FAO/WHO International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN)
An increasingly interconnected global food supply means that risks posed by unsafe food have the potential to rapidly evolve from a local problem to an international emergency. Ensuring food safety is an essential component for achieving global health security and national food safety authorities must be able to share information quickly and efficiently worldwide.
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INFOSAN Community Website
Access to the website is granted to officially designated INFOSAN members.
If you have questions about access to the Community Website or about INFOSAN in general, please contact the INFOSAN Secretariat, [email protected]
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All →The following text can serve as a starting point for the development of a national protocol for information sharing among various stakeholders involved...
9 September 2020
INFOSAN activity report 2018-2019
Highlights from 2018 and 2019INFOSAN was active during 162 global food safety events, involving countries and territories across all regions in 2018...
18 August 2020
INFOSAN members’ guide
The new International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) Members’ Guide has been developed taking a participatory approach and includes...
6 August 2020
INFOSAN advisory group, 1 July 2020
INFOSAN Advisory Group members bring unique knowledge, skills and experiences to complement the knowledge and skills of the Secretariat to more...
28 May 2020
Meeting Report: The Second Global Meeting of the FAO/WHO International Food Safety Authorities Network...
The Second Global Meeting of INFOSAN was held from 9-11 December 2019 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and attended by more than 285 participants from...
13 November 2019
Global INFOSAN strategic plan 2020-2025
The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) operates in a constantly changing environment which requires the capacity to react to...
1 April 2015
INFOSAN member roles and responsibilities
This short document provides details about INFOSAN including the benefits of participating. Member coordination at the national level is also illustrated...
This brochure provides a high-level introduction to INFOSAN by explaining the purpose of the network, describing the main activities, and indicating the...
External publications
A mixed-method exploration into the experience of members of the FAO/WHO International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN): study protocol
BMJ Open 2019; 9:e027091
Exploring the International Food Safety Authorities Network as a Community of Practice: Results from a Global Survey of Network Members
Journal of Food Protection, Vol. 84, No. 2, 2021, Pages 262–274
Global perspectives on food fraud: results from a WHO survey of members of the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN)
npj Science of Food 3, Article 12 (2019).
Looking Inside the International Food Safety Authorities Network Community Website
Journal of Food Protection, Vol. 83, No. 11, 2020, Pages 1889–1899
The FAO/WHO International Food Safety Authorities Network in Review, 2004–2018: Learning from the Past and Looking to the Future
Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. Volume 16, Issue 7, July 9, 2019; 480-488.
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