Monday, 09 June 2025
The Food Safety Consultative Council (FSCC) of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) facilitates consultations and discussions to promote higher food safety standards. As part of fulfilling this role, the Council held an open meeting in February 2025 to explore the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) and gain insights into how AI is being applied to support food safety. The meeting was attended by over 150 people including consumer representatives, food producers, retailers, distributors, caterers, manufacturers, regulators, Government Departments, academia and technology companies.
By creating a forum for dialogue between industry professionals, consumers and regulators, the FSCC meeting aimed to promote informed debate on the potential of AI to transform food safety practices. During the meeting, through presentations and discussions including real-world case studies from the food sector, technology providers and regulators, participants gained valuable insights into AI technologies such as machine learning, predictive modelling, and machine vision, how these innovations can safeguard food safety across the food supply chain but also the challenges associated with use of AI.
This report offers an overview of the open meeting and it is available through the link below.
