Technical Advisory Group on Food Safety: Safer Food for Better Health
The Technical Advisory Group (the ‘‘TAG’’) is an advisory body that will provide guidance and inputs to support WHO’s efforts and work in food safety. This group shall analyze the current and future challenges in agri-food supply chains as well as advise on innovative solutions and approaches with greatest public health benefits. Eventually, the aim is to strengthen national food safety systems and lower the burden of foodborne illnesses.

Members

Current list of members

Dr Amare Ayalew

Program Manager, Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa, African Union Commission Headquarters, Ethiopia

Dr Sunil Bakshi

Head (Regulations), Food Safety and Standards Authority, India

Dr Anne Brisabois

Research Director in Food Microbiology, France

Dr Mirian Bueno Almendarez

Technical Director for Food Safety, National Plant and Animal Health and Agrifood Safety Agency, Honduras

Dr Paul Cook

Science Lead, Microbiological Risk Assessment, Science, Evidence and Research Division, Food Standards Agency, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Mr Jambay Dorji

Deputy Chief Regulatory and Quarantine Officer, Bhutan Food and Drug Authority, Ministry of Health, Bhutan

Mrs Eva Edwards

Director, Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Directorate, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria

Dr Nesrine Gharbi Gafsi

Assistant Director, Health Control for Food, Feed, and Water, National Agency for Sanitary and Environmental Control of Products, Tunisia

Dr Farahnaz Ghollasi

General Director, Participation in International Standards Development Department, Institute of Standards and Industrial Research, Iran

Dr Sébastien Goux

Deputy Head, Unit of Multilateral International Relations, The Health and Food Safety Directorate-General, European Commission, Belgium

Dr Sebastian Hielm

Director of Food Safety, Food Safety Unit, Food Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland

Ms Sally Johnston

Principal Adviser Systems and Programme Improvement, Ministry for Primary Industries, New Zealand

Dr Dina Lithy

Director of Food Mycotoxins Lab, Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Egypt

Dr Annie Locas

National Manager, Food Safety Science Services - Microbiology, Science Branch, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canada

Dr Fadi Naser Al-Natour

Risk Management Expert, Business Continuity and Cyber Security Center, Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority, United Arab Emirates

Dr Jørgen Schlundt

Independent Consultant, Denmark

Dr Rubeena Shaheen

Public Health and Food Safety Expert, Health and Family Welfare, India

Professor Mungi Sohn

Professor, Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea

Professor Elke Stedefeldt

Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil

Professor Hajime Toyofuku

Professor, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan

Dr Dasep Wahidin

Deputy Director for Distribution Control for Processed Foods, Indonesia Food and Drug Authority (FDA), Indonesia

Dr Yongning Wu

Chief Technical Officer, National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment, China