World Food Safety Day 2025

International expert bodies, like those in the Joint FAO/WHO Food Safety Scientific Advice Program, play a crucial role in shaping international standards and guidance, which inform national food laws and contribute to the harmonized trade in safe food. This protects consumers everywhere.

We all have a right to food. That means we should have access to food that is safe, nutritious, affordable and reliable.

The safety of our food depends upon the application of good practices and good communication along the food chain, from production to consumption. Everyone has a role to play in keeping food safe.

All governments and the food industry play a vital role in the collection and sharing of data. This is the evidence scientists use to determine how to keep food safe.

Microbiological and toxicological sciences play a crucial role in food safety. In our changing world, climate sciences, social sciences and other disciplines also have a role to play in helping to develop more reliable and integrated policies and guidelines.

Teaching young people, advancing research, and educating consumers about how to keep food safe will contribute to a robust food safety culture.

We all make daily choices about what we eat and how to handle food. These decisions are made by individuals, families, communities, businesses, and governments. When we understand food safety risks, we make more informed decisions.

Food security is achieved when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to food that meets their dietary needs for an active and healthy life. Food safety is part of the utilization component of the four dimensions of food security: availability, access, utilization and stability.