World Food Safety Day

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2022 Date	7 June 2022
2023 Date	7 June 2023

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World Food Safety Day in 2022

Tuesday, 7 Jun

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World Food Safety Day History

World Food Safety Day is an observance sponsored by the United Nations. The day aims to bring awareness and emphasize the importance of producing and distributing food properly. The United Nations estimates 600 million cases of foodborne illnesses every year. Unsafe food can be extremely harmful to everyone, especially women and children. An estimate of three million people die every year due to food or water related diseases. World Food Safety Day happens annually on June 7th.

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Let’s all celebrate World Food Safety Day on June 7! ⁦@DeptAgNews⁩ #WorldFoodSafetyDay https://t.co/FaRzBno0KK
— Fran Freeman (@franmfches) June 6, 2021

World Food Safety Day draws global attention to the need to prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks, and highlights the importance of access to safe, healthy and nutritious food for everyone. Find out more about World Food Safety Day here: https://t.co/qyBVTnyMEu https://t.co/aaLPVKPnNI
— Australian Government Agriculture and Water (@DeptAgNews) June 7, 2021

CELEBRATING WORLD FOOD SAFETY DAY 2021 This year’s theme, ‘Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow’ #Eritrea https://t.co/fIWwldDAHE
— Ghideon Musa (@GhideonMusa) June 7, 2021

World Food Safety Day Facts

The theme for World Food Safety Day in 2022 is Safer food, better health.
Unsafe food is responsible for more than 200 diseases because of the harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites, or chemical substances it can contain.
According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 600 million people around the world fall ill after eating contaminated food every year.