WORLD FOOD SAFETY DAY - 2021

 

HAPPY WORLD SAFETY DAY! 

Make food safe today for a healthy tomorrow. 

It is yet another 7th June to commemorate the World Food Safety Day and to encourage everyone to take actions to ensure that food is safe at any point food meets us - as a farmer, processor, distributor and consumer.  It's also a day the government of different nations should reflect on how well they have ensured that food is produced, distributed and consumed in safe manner. 

I had the opportunity to submit a video answering the question "what does good food means to you" for the GoodFood4All Movement  of the United Nation Food System Summit, one of my opinions was that "Good food must be safe and wholesome, if it's not safe, it's not food at all". This is very true and if we can agree to this opinion today, we will jointly work towards transforming our food system.

No matter the amount of minerals and vitamins a food may contain, if it is not safe, it is poison and not food. The importance of safe food to the people, the planet and our economy can not be overemphasized. Safe food is Good Food, Good Food is Every thing. Access to safe food is a right and consumption of safe food is an end choice for the consumers. We all have our roles to play.  Take Action today. 


Chinaza Arinzechukwu 

Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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