World Food Safety Day is observed every year on June 7. The purpose of observing this day is to make people aware of the importance of food safety. The World Health Oraganisation (WHO) celebrates this day every year with the aim of protecting people from diseases caused by bad food. In 2018, the United Nations General Assembly decided to celebrate World Food Safety Day with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organisation and the World Health Organisation. World Food Safety Day was first observed on June 7, 2019. Every year, the WHO celebrates this significance with a particular theme, and this year's theme for World Food Safety Day is Food Safety: Science in Action. Every year, the WHO celebrates this significance with a particular theme, and this year's theme for World Food Safety Day is Food Safety: Science in Action. According to the WHO, an estimated 600 million people fall ill from contaminated food each year, and 420,000 die.