The first-ever World Food Safety Day, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2018, is Celerated today under the theme "Food Safety, everyone's business". A collection of studies on the hygiene of spinach, conducted under the auspices of the Centre of Excellence in Food Security in South Africa, has come up with some surprising findings. It has been found for instance that "Spinach, whether grown locally or globally, is a more risky crop" because it is prone to carrying bacteria and pathogens. For more on this issue, Jane Rabothata spoke to Professor Lisa Korsten from the Centre of Excellence in Food Security.