FAO, EFSA Sign MOU to Strengthen Collaboration on Science-Based Food Safety
On February 19, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), establishing a three-year partnership to promote science-based solutions for safe, sustainable, and resilient food systems, aligned with One Health principles.
Amid an increasingly complex agri-food landscape and an era of rapid technological advancement, agreement reflects the organizations’ common objective of ensuring that innovation drives competitiveness while ensuring food safety.
Under the MoU, cooperation will cover areas such as plant and animal health, pesticide risk assessment and sustainable agricultural practices, nutrition, and cross-cutting work on data, as well as methodologies and communication. The partnership will also promote joint efforts on emerging issues and fields such as novel food, biotechnology, artificial intelligence (AI), and microbiome research.
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