"FAO Introduces Innovative Toolbox Empowering Food Businesses for Enhanced Global Food Safety"
By: Christina Sandra Singh On 7 June, 2023, World Food Day, a tool box has been launched by FAO for food sector operators so that proper international food safety and hygiene standards in these sectors can be implemented. This instrument is designed to aid all types and sizes of food businesses in manufacturing, packaging, and distributing totally safe food to consumers by engaging with local food safety authorities. Apart from food operators, the toolbox can also assist various capacity-building organizations, educational institutions and government workplaces. Moreover, this toolbox is based on the guidelines, and codes of practice that is adopted by both FAO and WHO, known as Food Code or Codex Alimentarius in Latin. These Codex standards keep in check that food is safe for consumption and can be marketed. Therefore, this new launch can be beneficial for consumers’ health safety. Through this device, the food operators can easily understand and decipher the guidelines, rules and n...