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# World Health Organization schedules food safety talks
- URL: https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2023/06/world-health-organization-schedules-food-safety-talks/
- Published: 2023-06-06T04:02:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-06-05T22:58:06.000Z
- Author: News Desk
- Tags: For Industry, For Public Health Professionals, Nutrition & Public Health, Science & Research, World, Global Strategy on Food Safety, WHO, World Food Safety Days, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-25 08:18

![health talks on food safety banner](https://www.who.int/images/default-source/departments/food-safety/events/health-talks-on-food-safety-jun2023.jpg?sfvrsn=5fe4afe8_3)

On June 6-9, the World Health Organization has scheduled a series of talks on food safety to increase awareness and encourage a variety of stakeholders to debate and discuss an array of topics on health and food safety. Over four days, WHO will explore the topics behind [World Food Safety Day’s](https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-food-safety-day/2023?ref=foodsafetynews.com) theme: “Food standards save lives.”

### The topics of the webinars cover:

- the standards behind food safety, food safety in international emergencies, food fortification, and ways to estimate the burden of foodborne diseases, among others;
- updates on the WHO Global Strategy on Food Safety;
- release of a new WHO publication on whole genome sequencing.

The Health Talks, hosted by the [Food Safety Community of Practice](https://www.whofoodsafety.org/?ref=foodsafetynews.com), will deliver high-quality content with the support of international experts. The format of these talks includes dialogues with experts from around the world on current and emerging topics in food safety.

### Health talks on food safety program:

— Health consequences of unsafe food: An effort to quantify the burden of unsafe food  
Date: June 6, 11 a.m. – noon CEST   
[https://www.whofoodsafety.org/networks/events/3752](https://www.whofoodsafety.org/networks/events/3752?ref=foodsafetynews.com)

— Towards stronger food safety systems: WHO Global Strategy for Food Safety  
Date: June 6, 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. CEST  
[https://www.whofoodsafety.org/networks/events/3604](https://www.whofoodsafety.org/networks/events/3604?ref=foodsafetynews.com)

— The standards behind food safety: ways of ensuring safety and quality  
Date: June 8, 2023, 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. CEST  
[https://www.whofoodsafety.org/networks/events/3753](https://www.whofoodsafety.org/networks/events/3753?ref=foodsafetynews.com)

— Whole genome sequencing as a tool for foodborne disease surveillance and response  
Date: June 9, 2023, 1 p.m. – 2 p..m. CEST  
[https://www.whofoodsafety.org/networks/events/3758](https://www.whofoodsafety.org/networks/events/3758?ref=foodsafetynews.com)

WHO advocates for mainstreaming food safety in the global agenda by raising awareness about the importance of this topic and providing a platform for dialogues on critical issues to affect the safety and healthiness of foods.

Attendees will need to log in to the [Food Safety Community of ](https://www.whofoodsafety.org/?ref=foodsafetynews.com)Practice website to register to attend the Health Talks on Food Safety.

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