature and are often invisible to the plain eye: bacteria, viruses, or pesticide residues are some examples. Food safety has a critical role in assuring that food stays safe at every stage of the food chain from production to harvest, processing, storage, distribution, all the way to preparation and consumption.

Every year nearly 600 million people fall sick and 420,000 die globally because they consume food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites, toxins, or chemicals. The WHO (World Health Organization) South-East Asia Region is particularly affected, accounting for around 150 million illnesses and 175,000 deaths, costing nations an estimated $95 billion in lost productivity. An estimated three million people around the world in developed and developing countries die every year from food and waterborne disease. Food is the starting point for our energy, our health, and our well-being. We often take for granted that it is safe, but in an increasingly complex and interconnected world where food value chains are growing longer, standards and regulations are that much more important in keeping us safe.

When food is not safe, children cannot learn, adults cannot work. Human development cannot take place. Safe food is critical to promoting health and ending hunger. Let us remember, therefore, that there can never be food security without food safety. In a world where the food supply chain has become more complex, any food safety incident has global negative effects on public health, trade, and the economy.

The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) through the Codex Alimentarius Commission have clearly set out international food standards. These are meant to protect the health of consumers, ensure fair practices in the food trade, as well as provide capacity building for countries to implement food safety systems.

Food safety is a shared responsibility between governments, producers, and consumers.  Everybody has a role to play from farm to table to ensure the food we consume is safe and will not cause damages to our health. Through World Food Safety Day, WHO pursues its efforts to mainstream food safety in the public agenda and reduce the burden of foodborne diseases globally. A globalized world with annual food exports currently in excess of USD 1.6 trillion and complex food systems demands international cooperation across sectors to ensure food is safe. Food safety is a shared responsibility among governments, food industries, producers, and consumers.

The Five Keys to Safer Food guideline is of paramount importance and form the backbone of food safety. These are;

• keep clean,
• separate raw and cooked foods,
• cook food thoroughly,
• keep food at safe temperatures and
• use safe water and raw materials.

Ladies and Gentlemen, this “World Food Safety Day” is an opportunity to create awareness among policymakers, food business operators, and the nation at large to ensure that the food we eat is safe. Whether you produce, process, sell, or prepare food, you have a role in keeping it safe.

Hope you all have a great time.

Thank you all.

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World Food Safety Day 2024 Urges Everyone to “Prepare for the Unexpected”

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The World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have revealed the theme of the sixth annual World Food Safety Day (WFSD), taking place June 7, 2024—“Food Safety: Prepare for the Unexpected.”

According to WHO, one in ten people around the world are sickened by unsafe food every year, and more than 200 diseases are caused by eating food contaminated by bacteria, viruses, parasites, or chemical substances.

WFSD was established in 2018 by the United Nations General Assembly, after it was suggested by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, as a way of raising food safety awareness and promoting collaboration across sectors. It is jointly facilitated by WHO and FAO .

The theme of WFSD 2024 aims to bring attention to unexpected crises that can threaten food safety, like power outages, natural disasters, foodborne illness outbreaks caused by imported products, and other situations. For WFSD 2024, WHO and FAO are asking all stakeholders along the food supply chain if they are prepared to address unexpected threats to food safety in an increasingly interconnected global food supply.

In a recently published WFSD 2024 communication toolkit , WHO outlines actions that governments, businesses, and individuals can take to prepare for food safety incidents. For example, the toolkit suggests that governments commit to developing or updating national food safety emergency response plans, strengthen national food control systems, increase surveillance and coordination capacities, and improve communication with food businesses and the public. The toolkit highlights the 2004 Codex Alimentarius  text, titled, Principles and Guidelines for the Exchange of Information in Food Emergency Situations , which recommended that Member States choose official contact points to exchange information during international crises. In response, the FAO/WHO International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) was established, which today includes food safety authorities from 189 countries who, facilitated by FAO/WHO, exchange information and execute risk management measures during multinational food safety events.

Regarding food businesses, the toolkit encourages improving food safety management systems (FSMS), sharing “lessons learned” and collaboration across businesses, and enhancing consumer communications. Meanwhile, consumers are urged to learn how to report or respond to a food safety incident, as well as how to react to unexpected events that threaten food safety at home.

The toolkit also offers seven key messages to help support the theme of WFSD 2024, including:

• Preparedness is key: Governments should have strong national food safety emergency response plans and surveillance systems, and food businesses should have a management and response plan in place
• Multisectoral collaboration ensures effective response: A coordinated approach across government agencies, national authorities, and industry helps minimize the public health impact of food safety events
• Rapid exchange of information saves lives: Fast and accurate information-sharing across all stakeholders can help identify the nature and origin of food safety events
• Effective communication maintains confidence in the food supply: It is important to provide accurate, timely, and open information to stakeholders, healthcare, the media, and the public
• FSMS help protect consumers: Food producers, importers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers should have established and regularly updated FSMS
• Decisive action of food businesses benefits everyone:  Industry must be ready to implement emergency response plans and approaches, including procedures for product withdrawal and recall, and traceability systems are recommended
• Everyone is a risk manager:  Everyone, from individuals to businesses and governments, evaluates food safety risks as part of their daily choices.

The toolkit includes other resources and messages, such as links to practical guides from FAO/WHO for businesses and governments aiming to improve their food safety preparedness, social media graphics and captions, event ideas, and more. Also available is a video from FAO featuring FAO and WHO food safety experts who explain the issues being addressed by this year’s campaign.

