Mars Global Food Safety Center

At @Mars, our position has always been clear: if it is not safe, it is not food. Securing food safety across a global supply chain is not a challenge any single company can solve on its own. It requires common standards, open collaboration and continuous capability building across the entire value chain. That shared commitment was the focus of the 2026 @Mars and @Danone Supplier Quality Seminar, held at Huairou Science City in Beijing. Jointly organized by Mars (including @Mars Global Food Safety Center, @Mars Snacking SQA, @Royal Canin SQA) and Danone, the event brought together 286 supplier representatives from 200 supplier companies across Mars Snacking, Royal Canin and Danone. Over three days and across four technical learning tracks, participants tackled critical and emerging food safety priorities: • Advanced risk management, including microbiological controls, mycotoxin management, foreign material prevention, food fraud mitigation and crisis readiness. • Practical quality systems, covering regulatory compliance, quality culture, quality management soft skills and change management. • Future-focused approaches, including the role of artificial intelligence in food safety, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), new product validation and AI application. The focus throughout was on practical application. The seminar concluded with an average satisfaction rating of 4.9 out of 5 and generated 581 specific supplier action plans to be implemented directly in day-to-day operations. Leadership from Mars and Danone, including @Ketty Wang, @Yang Ming, @Janette Zhou, @Claudia Cavaleiro and @Yueju Zhao, reinforced the vital importance of turning insights into operational excellence on the factory floor. Thank you to the Huairou District regulatory authorities, our industry partners and every participant for their dedication to raising the standard of food safety. How is your organization approaching supplier capability building and quality culture this year? We welcome your thoughts in the comments. #ProudlyMars #SafeFoodForAll #GFSC #SupplyChain #QualityInAction #TomorrowStartsToday

At @Mars, we believe food safety and quality begin with every partner across our value chain. If it is not safe, it is not food. Through shared standards, capability building and strong collaboration across our manufacturing network, we work together to turn that commitment into daily practice. We are proud to highlight the successful @Mars Snacking China 2026 External Manufacturing Quality Week, hosted at the @Mars Global Food Safety Center from August 26 to 28, 2026. Over two and a half days, 64 participants from 31 external manufacturing partners across Mars Snacking China and Mars Pet Nutrition China joined 19 Mars Associates for an intensive capability-building program. The event featured 10 targeted sessions on critical food safety and quality priorities, including microbiological cross-contamination prevention, foreign material management, change management, problem-solving and regulatory compliance. Key highlights included: • Leadership Alignment: Opening remarks from @Mark Phong (Mars China R&D VP) and @Yueju Zhao (Head of Mars GFSC), reinforcing continuous improvement through "Learn & Apply" and the GFSC Capability Building Gateway (CBG). • Partner Recognition: Celebrating key milestones with the Quality Excellence, Quality Improvement and Learning in Action awards. • Practical Application: Site visits to the Mars GFSC and the Beijing Huairou facility, showcasing cutting-edge food safety science and operational excellence in action. A heartfelt thank you to our Mars GFSC Associates, Mars Snacking EMQA, Pet Nutrition EMQA, EM Supply and Commercial teams, as well as every partner who participated. By collaborating openly across our supply network, we continue driving safe, high-quality food for everyone. Let us keep learning, applying and advancing safe food for all. #FoodSafety #ProudlyMars #TomorrowStartsToday #CapabilityBuilding #GFSC #QualityInAction

At @Mars, we believe everyone has the right to safe food, because if it is not safe, it simply is not food. That is why we are proud to share some key milestones from the @Mars Global Food Safety Center (GFSC) Capability Building Gateway (CBG) platform this year. Through collaborative partnerships and digital updates, we have made great progress in scaling food safety capabilities across our global network and supplier ecosystem. By making critical knowledge more accessible and practical, we are helping to build a stronger global food supply chain. Here is a look at what we delivered together: • A better platform experience: We rolled out system enhancements that improve the user experience, reduce administrative work and strengthen data management. This ensures a more reliable and seamless learning environment for our partners. • Redesigned Change Management training: We launched an updated Change Management course, giving learners across our ecosystem practical strategies and communication tools to help them adopt and champion food safety standards locally. • More language options: We expanded our multilingual support by launching selected courses in seven additional languages, helping to reduce language barriers for our global suppliers. These achievements reflect our commitment to continuous learning, inclusivity and raising food safety standards. The world we want tomorrow starts with how we build capability and share knowledge today. A big thank you to our Associates and partners who made these milestones possible. We are especially grateful to the Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) team for their partnership, trust and shared commitment to excellence throughout this journey. Let us keep learning and advancing food safety together. #FoodSafety #SafeFoodForAll #ProudlyMars #TomorrowStartsToday #CapabilityBuilding #GFSC #SupplyChain #ContinuousLearning

Happy #WorldFoodSafetyDay! Proud to spotlight how our teams at Mars , together with leading academic partners, are advancing food safety through rapid DNA testing solutions for pathogens like Salmonella and Listeria. This breakthrough enables faster, more confident decision‑making across our supply chain and reflects our commitment to leveraging science and innovation to build a safer future.

