Clean markets, safe foods—Food safety in action

The fifth World Food Safety Day was marked on 7 June 2024 with this year’s theme, Food safety: prepare for the unexpected, emphasizing the importance of being prepared for incidents.

World Food Safety Day aims to inspire actions that help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks contributing to food security, human health, economic prosperity, agriculture, market access, tourism and sustainable development.

To mark the occasion, the Kenya Ministry of Health, in coordination with peer ministries and national and county partners, organized several food safety activities from 4 to 7 June 2024 that culminated in a large summit in Nairobi.

The International Livestock Research Institute joined the Micro Enterprises Support Programme Trust and the County Government of Nyandarua in a clean-up activity on 4 June at Soko Mpya Market in Nyandarua County.

The clean-up emphasized the importance of market cleanliness and hygiene.

For more information about ILRI’s activities for World Food Safety Day 2024 visit https://www.ilri.org/events/world-food-safety-day-2024.

Photo: Soko Mpya Market in Nyandarua County, Kenya was part of a market clean-up activity to mark World Food Safety Day 2024 (ILRI/Fenja Tramsen)