With around 600 million cases of foodborne illnesses per year, unsafe food poses a threat to human health and economies globally.
This was announced by the FAO on the occasion of the fourth
World Food Safety Day
which occurs on 7 June.
This year's message is "
safer food, better health
".
Ensuring food safety, the FAO points out, is a public health priority and an essential step in achieving food safety.
Effective safety and quality control systems are essential not only to safeguard the health and well-being of people, the FAO specifies, but also to promote economic development and improve livelihoods, favoring access to national and regional markets. and international.
"
Everyone, everywhere has the right to sufficient, safe and nutritious food
- says FAO director general, Qu Dongyu - and yet, in its journey from the ground to the table, food can become dangerous at any moment. Food safety concerns everyone, from governments and food companies to scientific experts and consumers. Awareness of this can prevent foodborne illnesses, so safer food means better health. "
