Food Safety Focus (227th Issue, June 2025) – Article 4

Food Safety Day 2025: Preventing Cross-contamination

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) kicked off its annual Food Safety Day (FSD) with the theme “Preventing Cross-contamination”, which aims to raise awareness among the public (including primary school students) and the trade of the importance of proper hygiene and food handling practices in reducing foodborne illnesses. It echoes the World Food Safety Day of the United Nations, which is annually on 7th June,  highlighting global food safety awareness.

Cross-contamination ccurs when harmful bacteria are transferred from raw food to cooked or ready-to-eat food, often through contaminated hands, utensils, or surfaces. To increase public awareness, the CFS will release a series of promotional activities under FSD 2025, which include a thematic video, social media posts, interactive quiz posts in the CFS WhatsApp group, educational and promotional materials and talks. Key messages of these materials will cover the Five Keys to Food Safety and proper hygiene practices, emphasizing (i) separating raw and cooked foods; (ii) using designated utensils and (iii) maintaining good personal hygiene as well as  the importance of handwashing. For further details, please visit the FSD thematic webpage.