Two national workshops on food safety were held during the first week of December 2013: a two-day workshop to raise awareness of food safety for food safety experts from numerous sectors and a 3-day training of master trainers from the Ministry of Health on food safety and surveillance of foodborne diseases. WHO experts from the Regional Office, Cairo and from WHO headquarters, Geneva, assisted national facilitators in conducting these workshops. During the intersectoral workshop a 2-year plan of action was drafted by the participants.
Food safety encompasses actions aimed at ensuring that all food is as safe as possible. Food safety policies and actions need to cover the entire food chain, from production to consumption.