Dear Colleagues,

Food safety is a multidisciplinary concept that requires strategy, legislation, criteria, and standards for consumers’ protection. Food safety is a flourishing scientific field that unites scientists from

disciplines such as chemistry, microbiology, engineering, and nutrition. In addition, other disciplines such as psychology, economics, and law may contribute to is development. The HACCP system, that appeared 60 years ago, is part of the national legislation of almost all countries in the world. Many governments adopted the risk analysis trinity of assessment–management–communication to define levels of protection and develop food safety objectives. Food fraud and food defense are emerging issues that require attention and planning. Various private standards for food safety management are available in the agro-food chain, but there is a need for benchmarking and improvement. This Special Issue aims to feature current research on food safety that will bring out new concepts for consumer protection.

Prof. Dr. George Boskou
Guest Editor

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• Food Safety Strategy
• Food Legislation
• Food Defense
• Food Fraud
• Food Safety Bench-marking
• Food Safety Objectives
• Food Safety Management Systems
• Risk Assessment
• Public Health
• Consumer Protection