World Food Safety Day 2021: World Food Safety Day is celebrated on 7 June every year. The main motive of this day is to draw attention and inspire individuals to identify, prevent, manage food-related risks. This day is celebrated to minimize the burden of food-borne diseases all over the world. Food and Shelter are the basic requirements of every living being. We, humans, work hard to meet the basic needs of daily life. Our existence on earth is purely dependent on food, air, water, and clothes for a basic standard of living. Therefore, World Food Safety Day is celebrated to provide education to the individuals and masses about the importance of food. This day contributes to human health, agriculture, food security, and economic prosperity all over the world. Scroll down the article to know the detailed and important information about World Food Safety Day 2021.
The United Nations General Assembly recognizes the burden of food-borne diseases has affected people of all ages globally. Addressing the issue, The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed in 2018 that every year 7th June would be celebrated as World Food Safety Day. The World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations collaborated together to observe 7th June as World Food Safety Day. The theme of World Food Safety Day 2019 was Food Safety, Everyone’s business.
The World Food Safety Day 2021 theme is “Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow”. The main focus of the theme is to produce and consume safe food which is beneficial for humans, the planet, and the economy. Every human being should be familiar with the fact that living beings, plants, animals, the economy, and the environment are interconnected to fulfill the requirements of the future.
Food Safety plays an important role as it is essential that the food stays safe at every stage from production to harvesting, processing, storing, distribution to the consumption stage. Every year a large number of people fall ill and many die due to the consumption of food that is contaminated from bacteria, viruses, and other chemical components. Therefore, World Food Safety Day is celebrated to strengthen the action that ensures the safety of the food and minimize the burden of food-borne diseases all over the world.
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