The theme of last year’s WFSD was “Food Standards Save Lives,” for which Food Safety Magazine  published an exclusive feature column written by FAO about the importance of WFSD and year-round food safety. WFSD 2022 focused on the theme “Safer Food, Better Health.” Check out Food Safety Magazine ’s WFSD coverage for updates on events and resources as they become available.

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Why improving food safety is important

Access to sufficient amounts of safe food is key to sustaining life and promoting good health. Foodborne illnesses are usually infectious or toxic in nature and often invisible to the plain eye, caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances entering the body through contaminated food or water.

Food safety has a critical role in assuring that food stays safe at every stage of the food chain - from production to harvest, processing, storage, distribution, all the way to preparation and consumption.

With an estimated 600 million cases of foodborne illnesses annually, unsafe food is a threat to human health and economies, disproportionally affecting vulnerable and marginalized people, especially women and children, populations affected by conflict, and migrants. An estimated 420 000 people around the world die every year after eating contaminated food and children under 5 years of age carry 40% of the foodborne disease burden, with 125 000 deaths every year.

World Food Safety Day on 7 June 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. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) jointly facilitate the observance of World Food Safety Day, in collaboration with Member States and other relevant organizations. This international day is an opportunity to strengthen efforts to ensure that the food we eat is safe, mainstream food safety in the public agenda and reduce the burden of foodborne diseases globally.

Get involved!

Whether you grow, process, transport, store, distribute, sell, prepare, serve or consume food, you have a role to play in keeping it safe. Take part in the celebration! For inspiration check the World Food Safety Day ‘ How to participate ’ pages or  news items on past events .

Food safety is everyone’s business

Under the slogan “Food safety, everyone’s business”, the action-oriented campaign promotes global food safety awareness and calls upon countries and decision makers, the private sector, civil society, UN organizations and the general public to take action.

The way in which food is produced, stored, handled and consumed affects the safety of our food. Complying with Global food standards, establishing effective regulatory food control systems including emergency preparedness and response, providing access to clean water, applying good agriculture practices (terrestrial, aquatic, livestock, horticulture), strengthening the use of food safety management systems by food business operators, and building capacities of consumers to make healthy food choices are some ways in which governments, international organizations, scientists, the private sector and civil society work to ensure food safety.

Food safety is a shared responsibility between governments, producers and consumers. Everybody has a role to play from farm to table to ensure the food we consume is safe and will not damage our health. Through World Food Safety Day, WHO and FAO pursue efforts to mainstream food safety in the public agenda and reduce the burden of foodborne diseases globally.

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The discussion will focus on the crucial role of science in keeping food safe throughout the food chain. A few examples of successful and inspiring food safety stories will be shared from across the world.

Follow the event live or watch the recording.

Did you know?

• Unsafe food containing harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances causes more than 200 diseases.
• Recent estimates indicate that the impact of unsafe food costs low- and middle-income economies around US$ 95 billion in lost productivity each year.
• Good hygiene practices in the food and agricultural sectors help to reduce the emergence and spread of foodborne diseases.

Source:  WHO 2020

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Event Title Remarks by FDA Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannas on World Food Safety Day 2022 at the World Health Organization’s Health Talks June 7, 2022

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I am honored to be invited by the World Health Organization (WHO) to address the importance of the digitalization of the food system in our work to protect consumers in all our nations from foodborne illness.

This topic is particularly timely because today, June 7, is World Food Safety Day and the theme is “Safer Food, Better Health.” Truer words were never spoken. Food is not food if it’s not safe and food is essential for life.

Every year, it becomes clearer that we must stand together as nations to help keep people all over the world safe and healthy. In an interconnected, global food system, when it comes to food safety, we all win or lose together.

The world is changing rapidly. I heard a quote recently that resonated with me: “The pace of change has never been this fast, yet it will never be this slow again.”

Part of this rapid change is that data and information have become more digitized and can be shared at the speed of thought. And new and emerging technologies are increasingly taking big and real-time data and putting it to good use. For example, advances in artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, sensor technologies, and blockchain are improving business processes. And the food system is reshaping itself, using these technologies, to meet the expanding global supply chain and the changing needs of consumers.

At the same time, food safety is evolving to meet the challenges and opportunities of these modern times. New digital technologies offer the potential to help us predict and prevent food safety problems and better detect and respond to problems when they do occur.

Tomorrow, June 8th, I am participating in WHO’s Health Talks on Food Safety , conversations with experts from all over the world on new and emerging issues. My topic is “Bending the Curve of Foodborne Illness in a Digital World.” I’d like to tell you about the work FDA is doing to bend that curve – once and for all -- through our implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act and the goals we’ve set in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety to build on FSMA with a more digital and traceable food system.

Traceability

The importance of food traceability to food safety is obvious. While people often think that food traceability is simply a reactive tool, nothing could be further from the truth. In the event of a foodborne outbreak, better traceability leads to better safety by enabling rapid traceback to the source of a contaminated food, speeding recalls of potentially contaminated products, and better fueling the root cause analyses that can help prevent such contamination instances from happening again.

But the benefits of better food traceability go beyond food safety. During the pandemic, it also became clear that traceability will also create the transparency needed to anticipate and help prevent supply chain disruptions in a public health emergency, such as a pandemic or food supply chain challenges.

It can help FDA and industry anticipate and help prevent the kind of market imbalances and food waste we saw when food producers lost customers in restaurants, schools, and other entities impacted by the pandemic.

