- 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
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. A food incident can happen, for example, due to accidents, inadequate controls, food fraud or natural events.
CALL TO ACTION :
GOVERNMENT
- Develop and regularly update national food safety emergency response plans
- Ensure a coordinated approach across government agencies and national authorities
- Provide rapid, accurate and open information to stakeholders Food operators:
- Establish and regularly update food safety management plans
- Know how to avoid food safety incidents by following good hygiene practices
- Provide regular staff training
- Consumers
- Practice safe food handling at home
- Know how to keep food safe before, during, and after emergencies,
- Know how to report poor hygiene standards and misleading food labelling.
For more information:https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-food-safety-day/2024/call-to-action