On World Food Safety Day, FAO, WHO and the Codex Secretariat will host an online discussion with Chief Scientists Ismahane Elouafi and Soumya Swaminathan to highlight the important role science plays in keeping food safe, now and in the future. The scientists
will talk about the significance of this year’s World Food Safety Day theme: “Safe food now for a healthy tomorrow.”
The event will open with video messages from FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
The two Chief scientists will focus on the scientific underpinning of the food safety initiatives of FAO and WHO. Dr Elouafi (FAO) and Dr Swaminathan (WHO) will underline some of the science-based policy support, technical guidance and capacity development
activities that are making a difference in Member countries. They will also take audience questions.
The successes of food safety advocates from across the world will be showcased to demonstrate the various ways people from different sectors tackle local food safety concerns.
The event will last for 45 minutes and will be interpreted in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish.