Ghana joins others Worldwide today, Monday, 7th June 2021 to observe World Food Day.
World Food Safety Day falls on June 7, 2021, and aims at drawing attention and inspiring action to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks, contributing to food security, human health, and economic prosperity.
This year’s celebration is on the theme, ‘Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow’.
Recognizing the systemic connections between the health of people, animals, plants, the environment, and the economy will help us meet the needs of the future.
Recognizing the global burden of foodborne diseases, which affect individuals of all ages, in particular children under-5 and persons living in low-income countries, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed in 2018 that every 7 June would be World Food Safety Day.
In 2020, the World Health Assembly further passed a resolution to strengthen global efforts for food safety to reduce the burden of foodborne disease. WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) jointly facilitate the observance of World Food Safety Day, in collaboration with the Member States and other relevant organizations.
Food safety is a shared responsibility between governments, producers, and consumers.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com