Traceability is a priority under both FSMA and the New Era of Smarter Food Safety. FSMA mandated a rule that lays out additional recordkeeping requirements for enhanced traceability of certain foods.

Our work continues on finalizing the Food Traceability Rule that FDA proposed in the fall of 2020 and the proposed list of foods for which records would have to contain key data elements associated with different critical tracking events. We anticipate issuing the final rule in November.

One of the goals in the New Era blueprint is to help ensure that tracing solutions are cost effective for food operations of all sizes. In June 2021, FDA launched the Low- or No-Cost Tech-Enabled Traceability Challenge to encourage the development of traceability systems that use low- to no-cost economic models. We received 90 submissions from around the world and chose 12 winning teams representing the U.S., Canada, and New Zealand.

But our work didn’t end with the selection of winners. We are now actively working to disseminate these ideas – from the winners and other teams that entered the challenge - to the stakeholders who need them most.

Unleashing the power of digital data is an overarching goal in FDA’s work to modernize food safety. A good example is FDA’s use of a data analysis tool we developed called 21 Forward, which is playing a key role now in monitoring the infant formula supply chain. 21 Forward is a tool that was developed and used to track the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on FDA-regulated facilities in the food supply chain.

The tool helped the FDA identify where risks for interruptions in the continuity of the food supply may be the greatest because of the pandemic. We were also able to supply state public health officials coordinating COVID-19 vaccination efforts with information on the number and location of FDA-regulated food facilities and the number of food and agriculture sector workers at those facilities. FDA also partnered with other federal agencies to incorporate data on farms and farm workers, as well as meat, poultry, and egg processing facilities. This data helped state and local officials determine how many food and agriculture workers they have in their communities and quickly identify where these essential workers are located.

Today, we are using 21 Forward to aggregate and analyze multiple data sets to help monitor the infant formula supply and help us focus on areas of greatest need. Analyzing high volumes of data is enabled by the scalability of this platform. This in turn has helped guide discussions with industry on how to increase production of various types of infant formulas. Once again, our belief that a digital food system will be a smarter food system is being realized as we use FDA’s 21 Forward platform to manage current challenges with infant formula availability.

More Quality and Digitized Data, Better Food Safety

Better food safety begins and ends with better data. In the 21st century we increasingly have the ability to convert large volumes of data into powerful predictive and preventive information.

The New Era of Smarter Food Safety blueprint includes multiple goals that have to do with utilizing additional sources of data, improving data quality, and exploring platforms that facilitate the sharing of data and information.

These include increasing the amount and quality of data FDA has through expanded use of information-sharing agreements with regulatory and public health partners, academic institutions, industry, and others. One of the ways we’re doing that is through the domestic mutual reliance agreements signed with five states – California, Florida, Minnesota, Utah, and Wisconsin. Data exchange and information sharing are important parts of these agreements.

We’re also exploring methods to create public-private “data trusts” generated by industry that can be leveraged for analytical work to further strengthen preventive approaches. The Food Safety Data Sharing Project established last year by Western Growers on the safety of fresh leafy greens is a great example of work that will strengthen predictive capabilities and inform risk-management decisions.

When we look at how other industries are harnessing the power of data to identify and predict trends, it is clear that the FDA and food producers should also be looking at ways to tap robust, high quality data sources to strengthen our predictive analytics.

We are also exploring how to incorporate modern tools and approaches like artificial intelligence and machine learning to prevent or mitigate food safety issues. Specifically, we are continuing to explore the use of artificial intelligence, specifically machine learning, in a pilot designed to strengthen our ability to predict which shipments of imported seafood pose the greatest risk of violation. Initial findings suggested that machine learning could greatly increase the likelihood of identifying a shipment containing potentially contaminated products.

Doubling or tripling the ability to predict which shipments potentially are violative through the screening process is expected to result in much more effective utilization of resources to examine, sample, and test products at the port of entry.

Foodborne Outbreak Response Improvement Plan

The goals we’ve set in the blueprint for a New Era of Smarter Food Safety leverage new and evolving technologies, tools, and approaches. This includes our work to respond to foodborne outbreaks faster and revealing the root cause, which is essential for the prevention of future outbreaks. And we have a plan to do just that.

In December, FDA released its New Era of Smarter Food Safety Foodborne Outbreak Response Improvement Plan to improve the speed, effectiveness, and coordination of outbreak investigations.

Observations by and recommendations from FDA leadership and staff across the foods program played a key role in the plan’s development. It was also informed by an independent review by the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health that examined FDA’s structural and functional capacity to support, participate in, or lead multistate foodborne illness outbreak investigation activities.

The importance of moving towards a more digital response is clear. The plan is divided into priority areas that include tech-enabled product traceback, and analysis and dissemination of outbreak data.

Following the publication of our plan, we held a webinar on April 13th to answer stakeholder questions and listen to feedback about the plan, and there was a tremendous response. More than 1,700 people in the public and private sectors from 45 countries registered and more than 2,000 have viewed the webinar on YouTube.

The Power of Data

I’d like to close with this thought. In a global food system, if foodborne disease exists somewhere in the world, it can exist anywhere in the world. This is a shared responsibility. It’s not just the job of one nation, one industry, or one government agency.

But how can we do this, together? Well, it involves continued modernization and change. Think about this. The 20th Century was known as the industrial age. But the 21st Century is the data and digital age. Working together, we can unleash the power of data and truly bend the curve of foodborne illness in all nations, so that people worldwide can live better lives.

