Stakeholders, including Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Health Ministry among others
have called for enhanced collaboration and united front to combat foodborne illnesses and enhance food safety measures,
The call came as the International community marked the 2023, World Food Safety Day in recognition of the crucial need for a comprehensive and unified approach and increased cooperation to tackle the persistent challenges related to food safety. The 2023 theme, “Standards Save Lives” be came significant as incidents of food contamination continue to pose threat to public health, prompting stakeholders to highlight the urgency of collective action.
FAO country representative for Nigeria and ECOWAS, Fred Kafeero said the day was established the UN to support initiatives around the world in healthcare of affected individuals by these non-communicable diseases. Kafeero who was represented by the country team leader for FAO’s Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases , Otto muhinda, said the celebrations aims to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage food borne risk and contributing to food security, human health, economic prosperity, agricultural production, market access, tourism and sustainable development.
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