World Food Safety Day

Why in News ?

The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare virtually attended the World Food Safety Day (7^th June) celebrations organized by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).

About:

• 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.
• It was first celebrated in 2019, to strengthen the commitment to scale up food safety made by the Addis Ababa Conference and the Geneva Forum in 2019 under the umbrella of “The Future of Food Safety”.

Aim:

• 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.

2021 Theme:

• Safe Food for a Healthy Tomorrow.