This has been the promise of World Food Safety Day since it was launched in 2019 by WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. So, let’s work together to make every day a world food safety day. After all, safer food means better health for all of us.

World Food Safety Day: ‘Nobody should die from eating food’

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Every day, some 1.6 million people worldwide fall ill from eating contaminated food, which kills 420,000 people each year, two UN agencies said on Tuesday.  

The World Health Organization ( WHO ) and the Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) are highlighting the issue ahead of World Food Safety Day , observed annually on 7 June. 

This year, focus is on the role of established food safety practices and standards which ensure that what we eat, is safe to consume. 

Ending ‘preventable deaths’ 

Food safety has a direct impact on our health, said Dr. Maria Neira, WHO Assistant Director-General.  

Over 200 diseases, from diarrhoea to cancers, are caused by eating food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemicals.  

“We tend to think about food safety only when we get sick, and we should think (about it) more often because foodborne diseases are entirely preventable ,” she said in a video message.

“Safe food allows the uptake of nutrients and promotes human development. Nobody should die from eating food. These are preventable deaths.” 

Call to action 

WHO has called for action from various sectors, including policy makers, who are urged to establish robust national food safety systems that comply with established standards. 

Food businesses are encouraged to work with their employees, suppliers and other stakeholders to develop “a food safety culture”, while educational institutions and workplaces should promote safe food handling. 

Consumers are also asked to do their part, for example, by practicing safe food handling at home and following WHO recommendations, which include washing hands before preparing meals and using separate equipment and utensils, such as knives and cutting boards, when handling raw foods.  

Food sector ‘toolbox’  

Meanwhile, FAO will  launch a website to help the food sector adhere to international food hygiene standards. 

Described as a “toolbox”, the site aims to both protect consumer health and promote fair practices in the food trade. 

Special focus has been given to small businesses and farmers in developing countries, as the website can be accessed on handheld mobile devices, which are far more widespread in these nations than laptops or other computers. 

The website includes guides to personal hygiene, such as how to educate visitors entering a food production site, the correct procedure and frequency for hand washing, and suggestions for appropriate clothing. 

The technical content was developed and reviewed jointly by FAO Food Safety Officers and a team from the Department of Food Science at the University of Guelph in Canada.  

"Going forward, the plan is to collect feedback and possibly expand the toolbox to provide more in-depth guidance for other sectors of the agrifood system, such as fisheries," the UN agency said. 

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World Food Safety Day to focus on ‘safer food, better health’

The theme for this year’s World Food Safety Day, which will be celebrated on 7 June 2022, was announced on 7 March. The guide to World Food Safety Day explains more about the theme, “Safer food, better health,” and offers pointers on what the Day is about and how to get engaged.

The 2022 campaign will focus on the ways in which safer food can improve health and well-being, not only our physical health, but also that of animals and environment.. Attention will also be given to the ways our food systems as whole need to improve, so that we can grow, trade and consume healthy and nutritious food. At last September’s UN Food System’s Summit, experts, professionals, academics and civil society organizations discussed how the global community should transform our food systems to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and address climate change-related issues. Food safety is fundamental to healthy and sustainable food systems, and it is fundamental to achieving the SDGs.

In his video address, Máximo Torero, Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), focuses on the way in which food safety is key to achieving all four of the organization’s key pillars: better production, better nutrition, better environment and better life. He appeals to viewers to invest time and effort into improving food safety everywhere.

WHO’s Assistant Director-General for Universal Health Coverage / Healthier Populations Dr Naoko Yamamoto states in her video message the importance of making food safety a priority for more people to be healthier and more productive, and to reduce the pressure on health care systems and have healthier food systems.

The World Food Safety Day slogan is ‘Food safety is everyone’s business’ and with that in mind, the guide and the event website are aimed at people from the food industry, academia, schools, governments and the general public. There is an array of materials available to help with organizing World Food Safety Day events and activities, including social media cards and posters in six languages, which are available on a Trello board . Templates are also available for producing World Food Safety Day ‘gadgets’, such as caps, T shirts, aprons and mugs.

All event organizers are encouraged to get in touch with details of their activities and with photos

Please contact: [email protected]

For World Food Safety Day assets: https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/world-food-safety-day/promotional-material/en/

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World Food Safety Day 2024: Wishes, quotes, posters, speech, images and more

World food safety day wishes, quotes, speech, posters, images, drawings and slogans: discover heartfelt wishes, inspiring quotes, creative posters, impactful speeches, and beautiful images to celebrate world food safety day 2024. learn about the importance of food safety and how you can contribute to a healthier world..

New Delhi: World Food Safety Day 2024 is a special occasion dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of safe food practices worldwide. Celebrated on June 7th, this day reminds us that food safety is essential for good health and well-being. From farmers and manufacturers to consumers, everyone plays a crucial role in ensuring that our food is safe to eat. By promoting food safety, we can prevent foodborne illnesses and protect the health of our communities.

This year, World Food Safety Day highlights the theme “Food Safety: Everyone’s Business.” To help you join the celebration, we’ve gathered a collection of heartfelt wishes, inspiring quotes, creative posters, impactful speeches, and beautiful images. Whether you’re sharing a message on social media or organizing a community event, these resources will help you spread the word about the importance of safe food for all.

