Food-borne diseases (FBD) cause great human suffering and significant economic losses. Dangerous pathogens and contaminants transmitted by food are on the increase and spread through trade, travel and tourism, among others. Globally, the frequency of emerging and re-emerging diseases and food safety threats, and their impact on human health have increased over recent decades. Food safety, therefore, is critical to the safeguarding of public health and governments all over the world are intensifying their efforts to improve the safety of food supplied to citizenry.

Provision of safe food requires understating of food safety hazards that may be physical or chemical. These are quite significant in spoilage of food, with some spoilage leading to foodborne illnesses and disease. Therefore, students enrolled in this programme will gain skills and knowledge in food safety. The programme will provide an in-depth study of microbiological tools involved in ensuring food safety. Furthermore, the formulation of this Master of Science in One Health Food Safety (MSC OHFS) training originates from the conviction that solutions to our human health problems should be approached in a multi-disciplinary perspective level. This programme is part of ACEIDHA overall project aimed at developing research capacity, and skills in One Health food safety and zoonoses, as well as designing a strategy of improving human and animal health through capacity building.