Microbial Food Safety: Let us not forget the basics

5 June 2023

Read “Microbial Food Safety: Let us not forget the basics” written by Marcel Zwietering for the International Life Sciences Institute Europe (ILSI Europe) on World Food Safety Day, held on 7 June 2023.

Marcel is co-chair of the ILSI Europe Microbiological Food Safety Task Force and Chair of the ICMSF.

World Food Safety Day aims to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks, contributing to food security, human health, economic prosperity, agriculture, market access, tourism and sustainable development. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) jointly facilitate the observance of World Food Safety Day, in collaboration with Member States and other relevant organizations.

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The International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods (ICMSF, the Commission) was formed in 1962 through the action of the International Committee on Food Microbiology and Hygiene, a committee of the International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS). Through the IUMS, the ICMSF is linked to the International Union of Biological Societies (IUBS) and to the World Health Organization (WHO) of the United Nations.