For the third consecutive year, the international and regional organizations of CCLAC, IICA, FAO, OIRSA and PAHO/PANAFTOSA join forces to celebrate the Word Food Safety Day (WFSD) together and to emphasize the importance of food safety for better health.

Two activities will be carried out to celebrate WFSD. A webinar in which different experts from the region will participate, as well as a digital drawing contest, both with the aim of promoting food safety to improve our health.

The webinar is divided into two sessions. The first will share the experiences and perspectives of three Latin American and Caribbean countries on food traceability. To celebrate that Codex turns 60 years old!, the second session will look at Codex history and relevance at the global level, prominent role and the progress of Codex in the region.

The event will be broadcast on June 5 and 6, 2023 (10.00 hours GMT-5) and is aimed at all actors in the food chain: food producers and traders, public institutions, academia, consumers and the general public.

Participants in the drawing contest must submit a piece of digital art around the celebration of World Food Safety Day. The winner will receive a certificate and the winning artwork will be featured on our social networks and in future WFSD campaigns.

Because food standards save lives, we invite you to register here to participate in the webinars and send your digital artwork by 26 May 2023 to the following email: [email protected]

The winner will be announced on the second day of the event.

All are welcome to join.