AIT SUSTAINABILITY
REPORT
2023
ADVANCING GLOBAL FOOD SAFETY
AIT Research Theme: Food-Energy-Water AIT Unit: FEBT-FINH/DFAB/SERD Project Duration: 2023 Project Partners: The Global Harmonization Initiative Description: Anil Kumar Anal, Professor of Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology, Asian Institute of Technology, has been elected as the Co-Chair of the Working Group on “Ethics in Food Safety Practices” within the Global Harmonization Initiative (GHI). AIT is proud to have him as a member of our faculty, and is confident that his expertise will play a pivotal role in promoting food safety and harmonization. The GHI serves as a network comprising individual scientists and scientific organizations, working together to promote the harmonization of global food safety regulations and legislation through scientific consensus, education, and advocacy.
Developing relevant and enforceable food safety policies and regulations is an essential component ofan effective food safety system. Ethics of collective decisions addressing societal issues, such as public health management through food safety control, involve stakeholders with different perspectives of the system, different expectations from the research, and potential conflicts of interest.
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