Key takeaways and call to action on the 6th world food safety day commemoration

On the occasion of the 6th World Food Safety Day of 2024 themed “Prepare for the unexpected”, the Africa Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the African UnionCommission’s Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa (PACA), in collaboration with the FoodSafety for Africa (FS4Africa) and UP-RISE projects funded by the European Union, organized a webinar titled “Bridging Gaps in the Informal Sector”.The webinar served as a timely platform to raise awareness, facilitate knowledge-sharing, and foster collaborations among stakeholders to enhance food safety practices with focus on the informal food markets. The webinar aligned with the objectives of the Food Safety for Africa(FS4Africa) and EU-AU Partnership for Resilient, Inclusive and Safe food systems for Everyone (UP-RISE) projects, which are working to significantly contribute to improving food safety in the informal sector through development of innovative solutions, capacity-buildingand policy recommendations. The Webinar pronounces the following outcome, key take awaysto be referred to “6th World Food Safety Day - Bridging Gaps on the Informal Sector for Improved Food Safety Systems in Africa”