Food safety is a shared responsibility involving many actors, all working together to ensure the food we consume is safe. The EU has among the most rigorous food and feed safety standards in the world, but unexpected incidents still occur, sometimes posing serious health risks to consumers. In such situations, rapid response is needed, so being prepared is essential.

This year’s World Food Safety Day on 7 June focuses on food incidents and on the crucial need for preparedness for unexpected events. EFSA is marking the day by releasing new material aimed at explaining its role in responding to food-borne outbreaks, also in the framework of the joint EFSA-Member States Safe2Eat campaign.

Materials:

• An EFSA podcast on foodborne disease outbreaks and food safety incidents.
• A photo comic on what EFSA would do in case of a food-borne outbreak. 
• A series of multimedia tools as part of the Safe2Eat campaign that can be used by EU countries across all social media platforms. These materials…