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WORLD FOOD SAFETY DAY 2021 ( 07 JUNE 2021 )
WORLD FOOD SAFETY DAY
is celebrated every year on June 7 to draw global attention to the health consequences of contaminated food and water.
Human beings are dependent on a few basic needs for living. Food (including water), cloth and shelter are the minimum requirements of a person for a decent standard of life.
Food is a necessity; throughout history, food has acted as a catalyst for societal transformation, development and expansion. But now, food safety is becoming an important issue.
The way in which food is produced, stored, handled and consumed affects the safety of our food. The absence of food safety may harm the health of consumers. Hence, to mark the importance of food safety, the World Food Safety Day is celebrated every year.
This year’s theme, ‘Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow’, stresses that production and consumption of safe food has immediate and long-term benefits for people, the planet and the economy.
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "The first wealth is health."
The principles of food safety aim to prevent food from becoming contaminated and causing food poisoning.
The United Nations (UN) has assigned two of its agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) to lead efforts in promoting food safety around the world.
Food safety is a shared responsibility in which everybody has a role to play. It is our duty to ensure that the food we consume is safe and will not cause damages to our health.
Food safety is a shared responsibility in which everybody has a role to play. It is our duty to ensure that the food we consume is safe and will not cause damages to our health.
"Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have." -Winston Churchill
"Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food." -Hippocrates
"Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper." -Adelle Davis
Hence, through the World Food Safety Day, WHO pursues its efforts to mainstream food safety in the public agenda and reduce the burden of food borne diseases globally.