Vision
To achieve widespread awareness of food safety and increased adoption of safe practices among stakeholders along the food supply chain.
Food Safety Ambassadors Network
About FoSAN
A network of scientists and professionals advancing food safety education, awareness, and action across Nigeria.
From farm to fork — safer food for every table.
Who We Are
Our Story
The Food Safety Ambassadors Network (FoSAN) is a registered non-governmental organization committed to advancing food safety education across the food value chain, from farm to fork.
FoSAN brings together scientists and professionals who believe that food safety is essential to public health, food security, and sustainable development. Through education, training, advocacy, and collaboration, we work to ensure that food safety knowledge is accessible, practical, and impactful.
Our goal is to empower stakeholders to identify food safety risks, adopt safer practices, and contribute to healthier communities.
Vision and Mission
What Drives Us
Mission
To disseminate science-based food safety knowledge to all stakeholders and ensure safe food for all consumers.
Why We Exist
Why FoSAN Matters
Food safety affects everyone. From producers and processors to retailers, food handlers, and consumers, every point in the supply chain plays a role in protecting health.
FoSAN exists because food safety awareness and practical compliance remain critical challenges. By building knowledge, strengthening local capacity, and encouraging science-based action, we help reduce avoidable risks and support more resilient food systems.
Our Approach
How We Work
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Our work is rooted in science, community engagement, and practical action. We focus on creating awareness, building skills, supporting compliance, and encouraging collaboration between stakeholders and institutions.
We believe that meaningful food safety improvement happens when education, advocacy, and practice come together.
Education, advocacy, and hands-on practice — one integrated path to safer food systems.
Values
Our Core Values
Science-Based
We promote credible, evidence-driven food safety knowledge.
Community-Focused
We work with people where food safety matters most — in homes, markets, institutions, and communities.
Inclusive
We believe food safety education should be accessible to all stakeholders.
Collaborative
We value partnerships that strengthen impact and scale.
Practical
We focus on real-world practices that improve safety across the food chain.
Leadership
About the Convener
Professor Folake Olayinka Henshaw
Founder and Convener, FoSAN
Professor Folake Olayinka Henshaw is a distinguished scholar and academic leader in Food Science and Technology, with more than four decades of service in teaching, research, and institutional leadership. She is a passionate advocate for strengthening food safety capacity through education and training, recognizing its critical role in achieving food security in Nigeria and across Africa.
Get Involved
Join the Movement for Safer Food
FoSAN welcomes collaboration with partners, sponsors, volunteers, professionals, students, and advocates who are passionate about promoting food safety.
Partner
Collaborate with us to expand education, advocacy, and community impact.
Partner With FoSANSponsor
Support programs that strengthen food safety knowledge and capacity.
Sponsor a ProgramVolunteer
Join a growing network of people committed to healthier, safer communities.
Volunteer With Us
Contact
Let's Build Safer Food Systems Together
Partner, sponsor, or volunteer with FoSAN — share how you'd like to work with us and we'll follow up.
- info@fosan.org
- Phone
- +234 123 456 7890
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