SAFE Announcements and Events:
- Circularity and Resource Efficiency of Food Systems: 22 May 2019
SAFE member National R&D Institute for Food Bioresources, IBA in Romania is organising this conference which will take place under the Romanian presidency of the European Union.
The intention is to create a supportive environment for establishing new collaborations in the field of agri-food research that share the same ideas as the Food 2030 initiative.
The main aim of the event is to raise awareness about sustainable production and consumption, to minimize food waste and to transform agrofood by products and residues into new raw materials for different purposes with an environmentally friendly approach.
More information and link to register is here.
Hope to see you there!
- Global Food Safety Summit. 2-3 Sept 2019
Managing a safe and secure global food supply chain from farm to fork!As in previous years, this event will bring together key stakeholders from all along several food chains including manufacturers, suppliers, regulators and the experts that support them. Highlights of the event will include case study experiences. Networking opportunities will be plentiful as representatives from major food and beverage producers, suppliers and retailers participate.
Read about the Global Food Safety Summits of previous years, including a link to the SAFE consortium presentation given in 2017 by SAFE Executive Board member Oddur Gunnarsson from Matis Ltd., Iceland here.
SAFE members enjoye a special reduced registration.
See the event programme here (coming soon)
Read more about the event here.
- INCREaSE 2019: 9-11 Oct 2019
SAFE consortium will participate in the International Congress on Engineering and Sustainability in the XXIst Century to be held at the University of Algarve in Faro PT from 8-11 October 2019.
The SAFE Secretary General, Katherine M Flynn, is a member of the Scientific Committee.
Read about SAFE participation in INCREaSE 2017 here.
Abstract submission is now open!
Hope to see you at INCREaSE 2019!
- SAFE Executive Board and Member Meetings 2019
The upcoming 2018 meetings of the SAFE consortium Executive Board will be by teleconference in
TUESDAY 19 June at 15H CET
Log in as a SAFE member to download the Agenda and the Minutes of all SAFE EB meetings. Also available are the Agenda and the Minutes of all SAFE Member Meetings, including the Annual General Meetings. Once logged in, these documents become visible as a separate article in Past Events.
If your institution is a SAFE member but you don't have a User Name and Password - send an email to Katherine Flynn with your 3 food safety interests and you will be registered.
If your institution is not a SAFE member - you will find information here on how to apply.
Past Events
SAFE Food Safety Workshop: 18 Oct 2017
"Natural and Microbial Food Contaminants: Riskier Than We Think?" was the title of the 2017 SAFE consortium food safety workshop which took place WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER from 13H15 to 15H30 at the Radisson Red Hotel in BRUSSELS (just across from the European Parliament).
Christofer Fjellner, Member of European Parliament was the host and Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health & Food Safety gave the keynote address.
Europeans tend to be concerned about chemical contaminants in food, believing that natural and microbial contaminants are of little risk. Experts state the opposite: food microbes and their toxins can have severe health consequences. This workshop aimed at strengthening the understanding of natural and microbial food contamination, debunking the myths around the word 'natural' and bringing much needed attention to this often-overlooked food risk.
Keep reading to download the programme, the workshop booklet, the speaker presentations, the video summary, the print summary and related publications.
SAFE at Global Food Safety: 5&6 September 2017
SAFE consortium was proud once again to participate in the Global Food Safety Summit in Amsterdam.This event, the 12th annual, brought together key players in the global food and beverage supply chain.
Oddur M. Gunnarsson, SAFE Executive Board Member Chief IP Officer at Matis gave a presentation on the Circular Bioeconomy, download it here.
SAFE at ActInPak Summer School: 12-16 June 2017
SAFE consortium Scientifiic Secretary Dr. Katherine Flynn represented SAFE at this COST Action by giving a lecture on Toxicology and Risk Assessment at the ActInPak Summer School at Tampere University of Technology.
Link here to see the programme of the summer school and to download all presentations.
SAFE at FOODforce: 2 March 2017
SAFE consortium continues to participate in the FOODforce network as an associated organisation/network. The meeting of 2 March 2017 brought together 20 members of FOODforce from research institutes across Europe and included guest speakers.
SAFE at ActInPak: 28 February 2017
SAFE consortium was present at the WG 2 and 3 Meeting of the COST Action ActinPak, Active and Intelligent Fibre-Based Packaging.
Here, the focus was on Active and Intelligent Packaging in the markets and considering sustainability issues.
SAFE MEMBERS ONLY: Agendas & Minutes 2017
SAFE at the World Seafood Congress: 10-13 Sept 2017
The World Seafood Congress 2017 took place from 10 to 13 September in Reykjavik Iceland.
SAFE consortium contributed to two sessions: Fraud and Fraud Prevention in the Supply Chain and Safe Seafood Supply: Present and Future. View the programme here.
SAFE also presented a poster, 'Keeping (Sea)Food Safety on the Agenda: The SAFE consortium". View the poster here.
SAFE/STOA Workshop: Food-Related Health Risks. 20 Oct 2016
The European Parliament's Science and Technology Options Assesssment Panel (STOA) partnered with the SAFE consortium to organise a timely workshop, FOOD-RELATED HEALTH RISKS AND TECHNOLOGIES TO INREASE FOOD SAFETY which took place on 20 October 2016 in the European Parliament.
SAFE at Food Safety in the EU: 24 January 2017
SAFE consortium was present at this Public Policy Exchange event in Brussels.
The programme and an introduction to the event are available here, Food Safety in the EU: Fostering Innovation and Securing Consumer Protection Throughout the Agri-Food Chain.
SAFE at Food Factory 2016: 19-21 Oct
SAFE consortium members co-authored a poster given at the 8th International Food Factory, Food Factory 2016.
Food Factory is a biennial conference that brings together industry and researchers. The 2016 Food Factory was in Laval France on 19, 20 and 21 October. Visit the Food Factory website, here, to read more about this exciting confernece which SAFE members attend at a discounted price.
The SAFE consortium Event 2016, Safe Food for the Future, and the SAFE Annual General Member Meeting took plact at the 2016 Food Factory.
Look forward to seeing you at the next Food Factory !
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Interesting Notes
Do you work for a SAFE consortium member institute?
Register as an Individual Member of the SAFE consortium and access Member's Only pages including downloads of documents and presentations, plus receive SAFE announcements directly by email !
Registration is simple. Send an email to the SAFE Scientific Secretary, Katherine Flynn, from your institution email address and include your three Food Safety interests.
