Food Safety Experts Discuss Tech-Enabled Early Warning and Monitoring Systems
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Wageningen University recently held a workshop about early warning tools and systems that can be used to manage imminent and emerging food safety issues.
In attendance at the webinar, which took place December 16, 2022, were food safety authorities, researchers, and academics from 31 countries. The two virtual sessions provided an opportunity to present a draft technical report that outlines various early warning tools and systems in food safety. Additionally, the webinar solicited feedback on the feasibility of applying the solutions proposed in the paper, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data, in low- and medium-income countries (LMICs). Also identified during the event were matters of operational or strategic interest for further research or normative work in the area of food safety early warnings.