Walmart launches Food Safety Collaboration Center to promote food safety education, innovation
The center will target research focused on analyzing root causes of foodborne illnesses.
Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., launched the Walmart Food Safety Collaboration Center (WFSCC) in Beijing, designed to bring some of the world’s leading food safety innovation to China.
The center will target research focused on analyzing root causes of foodborne illness and developing scalable solutions that can be made available to the entire food supply chain across China. Walmart and the Walmart Foundation plan to invest $25 million in funding over five years to support research projects in applied science, education and communications that enhance Chinese food safety.