The symposium will focus on the issue of food safety and climate change in Korea. The Korean Food and Drug Administration has funded a 5-year project on climate change and food safety with KWR 12.5 million conducted by the Research Group on Food Safety Control Against Climate Change headed by Ki-Hwan Park at Chung-Ang University, Ansung. The goal is to develop green processing technology to take anticipative action for food safety against climate change and achieve low-carbon, green growth goal. This is to forecast the occurrence of foodborne disease caused by climate change and evaluating its influence on food safety. Steps will be taken to ensure the safety of agricultural, livestock and marine products in areas where temperatures have increased and the area is now subtropical. The presenters will outline various project areas such as: collecting and analyzing data on climate change and developing a predictive model; evaluating the influence of chemical, biological, and physical hazards due to climate change; introducing the hazard control process technology and low-carbon, green technology and improving consumer consciousness with regard to climate change and promoting international cooperation. A prediction and impact assessment on food safety due to climate change will be conducted an impact analysis of food risk factors through simulation of climate change and control management. Food safety control methods will be developed and establishment and utilization of a food risk communication system. A food crisis warning system and simulated training program will be developed.

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