SAFE Announcements and Events:
- SAFE Member Event: Pigments In Food 2013
18 to 21 June 2013Novara Italy
This 4 day Congress will take place at the Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale. The programme promises 5 keynote lectures by international experts in the field as well as short oral presentations and poster contributions.
Link here for the Congress website where you will find the Scientific Programme as well as information on accommodations and registration.
This event is being organised by SAFE member Drug and Food Biotechnology Center, DFB
- SAFE Executive Board Meetings 2013
The date of the next EB meeting has not yet been set. Stay tuned.The 4 June 2013 meeting was the SAFE Annual General Meeting held in Brussels Belgium.
The 15 May 2013 EB meeting was electronic.
The 29 April 2013 EB meeting was electronic.
The 11 April 2013 EB meeting was electronic.
The 25 March 2013 EB meeting was electronic.
The 19 February 2013 EB meeting was electronic.
The 17 January 2013 EB meeting was held in Copenhagen Denmark.
Log in as a SAFE member to download minutes from the EB meetings and from the AGM. Once logged in, the 2013 minutes become available as an article in Past Events. Minutes from previous years are also available as separate articles.
- SAFE Member Event: First International Course in Dry Cured Meat Products
Dry curing of meats is a method that has been used for millenia. Are you a professional working with meats? This course will provide a comprehensive overview, including a significant amount of practical work, regarding all aspects related to manufacture of fermented sausages and dry-cured ham.10 - 14 June 2013 at IRTA Center in Monells (Girona) Spain.
Link here for more information, including the registration form, program and local hotels.
This course is organised by SAFE consortium member IRTA.
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READ The SAFE consortium Strategic Vision Document, "Keeping Food Safety on the Agenda"
The SAFE consortium has published its strategic Vision Document,
Keeping Food Safety on the Agenda.
The document was presented in Brussels on 4 June 2013 to an audience of food safety experts from academia, industry, consumer groups, government and policy makers.
View the document here.
SAFE members may download the document by logging in as a member, going to Past Events, and to the AGM 2013 article.
SAFE in Food Production Daily.com
The release of the SAFE consortium Vision Document,
Keeping Food Safety on the Agenda,
was picked up by FoodProductionDaily.com. Read the article here.
SAFE Member Event: First International Course in Dry Cured Meat Products
Dry curing of meats is a method that has been used for millenia. Are you a professional working with meats? This course will provide a comprehensive overview, including a significant amount of practical work, regarding all aspects related to manufacture of fermented sausages and dry-cured ham.
10 - 14 June 2013 at IRTA Center in Monells (Girona) Spain.
Link here for more information, including the registration form, program and local hotels.
This course is organised by SAFE consortium member IRTA.
SAFE Member Event: Pigments In Food 2013
18 to 21 June 2013
Novara Italy
This 4 day Congress will take place at the Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale. The programme promises 5 keynote lectures by international experts in the field as well as short oral presentations and poster contributions.
Link here for the Congress website where you will find the Scientific Programme as well as information on accommodations and registration.
This event is being organised by SAFE member Drug and Food Biotechnology Center, DFB
SAFE News
READ The SAFE consortium Strategic Vision Document, "Keeping Food Safety on the Agenda"
The SAFE consortium has published its strategic Vision Document,
Keeping Food Safety on the Agenda.
The document was presented in Brussels on 4 June 2013 to an audience of food safety experts from academia, industry, consumer groups, government and policy makers.
View the document here.
SAFE members may download the document by logging in as a member, going to Past Events, and to the AGM 2013 article.
SAFE in Food Production Daily.com
The release of the SAFE consortium Vision Document,
Keeping Food Safety on the Agenda,
was picked up by FoodProductionDaily.com. Read the article here.
SAFE Food Safety News - Mar and Apr 2013
The following made headlines in the food safety world in the past 2 months
* Pathogen killing plasma method effective in ‘minutes’
* Beware of pesticides in Chinese imports: study
*Study highlights consumer reaction to carbon monoxide use in MAP
*Commission publishes European test results on horse DNA and Phenylbutazone: no food safety issues but tougher penalties to apply in the future to fraudulent labeling.
*EFSA: Campylobacter and E.coli cases rise
*Novel method uses nanobiotechnology to kill pathogens instead of antibiotics or chemicals
*Verifying that sorghum is a new safe grain for people with celiac disease
*Survey highlights food safety concerns
*Poultry antimicrobials developed from oils, whey
*“Energy” drinks report
*Trend: Natural colors overtake artificial/synthetic colors
Continue reading for article summaries and links to full text.
SAFE Food Safety News - Jan and Feb 2013
The following stories made food safety headlines the past two months:
*Horse meat scandal : Where it began and where are we now?
*Study shows that consumers are willing to pay more for local foods
*Fresh breakthroughs in pathogen detection
*EU adopts control plan to detect fraud in the marketing of certain foods
*Some cheeses exceed contaminant levels recommended by the EU
*Basque researchers hone rapid pathogen detection
*Multivac launches inspection innovations
*EU adopts lactic acid for decontamination of bovine carcasses
*Pathogens, foodborne viruses and pesticide residues key issues for produce safety, says study
*Novel food ingredients: synthetic zeaxanthin and the extension of use of chia seeds (in baked products, breakfast cereals and fruit, nut and seed mixes).
Continue reading for more information and links to the full stories.
SAFE Executive Board Shifts SAFE Focus to a Yearly Food Safety Event
The SAFE consortium will shift its focus to a vision of future developments in food safety. A strategic VISION DOCUMENT co-authored by SAFE members will be introduced at a SAFE event in early June 2013.
Its aim will be no less than putting food safety on the agenda in Europe. Yearly SAFE events will follow, each the venue for the introduction of updated policy- or theme-oriented food safety papers. The goal is to provide substance for European and national policy making and to build a platform to advocate food safety.
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