World Food Safety Day wishes

• 🌍 Happy World Food Safety Day! Let’s make every meal safe and healthy for everyone. 🍽️
• 🥗 Keep it clean and safe! Wishing you a healthy World Food Safety Day. 🧼
• 🍎 Food safety starts with you! Celebrate World Food Safety Day by making smart food choices. 🥦
• 🚫🍗 Stay safe and avoid foodborne illnesses! Happy World Food Safety Day! 🌟
• 🌾 Safe food for a healthy future! Happy World Food Safety Day! 🥛
• 🥘 Let’s cook and eat safe food together! Wishing you a wonderful World Food Safety Day! 🍲
• 🌿 Healthy food, healthy life! Celebrate World Food Safety Day with safe eating habits. 🥕
• 🧺 From farm to table, let’s ensure food safety! Happy World Food Safety Day! 🥒
• 🥙 Spread the word about food safety! Happy World Food Safety Day to all! 📢
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• 🥗 “Food safety is a shared responsibility.” 🧼
• 🍎 “From farm to fork, let’s make food safe.” 🥦
• 🚫🍗 “Prevention is better than cure – practice food safety!” 🌟
• 🌾 “Safe food, better health, brighter future.” 🥛
• 🥘 “Cook it well, keep it safe.” 🍲
• 🌿 “Healthy eating starts with food safety.” 🥕
• 🧺 “Ensure safety at every step of the food journey.” 🥒
• 🥙 “Together we can make food safe for everyone.” 📢
• 🍞 “Food safety is everyone’s business.” 💚

World Food Safety Day speech

Ladies and gentlemen,

Good morning/afternoon/evening. Today, we gather to celebrate World Food Safety Day 2024, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of safe food practices. The theme for this year, “Food Safety: Everyone’s Business,” highlights the critical role each of us plays in ensuring that the food we consume is safe and healthy.

Food safety is essential for maintaining our health and well-being. Every year, millions of people fall ill from eating contaminated food. These illnesses can have severe consequences, especially for vulnerable populations such as children, the elderly, and those with weakened immune systems. By prioritizing food safety, we can prevent these illnesses and protect our communities.

From farm to table, every step in the food chain must be monitored and managed to ensure safety. This involves proper handling, storage, and preparation of food. Farmers, manufacturers, retailers, and consumers all have a role to play. By working together and following best practices, we can reduce the risk of foodborne illnesses.

On this World Food Safety Day, let us commit to making food safety a priority. Educate yourself and others about safe food handling practices. Support policies and initiatives that promote food safety. And most importantly, practice what you preach—make safe food choices for you and your family.

In conclusion, food safety is not just the responsibility of health authorities or food industry professionals—it is everyone’s business. Let’s join hands to ensure that every meal is safe and healthy. Together, we can make a significant difference in our world.

Thank you, and happy World Food Safety Day!

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• “Safe Food, Healthy Future!”
• “Your Food, Your Health: Keep It Safe!”
• “Food Safety: Everyone’s Business!”
• “Eat Safe, Live Healthy!”
• “Clean Food, Safe Food!”
• “From Farm to Table, Ensure Safety!”
• “Safe Food Saves Lives!”
• “Handle with Care: Food Safety Matters!”
• “Prevention Starts with Food Safety!”
• “Smart Choices, Safe Food!”

As we celebrate World Food Safety Day 2024, let’s remember that everyone has a part to play in maintaining food safety. By staying informed and practicing safe food handling, we can contribute to a healthier and safer world. Share these wishes, quotes, posters, and speeches with your friends and family to inspire action and raise awareness about the vital role of food safety in our lives.

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World Food Safety Day | Speech in English.

Today, we gather here to mark an important occasion, World Food Safety Day . It is a day dedicated to raising awareness about the crucial need for safe and nutritious food for all. Food is not only a basic necessity, but it also plays a significant role in our overall health and well-being. Therefore, ensuring food safety is not just a responsibility; it is a fundamental human right.

In a world where millions of people suffer from foodborne illnesses every year, World Food Safety Day serves as a reminder that we must take action to prevent such occurrences and protect the health of our communities. Food safety is a shared responsibility that involves all stakeholders, from farmers and food producers to governments and consumers. Each one of us has a role to play in safeguarding the integrity of our food supply chain.

Today, we face numerous challenges in ensuring food safety. Climate change, population growth, and globalization have all added complexities to the process of producing, processing, and distributing food. We must address these challenges head-on and implement robust systems and practices to guarantee the safety of our food.

First and foremost, it is essential to prioritize good agricultural practices. By promoting sustainable farming methods, we can minimize the use of harmful chemicals and ensure the production of safe and nutritious crops. Additionally, we must invest in research and innovation to develop advanced techniques that can detect and prevent contamination at various stages of the food production process.

Furthermore, a comprehensive and well-regulated food safety framework is vital. Governments should establish and enforce strict standards and regulations to govern the production, handling, and storage of food. This includes stringent inspection procedures, quality control measures, and the establishment of reliable traceability systems. By doing so, we can detect and respond to food safety incidents more efficiently, protecting consumers and maintaining public trust in our food supply.

Education and awareness also play a crucial role in ensuring food safety. Consumers need to be informed and empowered to make informed choices about the food they consume. Promoting food hygiene practices, such as proper handwashing, safe food storage, and adequate cooking methods, can go a long way in preventing foodborne illnesses. Additionally, education campaigns can help raise awareness about the importance of reading food labels, understanding expiration dates, and recognizing the signs of food spoilage.

Collaboration and partnership are key in addressing the global food safety challenge. Governments, international organizations, industry stakeholders, and civil society must work together to share knowledge, exchange best practices, and develop innovative solutions. By fostering collaboration, we can harness the collective expertise and resources needed to overcome the barriers and ensure the safety of our food supply.

