Theme of World Food Safety Day 2023: “Food Standards Save Lives”
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has announced that “Food Standards Save Lives” will be the theme for the fifth annual World Food Safety Day 2023, taking place on June 7.
In a video, FAO explains how various global factors are affecting the food supply and food safety, and how food safety must be prioritized as agrifood systems change with the times. FAO aims to help countries to transform agrifood systems so that they benefit people and the planet, and encourages policymakers and stakeholders to increase sustainable, safe food production. The organization underlines that agricultural, food, trade, and industry development policies need to be based in science-based food standards to promote food safety.