Food safety policies are underpinned by comprehensive access to current, accurate, high quality scientific information, and to adequate means for the analysis and interpretation of such data.

In order to address gaps in scientific knowledge related to food safety and to facilitate timely decision-making on emerging issues, safefood aims to undertake appropriate research and knowledge gathering. 

safefood research office is supported by safefood's Scientific Advisory Committee comprising of experienced experts from food safety consitituent groups who can advise on key food safety concerns.

The research office aims to commission research to address these concerns. The research office is responsible for the commissioning, monitoring and dissemination of research information.

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Research projects
Surveillance activity