The Australian Food Safety Centre of Excellence is an initiative of the National Food Industry Strategy, established with the aim of building Australia's capability in food safety through rigorous, organised programs of scientific research, education and knowledge dissemination.
The Australian Food Safety Centre of Excellence is a consortium of the Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research and Food Science Australia.
It aims to build on Australia's good reputation for producing 'clean, green' food products by:Providing information and tools that measurably decrease the incidence of food-related illness among consumers in Australia as well as among consumers of Australian food exports
Providing information and tools that measurably increase access by Australian food products to export markets due to perceived non-compliance with the target market's food safety standards.
The Centre's vision is to provide: Safe food to the nation and the world.
The Centre's mission is to provide the underpinning science, tools and education to support the clean and pure image of Australian food.
