World Food Safety Day

A/RES/73/250View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 26 Agriculture development, food security and nutrition, published in 2018.

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 subjects

Food Contamination International Days

What’s in this document?

4 operative paragraphs

Decides to designate 7 June as World Food Safety Day;

Stresses that the cost of all activities that may arise from the implementation of the present resolution should be met from voluntary contributions, and invites all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system, other international and regional organizations, the private sector and civil society, including non-governmental organizations, individuals and other relevant stakeholders, to observe World Food Safety Day in an appropriate manner and in accordance with national priorities;

Invites the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization, the parent organizations of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, to jointly facilitate the observance of World Food Safety Day, in collaboration with other relevant organizations, mindful of the provisions contained in the annex to Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/67;

Requests the Secretary-General to bring the present resolution to the attention of all Member States, the organizations of the United Nations system and civil society organizations for appropriate observance.

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