“Safer food, better health” is the theme of this year’s World Food Safety Day, which takes place on June 7, 2022. World Food Safety Day is an annual effort to bring global awareness to the importance of food safety and inspire action to help prevent, detect, and manage foodborne risks. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) expresses the urgency of ensuring safe food, reporting that foodborne illness is responsible for 42,000 preventable deaths yearly.
World Food Safety Day was established on December 20, 2018 by the United Nations General Assembly. Recognition of World Food Safety Day is the result of the efforts of FAO, the Codex Alimentarius Commission, and the government of Costa Rica. This year marks the fourth celebration of World Food Safety Day.