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ArticleJournal articleNew food sources and food production systems: exploring the food safety angle 2022
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No results found.What is foresight? How does it help our agrifood systems and the global food safety arena? The world we live in is constantly evolving. Keeping pace with these changing global contexts—while continuing to deliver safe and nutritious food for the growing global population—rests on the ability of our agrifood systems to sufficiently anticipate, absorb, and adapt to the changes. In this regard, there are concerted efforts underway to transform agrifood systems to make them more resilient, sustainable, and equitable in the face of the economic, environmental, and social challenges of today and those that may arise. -
DocumentOther documentFood Safety Foresight Technical Meeting on New Food Sources and Production Systems FAO, Headquarters, Rome, Italy: 13 – 17 November 2023
Summary and conclusions
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No results found.New food sources and production systems (NFPS) can play a critical role in the transformation of our agrifood systems by diversifying our current ways of producing food. Therefore, it is important that FAO monitors this space, keeps gathering relevant information and disseminates sound technical advice on NFPS, particularly in the context of the food safety aspects of NFPS. Based on this objective and aiming to also build on the previous work of FAO in the area, the Food Safety Foresight Programme of the Food Systems and Food Safety Division of FAO organized a technical meeting to discuss the food safety aspects of i) plant-based food products, ii) new applications of precision fermentation, and iii) 3D food printing. At the meeting foresight approaches were used to explore the possible future landscape of NFPS. Applying foresight approaches in agrifood systems, and particularly in food safety, will allow FAO and its members to prepare for potential emerging threats, disruptions, and challenges, while also being ready to optimize opportunities that may arise in the medium- to long-term future. This executive summary report summarizes the key conclusions of the meeting and outlines some data gaps and research needs pertaining to the three focus areas. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical studyExploring the future landscape of new food sources and production systems
A foresight exercise
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No results found.Agrifood systems are undergoing significant changes, driven by technological advances, scientific discoveries, and the need to become more sustainable and resilient. In response, new food sources and production systems (NFPS) are emerging worldwide, with the potential to alter the global food landscape over the next 5 to 25 years.The FAO Food Safety Foresight Programme conducted a multi-phase foresight exercise to explore potential food safety implications of emerging new food sources and production systems. Through expert consultations and a structured methodology combining a two-part Delphi survey and mind mapping, the exercise identified 44 emerging innovations across nine clusters expected to develop between now and 2050.The exercise revealed both opportunities and challenges associated with the innovations, highlighting the need for proactive preparation by food safety authorities and other stakeholders to ensure the safe development and implementation of these innovations while protecting public health. Several steps were identified as necessary to achieving this: improving communication on the safety implications of NFPS, fostering technical advancement for safety assurance, developing tailored safety assessments, encouraging collaboration between regulators and industry, and harmonizing regulatory requirements while maintaining safety standards.The findings also highlighted various social, technological, economic, environmental and political issues that must be addressed for the safe integration of these innovations into food systems. Continuous monitoring and assessment of emerging NFPS issues is crucial to better understand the long-term implications for food safety and public health.
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