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The scientific subgroups

The scientific subgroups

TUBITAK-MAM 4th International Congress on Food and Nutrition together with the SAFE Consortium 3rd International Congress on Food Safety was a big success

The MAITRE project

The SAFE Consortium Industrial Platform

Industrial Platform

Assorted cold meat

The SAFE Database of Expertise

Bacon

The Benefits of a SAFE Consortium Membership

Benefits

Upcoming SAFE Events:

  • 2012 SAFE Consortium Annual General Meeting + Scientific Meeting

    The 2012 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the SAFE consortium will take place on Friday 4 May in Brussels Belgium

    This will be preceded by a SAFE Consortium Scientific Meeting on Thursday 3 May

    All SAFE member institutes are invited.

    Come to the AGM and let your voice be heard in your SAFE consortium.

    Participate in the SAFE Scientific Meeting to discuss mutual projects with SAFE colleagues.

    (The SAFE 2011 AGM in Rome)

New Features!

Welcome to the new web site of the European Association for Food Safety, the SAFE consortium. The SAFE consortium is a platform of research bodies: Institutes, Universities, National and International Societies and Research Groups and Departments within these institutions. It acts as an independent spokesman for food safety research in Europe to the benefit of the public.

We invite you to visit our new home on the Internet and give us your opinion or tips for improvement. Please send your opinion or ideas to the SAFE consortium office director harmen.hofstra@safeconsortium.org or to the SAFE scientific secretary katherine.flynn@safeconsortium.org

SAFE Food Safety News - April 2012

SAFE Food Safety News - April 2012

Uptake of coccidiostats in vegetables: ESFA report
EFSA to evaluate low dose BPA ‘hypothesis’
UK research firm developing ‘invisible’ coating for meat
Research database reveals ingredients most prone to food fraud
EFSA and EU Member States work together to tackle Schmallenberg virus
New EU project gets to grips with globetrotting germs

 

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2012 SAFE Consortium Annual General Meeting + Scientific Meeting

Last Updated on Wednesday, 18 April 2012 12:05

The 2012 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the SAFE consortium will take place on Friday 4 May in Brussels Belgium

This will be preceded by a SAFE Consortium Scientific Meeting on Thursday 3 May

All SAFE member institutes are invited.

Come to the AGM and let your voice be heard in your SAFE consortium.

Participate in the SAFE Scientific Meeting to discuss mutual projects with SAFE colleagues.

(The SAFE 2011 AGM in Rome)

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SAFE consortium Welcomes Its Newest Member stating that SIK will join SAFE as of January 2012

SIK is an industrial research institute owned by SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden. The purpose of the Institute is to strengthen the competitiveness of food industry.

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Mission

mission

The mission of the SAFE consortium is to stimulate the public debate in Europe on the scientific aspects of food safety, by making available up-to-date knowledge from institutes whose scientific integrity is guaranteed by the unlimited right to publish in the public interest.

Organization

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The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the members is the governing body of the consortium. The AGM decides on the general policy of the consortium and oversees the management of the consortium by the Executive Board.The AGM is organised before or on April 30th each year.

Introduction

The SAFE consortium is a platform of research bodies:

Institutes, Universities, National and International Societies and Research Groups and Departments within these institutions.

Board

Current members of the executive board.

Office

office

The SAFE consortium has an office in Brussels from which the activities of the consortium are carried our and co-ordinated.

Current SAFE Office Staff:

• Dr. Harmen Hofstra, Secretary General

• Dr. Katherine Flynn, Scientific Secretary

Activities

Activities

In accordance with its remit, the activities developed by the SAFE consortium will be confined to food safety sciences, interpreted in its broadest sense to include agricultural inputs and the complete chains of food and feed production, processing, packaging, transportation, distribution, retail, consumption and consumer research.

Objectives

Objectives

The SAFE consortium is the international association of scientific institutes and universities who work together in the area of food safety related sciences. We want to stimulate the public debate on food safety and we can do that unhampered by links to government and industry because all members have the full right to publish in the public interest.

Who's Online

We have 19 guests and 1 member online

Interesting Notes

Speaker Presentations are now on-line

from the most recent in the SAFE consortium Food Safety Seminar Series.

"Update on Microbial Safety of Fresh Produce"

was held on 15 and 16 March in Bucharest Romania and co-sponsored by SAFE member IBA.

 

Log in as a SAFE member, visit the Past Events Page, and you will find an article containing pdfs of all presentations, including the Breakout Groups. Enjoy!

(NOTE: access will soon be available for non-SAFE members who attended the seminar)

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