OHSS-FSFS@onehealthcommission.org
Welcome to the OHSS-Food Safety and Food Security Webpage
See the May 2026 video - 'Get to Know the OHSS-FSFS'
See the December 2023 video about our team and our 2022-2023 activities
Link Tree @OHSSFoodSafety
The One Health Social Sciences - Food Safety and Food Security (OHSS-FSFS) is a Small Working Group of the One Health Commission (OHC). It was founded in 2021 as part of the OHC's One Health Social Sciences Initiative and is composed of One Health proponents and enthusiasts from diverse scientific disciplines and continents,
Vision: A Working Group that provides opportunities for individuals to engage in the One Health space through scientific communication and interactions around the social and behavioral aspects of food safety and security.
Aim: The OHSS-FSFS aims to apply the One Health concept and social science approaches to address knowledge gaps and to share best practices in food safety and security for sustainable livelihoods.
OHSS-FSFS has coordinated many webinars where invited experts have shared experiences working across food safety and security topics such as farm biosecurity and gender equity on food security and safety. Find their recordings on YouTube
(Further developed Webpage coming soon)
Why the One Health Food Safety & Security Group is needed. See:
Lake R, Devleesschauwer B, Majowicz S et al., WHO estimates of the global, regional, and national burden of 42 foodborne infectious and chemical hazards, 2000–21: an updated data synthesis, The Lancet Global Health, June 3, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(26)00156-7
The updated 2026 WHO data synthesis for 2000–21 covers the burden of 42 foodborne infectious and chemical hazards. In 2021, these hazards caused 866 million illnesses, 1.52 million deaths, and 57.1 million disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) globally. Children under five bore the heaviest impact, with rates 2.7 times higher than older populations. [1, 2] The updated data provides the first-ever national-level burden estimates for 194 countries over the 21-year period, alongside assessments of economic impact and non-communicable diseases. [1, 2]
Other Publications of Interest
Garcia SN, Osburn BI, Jay-Russell MT, One Health for Food Safety, Food Security, and Sustainable Food Production, Front. Sustain. Food Syst., 27 January 2020, Sec. Agro-Food Safety, Volume 4 – 2020. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2020.00001
