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INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
24 May 2024
IAEA Hosts Global Symposium on Enhancing Food Safety Through Nuclear Technologies 
Vienna, Austria
The Summit will open with remarks by IAEA Director General Grossi, followed by a message by Director-General Qu Dongyu of the FAO via live video link.
Nuclear techniques play a vital role in food safety by providing advanced methods for detecting contaminants, controlling food-borne diseases and improving food processing. The Symposium will foster discussions on highlighting the role and comparative advantages of nuclear technologies in food control systems, addressing challenges like climate change and antimicrobial resistance, and promoting the peaceful use of nuclear technology for food safety.
The Symposium aims to enhance the recognition and adoption of nuclear techniques for food safety, foster collaboration among stakeholders, and increase resilience to disruptions affecting food safety. It will also identify future research directions on the effective use of nuclear technologies in food control systems, improving food security and quality, and promoting robust networks among national, inter-governmental organizations, NGOs, academia and the private sector.
About 450 participants from 112 Member States and 14 international organizations and non-governmental organizations are registered to participate in the event from 27 – 31 May 2024 in the M-Plenary/BR-B/M1 on the first floor of the M-Building of the Vienna International Centre (VIC).
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) serves as the world’s foremost intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the peaceful use of nuclear technology. Established as an autonomous organization under the United Nations (UN) in 1957, the IAEA carries out programmes to maximize the useful contribution of nuclear technology to society while verifying its peaceful use.
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