World Food Safety Day—“Food Safety: Science in Action”, 7 June 2025

World Food Safety Day 2025  is a global initiative that highlights the importance of safe, nutritious, and sufficient food for all. It raises awareness of the risks posed by unsafe food and the collective responsibility we share in ensuring food safety across every stage of the supply chain—from production to consumption. On this World Food Safety Day, let us come together to promote better food practices, strengthen food safety systems, and help build a healthier, more resilient global food supply for present and future generations.

We hope that you will join us in recognizing the importance of safe and nutritious food this World Food Safety Day on 7 June. The 2025 theme, “Food Safety: Science in Action,” highlights the need for robust food safety systems to prevent, detect, and respond to foodborne risks. Safe food is essential not only for good health but also for sustainable development, economic growth, and global food security. At MDPI, we are proud to support this mission through our open access journals, which provide a platform for sharing research, innovation, and best practices to ensure food safety from farm to fork.

“Food Insecurity across Age Groups in the United States during the COVID-19 Pandemic”
by Zhongqi Fan, Amy M. Yang, Marcus Lehr, Ana B. Ronan, Ryan B. Simpson, Kimberly H. Nguyen, Elena N. Naumova and Naglaa H. El-Abbadi
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21(8), 1078; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21081078

“The Role of Fungi in Food Production and Processing”
by John Pouris, Foteini Kolyva, Spyridoula Bratakou, Chrysovalantou Argyro Vogiatzi, Dimitrios Chaniotis and Apostolos Beloukas
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(12), 5046; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14125046

“Specific Personal Hygiene Procedures and Practices in Food Handlers—A Cross-Sectional Study in Butcher and Fishmonger Shops in Almada”
by Inês Oliveira, Miguel Almeida, João J. Ferreira Gomes and Ana Rita Henriques
Hygiene 2024, 4(2), 207-220; https://doi.org/10.3390/hygiene4020017

“Next-Generation Probiotics as Novel Therapeutics for Improving Human Health: Current Trends and Future Perspectives”
by Mohamed E. Abouelela and Yosra A. Helmy
Microorganisms 2024, 12(3), 430; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12030430

“Global Food Security and Sustainability Issues: The Road to 2030 from Nutrition and Sustainable Healthy Diets to Food Systems Change”
by Theodoros Varzakas and Slim Smaoui
Foods 2024, 13(2), 306; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13020306

“Ion Selective Electrode (ISE) Method for Determination of Total Fluorine and Total Organic Fluorine in Packaging Substrates”
by Ma Cristine Concepcion D. Ignacio, Greg W. Curtzwiler, Mark R. Early, Katie M. Updegraff and Keith L. Vorst
Methods Protoc. 2023, 6(1), 10; https://doi.org/10.3390/mps6010010

“Research on Food Chemical Safety” Guest Editors: Dr. Efrén Pérez Santín and Dr. José Ignacio López Sánchez Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025	“Advanced in Safety Detection and Quality Control of Food” Guest Editors: Dr. Natalia Casado Navas, Prof. Dr. Isabel Sierra Alonso and Prof. Dr. Sonia Morante Zarcero Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025
“Consumer Behavior Research in Food: A Focus on Health, Safety, and Sustainability, 2nd Edition” Guest Editors: Dr. Pei Liu and Dr. Yee Ming Lee Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025	“Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Synbiotics in Animal Nutrition and Health, and Food Safety” Guest Editor: Dr. María Esther Ortega-Cerrilla Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026