The passion of some Asian scientists who believe that food and agriculture science, bio-science, and biotechnology contribute to improvement in the quality of life and welfare and understand the value of laboratory work and direct exchange of ideas and information between experts, entrepreneurs, and government officials would result in positive changes in ensuring food quality and safety. In 2005, the Bangladesh-Japan Association for Science and Technology (BJAST) was founded in Osaka, Japan, and decided to hold workshops every year in Japan with alternative years in Bangladesh. The 5th annual general meeting of BJAST was held at Dhaka on December 26 - 28, 2010, where 14 countries of Asia participated and unanimously decided on the formation of the Asian Food Safety and Security Association (AFSSA). However, after discovering another French Agency for Food Safety (AFSSA) with a similar abbreviation, we modified the acronym to AFSA rather than AFSSA.