Today, as we observe World Food Safety Day, let us reaffirm our commitment to protecting the health and well-being of people around the globe. Let us recognize that food safety is not a luxury; it is a fundamental right that must be upheld. By working together, we can build a safer and more resilient food system, ensuring that every person has access to safe, nutritious, and affordable food.

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'I know how to do this job': A defiant Biden rejects calls to end his bid for president

WASHINGTON — Amid calls for him to bow out after a disastrous debate performance , a defiant President Joe Biden vowed Friday he will beat Donald Trump in the November election, making clear he has no plans to end his reelection campaign.

"I know I'm not a young man − to state the obvious," Biden said near the end of a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina. "Folks, I don't walk as easy as I used to. I don't speak as smoothly as I used to. I don't debate as well as I used to. But I know what I do know: I know how to tell the truth.

"I know right from wrong. I know how to do this job. I know how to get things done. And I know, like millions of Americans know, when you get knocked down, you get back," Biden said, prompting loud applause from supporters.

Biden took the stage to chants of "four more years" following performances by rappers Fat Joe and E-40. From the outset of his remarks, Biden set out to dispel any notion that he might terminate his bid for president following Thursday night's rocky debate.

"I'm here in North Carolina for one reason: because I intend to win this state in November," Biden said. "If we win here, we win the election."

Biden displayed much more energy and spoke clearer than the debate, when he struggled to put together coherent sentences, got lost in his answers and failed to rebut many of Trump's falsehoods. In his speech Friday, Biden slammed Trump as a morally corrupt liar.

"Now folks, I don't know what you did last night, but I spent 90 minutes on the stage debating a guy who has the morals of an alley cat," Biden said, reciting a line he delivered during the debate.

Biden said he guesses Trump broke "a new record for the most lies told in a single debate," singling out above all the former president and presumptive Republican nominee downplaying his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

"His biggest lie: He lied about how he had nothing to do with the insurrection on Jan. 6. We all saw it with our own eyes. We watched it on television," Biden said.

"Donald Trump will destroy our democracy. I will defend it," Biden said.

During Thursday night's debate hosted by CNN, Biden's voice was hoarse and raspy from the start. He stumbled over words and had to correct himself with numbers. He was sometimes hard to follow. On one occasion, the president appeared to lose his train of thought, stopped speaking and concluded − confusingly − with the line, "we finally beat Medicare."

While Trump talked, Biden often looked his way with a blank stare and his mouth open.

His performance led to calls from anonymous Democratic lawmakers, pro-Biden columnists and other Trump critics for Biden to step aside to let someone else run as the Democratic nominee.

Ahead of Biden's rally in Raleigh, a Biden campaign adviser told USA Today that Biden does not plan to drop out of the race and is committed to taking part in a second debate against Trump. Biden's allies in Congress, including House Majority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., pushed back at Democratic anxieties and said Biden should stay the course.

First lady Jill Biden, wearing a black dress featuring the words "vote," defended her husband's debate performance as she introduced him.

"What you saw last night on the debate stage was Joe Biden: a president with integrity and character, who told the truth. And Donald Trump told lie after lie after lie," Jill Biden said.

Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Biden ally, also gave a vigorous defense of the president.

"Here's one thing I know to be true: When the fate of our country was hanging in the balance with a Donald Trump presidency, Joe Biden saved this nation with his victory in 2020. We must do it again in 2024."

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Here’s the scoop on the Totally Cool ice cream recall: Listeria pathogens can survive, even thrive, in the freezer

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A new recall of more than 60 ice cream products due to possible listeria contamination may have surprised people who didn’t realize the pathogen more commonly found in deli meat can survive freezing temperatures.

But Northeastern University food policy safety expert Darin Detwiler says that listeria monocytogenes, a type of potentially deadly bacteria, is extremely hardy and poses a particular risk to the ice cream production and storage process.

“Unlike many other pathogens, listeria can continue to grow in ice cream even while it is stored in freezers,” he says.

“Ice cream’s long shelf life allows more time for listeria to grow if contamination occurs, increasing the risk of infection over time,” says Detwiler, an associate teaching professor. 

Totally Cool, a Maryland-based ice cream manufacturer, has recalled 68 ice cream products across 13 brands because of possible listeria contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced this week.

The recall includes ice cream products under the Friendly’s, Hershey’s, Jeni’s, Cumberland and Frozen Farmer’s brands. 

The recall, which was issued voluntarily by Totally Cool, is considered a “Class-I recall, which is the most serious type of recall,” Detwiler says. 

“It involves a situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.”

Listeria can cause severe illness

The FDA says listeria “can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems,” although no illnesses associated with this recall have been reported to date.

“Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women,” the FDA says.

The CDC estimates that listeria sickens about 1,600 people each year, resulting in 260 deaths.

Detwiler says a notable outbreak of listeria in 2015 linked to Blue Bell Creameries ice cream resulted in multiple deaths and illnesses, leading to a massive recall and temporary shutdown of production facilities.

Symptoms may be delayed

“Even though milk is pasteurized, listeria can contaminate ice cream during the mixing, flavoring or packaging stages if equipment or surfaces are not sanitized properly,” Detwiler says.

Connecting an illness to listeria contamination can be tricky since symptoms can take up to two weeks or more to appear, Detwiler says.

“The long incubation period makes it difficult for individuals to recall specific foods they consumed during the relevant timeframe.”

