Thread by @WHO

Happy #WorldFoodSafetyDay!

#FoodSafety is everyone's business.

Whether you grow, process, transport, store, distribute, sell, prepare, serve or consume food, you have a role to play in keeping it safe.

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All players from farm to fork, we invite you to join WHO/@FAO & take action to:

-Ensure it’s safe ✅Governments
-Grow it safe ✅Agriculture & food producers
-Keep it safe ✅Business operators
-Eat it safe ✅Consumers
-Team up for #FoodSafety ✅All

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You can ensure #FoodSafety at home by practising the @WHO 5 Keys to Safer Food:
1⃣Keep clean
2⃣Separate raw & cooked
3⃣Cook thoroughly
4⃣Keep food at safe 🌡️
5⃣Use safe water & raw materials

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Unsafe food containing harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances can cause 200+ diseases!

Vendors at markets/restaurants should also practise the WHO 5 Keys to Safer Food.

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During crises, access to safe & healthy food is more at risk.

While food is not known to transmit #COVID19, we can ensure #FoodSafety by following the tips below.

🔎 Q&A on COVID-19 & food businesses 👉 bit.ly/3dBUPAQ

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An estimated 600M - almost 1 in 10 people in the world - fall ill after eating contaminated food and 420,000 die every year❗️

Children under 5 carry 40% of the foodborne disease burden, with 125,000 deaths every year❗️

More facts in pictures: bit.ly/2U7JRM0

The value of trade in food is US$ 1.6 trillion, approx. 10% of total annual trade globally.

Recent estimates indicate that the impact of unsafe food costs low- & middle-income economies around US$ 95 billion in lost productivity each year.

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Access to sufficient amounts of safe & nutritious food is key to sustaining life and promoting good health.

🟢 Teach your children early about how to handle & prepare food safely.

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What precautions should one take when shopping for food during #COVID19?

✅Ensure your hands are clean
✅Keep physical distance (at least 1m)

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Foodborne illnesses are usually infectious or toxic in nature and caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances entering the body through contaminated food or water.

Take action to ensure #FoodSafety.

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#FoodSafety = Everyone's business!

It's a shared responsibility between governments, producers & consumers. Everybody has a role to play to ensure the food we consume is safe and will not cause damages to our health.

Happy #WorldFoodSafetyDay!