WELCOME TO TAFS

The TAFS Forum is a non-profit-making Swiss foundation.

TAFS was founded in 2002 as the International Forum for Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) and Food Safety, in response to the urgent need to address the BSE/TSE issue.

Since 2006 TAFS has extended its scope to include other transmissible animal diseases and the risks they may pose to food safety. Thus, TAFS now stands for the International Forum for Transmissible Animal Diseases and Food Safety, with particular focus today on avian influenza and paratuberculosis.
 
 
 
Making a unique contribution to
risk reduction in the field of
transmissible diseases amongst production animals
Covering risk assessment, risk management and risk communication
Leading to strategic directives as well as practical, operational advice for
food safety
Endorsed by public and private stakeholders.