Can you trust the quality and safety of the food you buy or sell? What is the best way to ensure that the food we eat meets the standards of quality and safety we expect?

Food safety is taken for granted by most consumers in industrialised countries, not realising the challenges involved in achieving a high level of safety.
Food quality can reflect consumer values and social trends, and must be integrated with safety in order to obtain the entire food risk picture. Legislation and food standards are developed to minimise consumer health risks, but are based on known risks, and often have a time lag. New risks can come from globalised production and distribution, new consumer demands, new products and new production methods.

Governments and food producers are looking for ways to optimise food quality and safety through the risk management of food production processes. DNV is developing risk assessment tools that will assist decision-makers in industry and government in determining the best way to ensure food safety and quality in a socially responsible manner.