Globally, the bacterial species Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus represent important human pathogens associated with the consumption of seafood. In response to the requests for scientific advice from the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene, risk assessments for the pathogens Vibrio vulnificus, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and guidance on methods for the detection of Vibrio species with seafood have been conducted and published previously by the FAO/WHO Joint Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA). To provide an update on the state-of-the-art advice regarding risk assessment for Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus in seafood, a JEMRA expert meeting was convened. Several critical developments in the last decade were noted by the expert working group: 1) The emergence of highly pathogenic strains 2) In response to climate change, there has been a significant geographical spread regarding when and where these seafood-associated Vibrio infections are reported 3) Demographic considerations are very important 4) A range of new approaches for best practice and 5) A range of new methods, such as those utilising genomics and satellite imagery. The report of the expert meeting has just been published, entitled "Advances in science and risk assessment tools for Vibrio parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus associated with seafood". See https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb5834en or contact [email protected] for more information.