National Alliance for Food Safety and Security

The goal of NAFSS is to initiate food safety projects assuring the highest applicability to food safety problems and being of the highest scientific merit. The specific objectives of the NAFSS are to:

• Meet the emerging food safety needs of industry in the areas of food production, processing, transportation, retail and food service;
• Address global issues in food safety related to the international marketing of U.S. agricultural products and enhance the safety of foods imported into the United States;
• Develop prevention and intervention strategies that will facilitate the continued production of healthy animals and safe plant-derived foodstuffs;
• Conduct research to enhance the safety of food products in the food service and retail environment, including market distribution;
• Communicate with the public regarding food safety research and implementation of technology for food products from production through the marketing chain to the consumer;
• Develop a framework for improving risk assessment and risk management information communication through a combination of resources including health, medical and epidemiological research programs;
• Increase our understanding of pathogens in the environment and food, including their prevalence, survival and adaptability under various conditions, and emergence of virulent strains;
• Addressing issues such as the role of food animals in the development of antibiotic resistant human pathogens.