Revised foodborne illness figures from the World Health Organization (WHO) are the main thing to watch out for in 2025.

There are also new regulatory requirements around Campylobacter in Europe and Singapore is working on a Food Safety and Security Bill.

At the bottom of this article is a selection of events, outside the United States and Canada, in date order to help fill out your calendar.

WHO’s updated foodborne disease estimates
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Foodborne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (FERG) will reveal updated foodborne infection data for 2000 to 2021 at national, regional, and global level using a time series analysis.

Figures published in 2015 revealed that 31 hazards caused 600 million illnesses and 420,000 deaths in 2010. New estimates are expected in late 2025 and will provide data on Trypanosoma cruzi, aflatoxin M1, inorganic arsenic, cadmium, lead, methylmercury, cyclospora, rotavirus, and Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC).

FERG has advised WHO to look again at the economic impact of foodborne hazards. Figures released by the World Bank in 2019 said unsafe food costs low- and middle-income economies about $110 billion in lost productivity and medical expenses each year. 

WHO is also working on an investment case for foodborne disease surveillance with help from the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

European Campylobacter rule change
In 2018, EU regulation introduced a process hygiene criterion and testing requi...