In addition, Detwiler says, “contaminated products that are distributed nationwide, like the ice cream products from Totally Cool Inc., can affect many people in different regions, and complicate trace-back efforts.”

The importance of federal inspections

Companies often conduct their own food safety inspections and tests, including testing for possible listeria contamination, Detwiler says.

Testing includes swabbing equipment and surfaces as well as checking finished products, he says.

In the case of the Totally Cool ice cream products recall, the FDA alert says its own sampling “discovered the presence of listeria monocytogenes,” which Detwiler says “underscores the role of federal agencies” when it comes to enforcing food safety regulations.

It should prompt discussion on current regulations and the need for stricter oversight, he says.

Totally Cool has ceased production and distribution of the affected products. Consumers who have recalled products in their possession are urged to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.

Consumers with questions can call Totally Cool at (410) 363-7801 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. EDT or contact the company at [email protected] .

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Amazon recently confirmed Prime Day dates for 2024 and here's all the important information you need to prepare for the year's biggest sales event.

What is Amazon Prime Day?

Amazon Prime Day is the e-tailer's yearly sales event that usually lasts 48 hours, Each day releases new deals and you can even shop limited-time 'lightning' deals throughout the event. You do have to be an Amazon Prime member to shop for this event, so sign up for a membership before the sales event begins.

When is Amazon Prime Day?

This year, Amazon Prime Day is confirmed for July 16 and July 17. Amazon is also planning to release early Prime Day deals starting at the beginning of July so be on the lookout for those.

What deals can you expect on Amazon Prime Day?

Amazon's own products including the Fire TV Stick , Kindle Paperwhite and Echo Dot always sweet some of the biggest deals during Prime Day. Other top sellers usually found on sale include Apple products like the Apple AirPods Pro , and common household products like Crest 3D Whitestrips . Deals can usually be found in every category, including vacuums, patio furniture, headphones and more.

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Ukraine war latest: Belarus deploys extra air defence forces to border; 10 Ukrainian prisoners freed with Vatican's help

Ten Ukrainian civilians who had been imprisoned in Russia for years have been released after mediation from the Vatican. Overnight, five people were killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on a Russian village. Listen to a Sky News podcast on Putin and North Korea while you scroll.

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Six people have been killed in a Russian attack on a small town in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, a Ukrainian official has said. 

A further eight people have been injured, regional governor Ivan Fedorov said. 

Infrastructure, a shop and residential buildings in Vilniansk have also been damaged, he added. 

The strike comes after five people were killed in the Kursk region of Russian due to a Ukrainian drone attack. 

Two young children were also injured in the strike on the village of Gorodishche, around 73 miles (118km) from the Ukrainian border, Kursk governor Alexey Smirnov said. 

Two other people were injured and were in a "serious condition" in hospital, he added. 

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met one of the men released from Russian captivity earlier today. 

The Ukrainian president met Nariman Dzhelyal who was successfully returned home after three years in captivity. 

"We will bring security to all our people and peace to Ukraine. I thank everyone who is helping. I thank Nariman for this meeting and for his strength," Mr Zelenskyy said. 

Mr Dzhelyal was detained in Crimea in 2021 while serving as the first deputy chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People. 

During his imprisonment, he sent several letters, Mr Zelenskyy said. 

He added that in one of them he wrote: "We are fighting not only for the integrity of our territories but also for the unity of our society, our beautiful, strong nation." 

US officials told Reuters news agency late last night that the Biden administration would provide Ukraine with $150m (£118.6m) worth of weapons and ammunition, including HAWK air defence interceptors and 155 millimetre artillery munitions.

The weapons aid package is expected be unveiled on Monday, the officials said.

Ukraine has urgently requested air defence support as Russia has pounded its energy facilities in recent weeks via aerial attacks. 

The US began shipping HAWK interceptor missiles to Ukraine in 2022 as an upgrade to the shoulder-launched Stinger air defence missile systems - a smaller, shorter-range system. 

The support package will include other munitions and equipment to support Ukraine's defence needs, the officials added. 

The US has provided Ukraine with more than $50bn (£39.5bn) in military aid since 2022. 

We reported earlier on the 10 Ukrainian civilians who were released from Russian captivity earlier today after years of imprisonment (see 8.49am post). 

Watch them reunite with their loved ones in Kyiv's international airport in newly released footage.

A report by the Ukrainian military's centre for strategic communications has found that the country's forces have damaged or destroyed more than 30 Russian military aircraft in the first six months of 2024. 

Most of the strikes against the aircraft have taken place in occupied Ukraine except for a handful of strikes over the Sea of Azov and within Russia, the centre said, as reported by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). 

The centre did not specify what portion of these Ukrainian strikes were air defence interceptions of Russian aircraft in flight and what percentage were strikes against Russian aircraft at airfields. 

The ISW said they were unable to verify the report.

But it said the downing of Russian aircraft, especially critical aircraft like the A-50 and Il-22, has temporarily constrained Russian aviation activities over occupied Ukraine, but added Ukrainian forces "have yet to be able to significantly attempt to contest the air domain".

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has revealed that Russian strikes have resulted in Ukraine losing around 80% of its thermal power and one third of its hydroelectric power.

Discussing the attack in Dnipro, Mr Zelenskyy said it was a reminder to Ukraine's allies that the country needed more air defence systems. 

He said: "This is why we constantly remind all of our partners: only a sufficient amount of high quality of air defence systems, only a sufficient amount of determination from the world at large can stop Russian terror."

Kyiv has also struck back at Russia with its own attacks, which also often target energy infrastructure.

