CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru, a constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, celebrated World Food Safety Day on its campus recently.
World Food Safety Day, 2023 was observed on Wednesday, June 7, and this year’s tagline was “Food Standards Save Lives”. The event aims to create awareness among the population on food safety, food-borne diseases such as diarrhoea and deaths caused due to consumption of unsafe food.
Dr. Navin Kumar Rastogi, Chief Scientist and Director in-charge, CSIR-CFTRI inaugurated the event and addressed the gathering on the importance of World Food Safety Day 2023.