FAO Science and Innovation Forum 2025: AI Meets Food Safety

This session explores how digital innovations and technologies are transforming the food safety landscape. Speakers from across sectors and regions are sharing how artificial intelligence (AI) is improving food safety management, supporting real-time surveillance, and identifying emerging issues through foresight. The discussion highlights practical examples of how AI is being applied at national, regional, and international levels to enable more forward-looking, data-driven decision-making while also examining the importance of human oversight and ethical considerations. In line with the SIF2025 theme, “Hand in hand for better foods and a better future,” the session fosters cross-sectoral dialogue and showcases how digital innovation is contributing to safer and more resilient agrifood systems worldwide.