Trust in
Animals &
Food
Safety.

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Making a unique contribution
to risk reduction in the field of 
transmissible diseases
amongst production animals.

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Leading to strategic directives
as well as practical, operational
advice for food safety.

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Covering risk assessment,
risk management and
risk communication.

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Endorsed by public and
private stakeholders.

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WHO WE ARE

The TAFS forum is an independent, Swiss-based forum, with international membership, dedicated to studying, reporting and making recommendations on controversial and emerging issues relating to the safety of food derived from animals.

 

Influenza

TAFS reacts with news flashes and position papers to outbreaks of avian and swine influenza.

 

Paratuberculosis

Paratuberculosis, known as Johne's Disease in the US, is a severe infectious disease of ruminants. It's impact on food safety is debated among scientists without conclusive result so far.

 

TSE

The uncertainties around prion diseases such as BSE, Scrapie, CWD and vCJD triggered the creation of TAFS and are still a topic we monitor closely.

 

Livestock Disease Atlas

Together with the World Bank, TAFS published a Livestock Disease Atlas, to bring light to the question: which disease causes how many losses in which countries?

 

Other Topics

TAFS reacts to other topics at the interface of animal health and food safety as they come up. Latest examples: Antibiotic resistance and Salmonellosis.

 

Suggest Paper/Report

Is there another topic you would like us to examine, using our tried-and-tested method of sifting through the facts, identifying unknowns, and defining meaningful options for risk reduction? Do let us know.

News

New TAFS White Paper on Campylobacter
11 January 2019
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New BSE case in Scotland
19 October 2018
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Avian influenza: Commission strengthens preparedness with new biosecurity rules for poultry farms at risk
23 August 2018
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