ISCEP 2026 At Sunway Putra Hotel 17-18 August 2026
ABSTRACT
PLENARY SPEAKER 4
INNOVATION IN INSECT HYGIENE AND FOOD SAFETY IN STORAGE & SUPPLY CHAINS
Mohd Azrool Rizal MOHD AZAHARI
Entomology & Past Sector Sabah State Health Departent Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malay marcelah gaviny
Global food supply chains are becoming increasingly complex due to rapid urbanisation, cimate change, expanding international trade, and growing consumer expectations for safe and sustainable food. These challenges have transformed insect hygiene from a conventional pest control activity into a strategic component of Food Safety Management Systema (FSMS). This plenary lecture reviews current and emerging innovations in insect hygiene across food production, storage, processing, and distribution, highlighting their role in preventing food contamination and strengthening supply chain resilience Major food-associated insects, including filth fies, cockroaches, and stored-product insects, are discussed together with their contamination pathways and impacts on food safety. public health, and regulatory compliance. Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (All computer vision, the Internet of Things (IoT), smart traps, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), predictive analytica, blockchain-enabled traceability, and digital compliance platforms are presented alongside sustainable innovations including biological control, RNA interference (RNAL semiochemicals, nanotechnology, and Integrated Pest Management (PM). The lecture concludes by introducing the Smart Integrated Insect Hygiene Intelligence Ecosystem (SIHIE), a framework integrating environmental intelligence, biological surveillance, digital technologies, predictive decision support, regulatory compliance, and sustainability to support proactive insect hygiene management and future-ready food supply chains
Keywords: artificial intelligence, food safety, insect hygiene, integrated pest management (PM), stored-product insects, supply chain
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