World Food safety Day / Codex Chairperson calls for the transformation of food systems
“Our mission in Codex is to be where the world comes together to create food safety and quality standards that protect everyone everywhere. Food safety is at the core of our work,” said Codex Chairperson Steve Wearne as celebrations got underway across the globe for World Food Safety Day 2022.
One in ten people worldwide fall ill from contaminated food each year and the magnitude of the global public health burden of foodborne disease is comparable to that of malaria, or of HIV/AIDS. Yet most foodborne disease is preventable.
“We need to transform food systems to deliver better health, and we need to do so in a sustainable way,” he said. World Food Safety Day 2022 provides a platform to advocate for change and to inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage food safety risks.
Vice Chairperson Allan Azegele, Kenya, said: “A healthy workforce is critical in driving a country's economy. Safe food is a basic need for human health and wellbeing which guarantees growth and prosperity of a nation. Therefore, the World Food Safety Day is an opportunity to advocate for increased commitment and investment in food control systems.”
“Improving food safety is a collective responsibility of us all as consumers, food producers and processors and we all have a part to play in achieving better outcomes. As they say, food safety starts in the home and getting the food safety message to all sections of the community can have a huge benefit for us all,” said Vice-Chairperson Raj Rajasekar, New Zealand.
The third Codex Vice-Chairperson, Diego Varela, Chile said: "Food safety is also about trust, today we celebrate the people we trust in to provide us with safe food."
Since its establishment almost sixty years ago the Codex Alimentarius Commission has played a huge role through the development of international food standards for health protection and trade. Looking ahead the work of Codex will be even more important as the world grapples with the challenges of assuring food security against the background of climate change, food systems transformation and sustainability considerations.
Let’s celebrate World Food Safety Day 2022 together, and let’s create lasting change.
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This article was updated on 8/6/22 to add a comment from Diego Varela.
At the heart of the Codex mandate are the core values of collaboration, inclusiveness, consensus building and transparency. Governmental and non-governmental, public and private organizations alike play a vital role in ensuring Codex texts are of the highest quality and based on sound science.
Codex would have little authority in the field of international standard setting if it did not welcome and acknowledge the valuable contributions made by observers. Expert technical bodies, industry and consumer associations
contribute to the standard-setting process in a spirit of openness, collaboration and transparency.
Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can apply for observer status in Codex in order to attend and put forward their views at every stage of the standard-setting process.
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World Food safety Day / Codex Chairperson calls for the transformation of food systems
“Our mission in Codex is to be where the world comes together to create food safety and quality standards that protect everyone everywhere. Food safety is at the core of our work,” said Codex Chairperson Steve Wearne as celebrations got underway across the globe for World Food Safety Day 2022.
One in ten people worldwide fall ill from contaminated food each year and the magnitude of the global public health burden of foodborne disease is comparable to that of malaria, or of HIV/AIDS. Yet most foodborne disease is preventable.
“We need to transform food systems to deliver better health, and we need to do so in a sustainable way,” he said. World Food Safety Day 2022 provides a platform to advocate for change and to inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage food safety risks.
Vice Chairperson Allan Azegele, Kenya, said: “A healthy workforce is critical in driving a country's economy. Safe food is a basic need for human health and wellbeing which guarantees growth and prosperity of a nation. Therefore, the World Food Safety Day is an opportunity to advocate for increased commitment and investment in food control systems.”
“Improving food safety is a collective responsibility of us all as consumers, food producers and processors and we all have a part to play in achieving better outcomes. As they say, food safety starts in the home and getting the food safety message to all sections of the community can have a huge benefit for us all,” said Vice-Chairperson Raj Rajasekar, New Zealand.
The third Codex Vice-Chairperson, Diego Varela, Chile said: "Food safety is also about trust, today we celebrate the people we trust in to provide us with safe food."
Since its establishment almost sixty years ago the Codex Alimentarius Commission has played a huge role through the development of international food standards for health protection and trade. Looking ahead the work of Codex will be even more important as the world grapples with the challenges of assuring food security against the background of climate change, food systems transformation and sustainability considerations.
Let’s celebrate World Food Safety Day 2022 together, and let’s create lasting change.
Learn more
Follow what is happening on social media
FAO Director General Tweet: https://twitter.com/FAODG/status/1534070150676226048
Video: https://twitter.com/FAO/status/1534014788396883968/
Other languages:
https://twitter.com/FAOarabic/status/1534083239203192833
https://twitter.com/FAOenFrancais/status/1534078456425615363/
https://twitter.com/FAORussian/status/1534042719881928705/
Video: https://fb.watch/duLvrsHqge/
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CefxFJbIvPb/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
https://weibo.com/5262686616/LwzURalIG
Photo credit © Flooded Cellar
This article was updated on 8/6/22 to add a comment from Diego Varela.
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