TAFS acts as a catalyst and supports communication between the food industry, its regulators, its retailers, its consumers, and scientists involved in research on transmissible animal diseases.

To empower TAFS in its mission, full collaboration and participation is demanded from these involved parties to facilitate the sharing of information and discussion of findings.

TAFS is committed to search for ways to achieve continuous improvement in lines of communication through:

• Holding international conferences on transmissible animal diseases and food safety.
• Facilitating dialogue on the most up-to-date scientific information on transmissible animal diseases and its implications for food safety.
• Maintaining and up-dating this website.
• Publishing position papers on this website in order to disseminate reliable information.
• Identifying knowledge gaps and promoting new research to fill these gaps.
• Participating in research into practical disease control measures.