Belarus has deployed additional air defence forces to its border with Ukraine to protect "critical infrastructure facilities" due to increased Ukrainian drone activity, a Belarusian military commander has said.

Belarus, an ally of Russia, said earlier this week it had shot down a quadcopter that had illegally crossed the border from Ukraine "to collect information about the Belarusian border infrastructure". 

The situation in the airspace over the border remains tense, Andrei Severinchik, commander of the Belarusian Air Defence Forces, said. 

"We are ready to decisively use all available forces and means to protect our territory and the population of the Republic of Belarus from possible provocations in the airspace," he said. 

Belarus' defence ministry said earlier today it had information showing Ukraine had been moving more troops, weapons and military equipment to the northern Zhytomyr region, which borders Belarus. 

There was no immediate response from Ukraine. 

Russian elites and oligarchs have reportedly moved from criticising the country's war effort in Ukraine to supporting it, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has reported.

Mikhail Zygar, the founder of the Russian opposition television channel TV Rain, reported that many elites who were opposed to the war in 2022 started to support the war in 2023 because they "believe Russia is prevailing".

Mr Zygar said these people made this assessment due to Russia's slow but steady battlefield gains, a persisting Ukrainian munitions disadvantage, and perceived "waning" Western security assistance to Ukraine.

One anonymous Russian oligarch who previously criticised the war reportedly told Mr Zygar that Russia must win the war otherwise "they won't allow us to live... and Russia would collapse".

The ISW said it cannot independently verify Mr Zygar's reporting but it is consistent with the institute's assessment that this section of Russian society came to heel behind Vladimir Putin in support of the war after his government intensified crackdowns against elites in the wake of the 2022 invasion. 

As Russia announces it has captured a second village in 24 hours (see 12.26pm post), let's take a look at where Russia has advanced along the frontline with Ukraine. 

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World Food Safety Day

By dr poonam khetrapal singh, regional director, who south-east asia region.

On World Food Safety Day, the WHO South-East Asia Region calls for intensified whole-of-society efforts to prevent, detect and manage the risk of foodborne disease (FBD). Globally, nearly 600 million people fall sick and 420 000 people die every year due to consumption of unsafe food. The Region contributes a quarter of the global burden of FBD morbidity and nearly 42% of FBD mortality. Safe food is critical to promoting health and ending hunger, two of the 17 goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The use of antimicrobials in farm animals is a major contributor to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – a health and development threat, and one of the Region’s eight Flagship Priorities. The theme of this year’s celebration, “Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow”, highlights the benefits of safe food production and consumption for people, the planet and economies. Food safety is everyone’s business. We must all do our part.

The Region has in recent years achieved sustained, multisectoral progress to enhance food safety. All Member States have established a National Codex Committee to advise government on Codex standards, codes of practice and guidelines. The Region continues to apply a “One Health” approach to food safety, spearheaded by the regional tripartite mechanism, which brings together WHO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). The Region continues to implement a new Framework for Action on Food Safety, which was launched last year, amid the ongoing pandemic response. The Framework highlights the need for all countries in the Region to develop a national policy and strategic plan on food safety. It underscores the value of ongoing monitoring and evaluation of national food control systems.

Importantly, the Framework highlights the increasingly acute risk of FBD outbreaks and other systemic shocks. The world’s food systems are fragile. Food ingredients often come from multiple countries, with each item having travelled thousands of kilometres from a field, farm or factory. Contamination at one end of the food chain can affect populations on the other side of the world. Though COVID-19 has not been transmitted by food, the pandemic has sharpened focus on food safety-related issues, from hygiene, AMR, and zoonotic diseases, to climate change, food fraud and the potential benefits of digitalizing food systems. In line with the Region’s Flagship Priority on strengthening emergency risk management, it is imperative that countries in the Region step up and secure food systems, ensuring they can guard against and meet all challenges.

This year’s World Food Safety Day makes several calls to action. First, to governments: Ensure it’s safe. Prioritize whole-of-government action on food safety and build sustainable food systems that provide safe, nutritious and sufficient food for all. Second, to agriculture and food producers: Grow it safe. Adopt best practices that promote food safety. Use antimicrobials only when appropriate. Third, to business operators: Keep it safe. Safely store and handle food and strengthen food safety management systems. Fourth, to consumers: Know it’s safe. Learn about safe and healthy food and how you can consume it. Fifth, to all people in all sectors of society: Team up for food safety. Food safety is a shared responsibility, to which we must all contribute.

Every opportunity should be grasped. In September, as part of the Decade of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UN will hold its first ever Food Systems Summit. The Summit will provide a global platform to promote high-level political commitment and concrete actions towards food system transformation, including on food safety. The participation and voice of Member States in the Region will be essential to achieve the necessary outcomes, and for the Summit to serve as a turning point in the world’s journey to fulfil the SDGs. WHO will continue to provide Member States its full support, including through its role as the anchor UN agency for Action Track Two – promoting and creating demand for healthy and sustainable diets, and reducing waste.

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The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to limit the broad regulatory authority of federal agencies could lead to the elimination or weakening of thousands of rules on the environment, health care, worker protection, food and drug safety, telecommunications, the financial sector and more.

The decision is a major victory in a decades-long campaign by conservative activists to shrink the power of the federal government, limiting the reach and authority of what those activists call “the administrative state.”

The court’s opinion could make it easier for opponents of federal regulations to challenge them in court, prompting a rush of new litigation, while also injecting uncertainty into businesses and industries.

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