ABSRACTA Food safety in aviation represents a serious threat to both passengers and crew. There are standards that can and should be adapted to fit each airline's food service model. This report covers some of these standards and shows how they apply to aviation food safety. In the field of food safety in the airline sector, numerous events with deadly consequences have already occurred. This report examines a selection of such incidents and shows how food safety standards could help mitigate the risk of such events happening again. Keywords: safety, in-flight meals, food handlingINTRODUCTIONWhen the topic of aviation safety is discussed, the area of ​​food safety is often overlooked. At first glance, food safety appears to have little to do with airplanes; however, food safety is a critical aspect of any airline passenger safety program. First, if pilots on any flight are served food, it better be safe and not make them violently ill before landing. Furthermore, according to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an aviation accident is defined as, among other causes, an accident that causes serious injury to a person. Serious injury is defined by ICAO as an injury involving, among other conditions, verified exposure to infectious substances. Therefore, if a person contracts food poisoning on board an airplane, the incident may be classified as an aviation accident and be reported and investigated. This would represent a “black eye” on any airline's safety record and could cause them to lose thousands of dollars in revenue due to passengers choosing an alternative airline to meet their travel needs. This report will cover different aspects of food safety in the airline industry. The report will also be released... halfway through the document... Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/23/us/cholera-cases-on-jet-up- to-65.htmlAssociation international flight services. (2010). Global food safety guidelines for airline catering. Retrieved from http://www.ifsanet.com/portals/0/WFSG_2010_update.pdfMillward, D. (2010, September 18). Every year dozens of pilots get sick in flight. The Telegraph [London, UK]. Retrieved from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/8009076/Dozens-of-pilots-falling-sick-in-mid-air-every-year.htmlNational Transportation Safety Board. (2010). Incident description OPS10IA001. Retrieved from http://www.skybrary.aero/bookshelf/books/1692.pdfNordheimer, J. (1984, March 23). BRITISH-AIRLINE LINKS CASES OF POISONING TO DUST IN STARTERS. New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/23/world/british-airline-links-poisoning-cases-to-powder-in-hors-d-oeuvres.html