Rakuno Gakuen University DHES OIE Joint Collaborating Center for Food Safety

OIE Collaborating Centers are centers of expertise in a specific designated sphere of competence relating to the management of general questions on animal health issues. 2014 May, the Division of Health and Environmental Sciences (DHES) of Department of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, was appointed to be a part of consortium as the OIE Joint Collaborating Centre for Food Safety, together with the Veterinary Public Health Centre (VPHC) in Singapore, and the Food Safety Research Center at the University of Tokyo which until this time had been the sole OIE Collaborating Centre. We work with the two centers to contribute food safety worldwide through our education and research.

OIE

1. Transparency
   Ensure transparency in the global animal disease situation
2. Scientific information
   Collect, analyze and disseminate veterinary scientific information
3. International solidarity
   Encourage international solidarity in the control of animal diseases
4. Sanitary safety
   Safeguard world trade by publishing health standards for international trade in animals and animal products
5. Promotion of veterinary services
   Improve the legal framework and resources of national Veterinary Services
6. Food safety and animal welfare
   To provide a better guarantee of food of animal origin and to promote animal welfare through a science-based approach

Please see the additional information http://www.oie.int/.