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The COVID-19 pandemic has failed to impact food safety, but uncertainty still surrounds its effect on food safety culture and fraud, according to management consultancy RQA Group.
Research by the group found that there had been a reduced number of recalls in most regions for at least a few months of the pandemic. Of the businesses it interviewed, almost half said they did not think COVID-19 had impacted food safety.
However, almost a third of respondents said they did feel food safety had been affected. The report also found that almost three quarters of businesses covered had been forced to cancel audits due to the pandemic and just over one third had cancelled food safety training.
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The First FAO/WHO/AU International Food Safety Conference was held in ADDIS ABABA, 12–13 February 2019. The Conference included technical panel presentations and discussions as well as ministerial panels involving Health, Trade and Agriculture officials and experts to address key food safety issues and strategic actions. Discussions focused on sharing perspectives, emerging problems and best practice examples.
The thematic sessions covered were:
The burden of foodborne diseases and the benefits of investing in safe food;
Safe and sustainable food systems in an era of accelerated climate change;
Science, innovation and digital transformation at the service of food safety;
Empowering consumers to make healthy choices and support sustainable food systems.