24 June 2026, US: Over the years, the HACCP Academy Nigeria (HAN) has commemorated World Food Safety Day through a unique week-long national engagement model designed to take food safety awareness beyond a single-day event and into communities, institutions, businesses, schools, markets, places of worship, and food production environments.
This year’s campaign focused on practical solutions to some of Nigeria’s pressing food safety challenges, including poor food handling practices, foodborne illnesses, inadequate food safety education, and limited stakeholder engagement.
Campaign activities this year included:
Day 1 – Abattoir food safety outreach Engagement with meat handlers and processors on hygienic slaughtering and safe meat handling practices.
Day 1 link, the abattoir. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DEJcWjX42/?mibextid=wwXIfr*
Day 2 – Poultry farm food safety visit Assessment of biosecurity measures, poultry health management, feed safety, water quality, hygiene practices & food safety control aimed at reducing risks from farm to table.
Day 2 link, the poultry farm. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18zc2a2iDZ/?mibextid=wwXIfr*
Day 3 – School food safety education, debate & quiz Empowering students as future food safety ambassadors through education and advocacy, debate, and practical food safety awareness activities
Day 3 https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16vfgDvboW/?mibextid=wwXIfr*
Day 4 – Market & food vendor sensitization Direct interaction with traders and vendors on safe food handling and consumer protection.
Day 4 link. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18S4N2NELc/?mibextid=wwXIfr*
Day 5 – Community awareness & public advocacy Public sensitization and stakeholder engagement designed to encourage collective responsibility for food safety amongst food handlers, market men & women inclusive, food hawkers.
Day 5 link https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1LG3ATHY9V/?mibextid=wwXIfr*
Day 7 – Faith-based food safety symposium Mobilizing religious institutions and communities to support food safety awareness and behavioural change.
Day 7 https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DB55oYfYe/?mibextid=wwXIfr*
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