FSC is primarily composed of seven commissioners who are appointed based on their profound knowledge of food safety. As its subordinate structure, FSC has 14 Expert Committees that operate to either implement risk assessments on individual hazards such as food additives, pesticides and so on (11 subcommittees) or to commit to other activities such as strategic planning of assessment/emergency response/risk communication (3 subcommittees). Those core FSC activities are supported by secretariat staffers who provide operational services to the Commissioners and Expert Committee members.
The Secretariat is headed by the Director-General and Deputy Director-General, and is comprised of four divisions, including the “General Affairs Division,” the “Risk Assessment Division,” the “Recommendation and Public Relations Division,” the “Information and Emergency Response Division,”and one director for risk communication.