A great exchange with the next generation of food safety scientists: curious, engaged and full of potential. Last week, we were delighted to welcome faculty and students from the College of Resources and Environment at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences to the Mars Global Food Safety Center . Led by three professors, 16 master’s students visited our site to explore how modern spectroscopic techniques are applied to real-world food safety challenges. From hands-on exposure to advanced analytical instruments to observing laboratory operations and food safety standards in practice, the visit offered an opportunity to see science in action. Our scientists also shared how Mars applies science, technology and collaboration to help advance food safety across the global supply chain, including work in mycotoxin and microbiological risk management, food integrity and capability building. At Mars , we believe that if it’s not safe, it’s not food. Through partnerships with universities, industry and other collaborators, we are helping build the knowledge, skills and scientific capabilities needed to strengthen food safety for the future. We’re proud to support the development of emerging talent and look forward to continued collaboration with the next generation of scientists working toward #SafeFoodForAll. #FoodSafety #Collaboration #SafeFoodForAll #ProudlyMars #TomorrowStartsToday

Shaping the future of food through collaboration was a central theme at the recent Chinese Institution of Food Science and Technology Annual Conference, and we were delighted to contribute to the important dialogue. A highlight was the presentation from Dr. Yuzheng Yang of the Mars Global Food Safety Center, titled “Combining Machine Learning and Fingerprinting for Food Authentication.” The session sparked an engaging discussion, underscoring a clear, shared commitment to strengthening food integrity through science-based innovation. It’s clear that the momentum for AI-driven tools in our industry is building, and we're inspired by the collective passion for creating a safer, more resilient global food system. At Mars, we are committed to these kinds of vital partnerships. We believe that by working together, we can advance food safety and achieve our goal of #SafeFoodForAll. What’s the most exciting innovation you've seen in food science recently? #FoodSafety #SafeFoodForAll #ProudlyMars #TomorrowStartsToday #FoodScience

Some food safety risks aren’t easy to spot. Even when everything looks perfectly normal. What if finding them felt a bit like solving a case? 🕵♀️ In this video, our scientists take you inside the real challenges they work on every day: 🔎 How do you detect aflatoxin in peanuts that look completely normal? 🔎 How do you verify the origin of rice when varieties can look almost identical? 🔎 How do you confirm cocoa butter authenticity quickly and with confidence? 🔎 How do you trace microbial contamination accurately and at speed? This is the work happening every day at the Mars Global Food Safety Center to help keep food safe. 👉 Watch the video to see how our scientists turn science into action. Because if it’s not safe, it’s not food. #FoodSafety #ScienceCommunication #RiskManagement #GFSC #Mars #FoodIntegrity #FoodScience

Thank you and congratulations 高志强! Your work has been inspirational to everyone at the center!

Proud to highlight the impact of women in STEMM across Mars this International Day of Women and Girls in Science.  Food safety depends on anticipating and managing risk, and leaders like Yueju Zhao show how science and technology make that possible. By predicting and preventing threats like mycotoxins in agricultural raw materials, Yueju helps ensure safe, high-quality food for people and pets around the world.  This is science with impact. From shifting food safety management from reactive to proactive, to strengthening supply chains, applied research delivers outcomes that protect health and build trust.  When women are part of science, perspectives expand, solutions become more resilient and innovation accelerates. Today, we celebrate the scientists whose work strengthens the science that creates a better tomorrow.  #SparkTheFuture #WomenInSTEM #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience #ProudlyMars 

GFSC Capability Building Gateway exceeds 100,000 learning completions!  We’re thrilled to share that the GFSC Capability Building Gateway (CBG) has now exceeded 100,000 learning completions—a huge step forward in our mission to raise the bar on food safety across the global supply chain. This achievement reflects growing engagement with the platform and the strong collaboration between the Mars Global Food Safety Center and our partners in Quality & Food Safety, Supplier Quality Assurance, and our external supplier community.  The CBG enables learners worldwide to access high-quality, bespoke training - accessible through both in-person and virtual training courses. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this achievement—from our training content creators, to trainers, and the 100,000 learners around the world. Together, we’re raising the bar in food safety and helping ensure safe food for all. #FoodSafety #CapabilityBuilding #GFSC #QFS #SupplyChain #ContinuousLearning #Mars #ProudlyMars #TomorrowStartsToday