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Background
On 2-4 June 2025, the Nutrition and Food Safety Department of the World Health Organization (WHO) is hosting the WHO Health Talks on Food Safety to mark the occasion of World Food Safety Day 2025 and explore the theme of this year’s campaign: Food safety: science in action.
The series of three webinars will highlight how science drives progress in food safety, covering expert advice, foodborne disease burden estimation, surveillance, laboratory systems and global collaboration, and feature leading voices from WHO and partner institutions.
Mark your calendars and join us to explore how evidence can translate into impact and understand why science matters at every step of the food safety journey.
Advancing food safety through scientific advice: Launch of the Health Talks series for World Food Safety Day 2025
Date: 2 June 2025
Time: 13:00 – 14:00 CEST
This opening webinar will launch the Health Talks series and spotlight the role of scientific advice in protecting public health. It will showcase how WHO mobilizes scientific expertise through the international advisory bodies to transform cutting-edge research into practical guidance. Join us to celebrate the global scientific community and WHO’s leadership in turning science into action for safer food, greater trust and better health for all.
From data to impact: Four imperatives for turning foodborne disease information into action
Date: 3 June 2025
Time: 11:00 – 12:00 CEST
Explore four imperatives for turning information into action to reduce the burden of foodborne diseases. This webinar will highlight four imperatives that make the case for investing in foodborne disease data: health, economic, environmental, and governance. Drawing from recent work by the WHO Foodborne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (FERG), speakers will explore how burden estimates can guide risk-based decision-making, strengthen surveillance systems, and support sustainable, science-informed action.
The WHO Alliance for Food Safety: Advancing science in action
Date: 4 June 2025
Time: 13:00 – 14:00 CEST
The webinar will explore how science can be harnessed to strengthen food safety systems, with a focus on the WHO Alliance for Food Safety efforts to promote improved foodborne disease surveillance, advocate for stronger laboratory capacity, and support better data generation and use. It will highlight the work of the Alliance’s three technical working groups, which aim to advance integration of foodborne diseases into national surveillance systems, foster collaboration and capacity across laboratories and improve data sharing and awareness.
More information: Health Talks on Food Safety are hosted by the WHO Food Systems Community of Practice. Visit for more details and the full list of presenters.
