Report of HACCP Academy Nigeria World Food Safety Day celebrations
For three consecutive years, the HACCP Academy Nigeria (HAN) have celebrated World Food Safety Day in Nigeria. This year 2022, HAN commenced a week of celebrations on 1 June with a visit to a farm. “It is our belief that 40-50% of food-related problems occur between the farm, transportation, storage and handling,” a spokesperson said.
Subsequent activities included:
Day 2 - a visit to a logistics company.
Day 3 – a visit to a public secondary school, where students were sensitized on the importance of hygiene and food safety.
Day 4 - a market visit.
Day 5 - a live podcast.
Day 6 - a food safety walk, where the public were sensitized and flyers were distributed.
Day 7 – a food safety symposium.
According to the organization, “Every life matters, and our campaign in sensitizing, conducting seminars, and food safety workshops across Nigeria is continuing and will not stop after 7 June. Our vision 2030, is to save as many lives as possible, and make Nigeria’s food chain the ‘Safest in Africa’.”
Since the year 2000, HACCP Academy Nigeria (HAN), and its parent company James Marsh & Associates, has embarked on a sensitization campaign in markets, schools, churches, and mosques. They also conduct annual free food safety and hygiene training for food inspectors across the country as part of their corporate governance.
Watch some event recordings
Day 1 (farm visit): https://fb.watch/dCI3m7Hb0M/
Day 2 (visit to logistics company): https://fb.watch/dCI8qN3Jc3/
Day 3 (visit to school): https://fb.watch/dCIhvMmBVv/
Day 4 (visit to market): https://fb.watch/dCIn2cAZwP/
Day 6 (food safety walk): https://fb.watch/dCIz4U23jX/
Day 7 (World Food Safety Day symposium): https://fb.watch/dCIF4KmFpf/