World Food Safety Day 2023: Meaning, Theme and Its Significance

We are what we eat. While these words of wisdom sum up the essence of life, it’s important to note that what we eat also plays a key role in life expectancy. Hence, healthy eating habits and ensuring that quality food is delivered to you. To make it a global phenomenon, the world celebrates World Food Safety Day in June and every year. (Image: istock)

It is a day celebrated around the world that aims to promote the importance of preparing, storing and delivering food safely and ensuring that adequate nutrition is provided to every individual. The day also highlights the importance of maintaining a standard for all food produced and consumed around the world. (Image: istock)

According to experts, World Food Safety Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2018 through a resolution. It was first proposed by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, then supported by a total of 44 countries, and finally the official date was announced as June 7 each year. (Image: istock)

This year’s theme is “Food Standards Save Lives”. According to WHO, although many people do not read food labels, the aim is to raise awareness and encourage people to adhere to established standards and also help customers make informed decisions. (Image: istock)

The importance of this day is to raise awareness among people to adopt food safety practices that will help us prevent foodborne illnesses. Every year the day celebrates a theme dedicated to the day and talks about it in depth. For example, this year the agenda is to focus on the quality of packaged and raw foods and how they help save lives and prevent many diseases. (Image: istock)