Food safety foresight: approaches to identify future food safety issues

FAO launches publication on Food Safety Foresight

Foresight in food safety helps anticipate and manage emerging risks and opportunities over the medium to long term. A new FAO publication outlines best practices and guiding principles for policymakers, regulators, researchers, and industry professionals, showing how foresight techniques can strengthen preparedness across agrifood systems.

Amid rapid transformations driven by climate change, urbanization, global trade, and innovation, food safety challenges are becoming more complex. The FAO Food Safety Foresight Programme highlights the role of expert-led intelligence, digital tools, and multisectoral collaboration in identifying trends and supporting science-based risk assessment.

This approach empowers stakeholders to anticipate challenges, share knowledge, and inform proactive policy making, building more resilient and sustainable food systems worldwide.