SAFE FOODS

SAFE FOODS

are involved in the project, coming from 37 institutions in 21 countries.

Thematic research areas

A broad range of research disciplines are used in the SAFE FOODS project, including molecular biology, microbiology, toxicology, probabilistic modeling, and disciplines of the social sciences and the political sciences.

SAFE FOODS is divided in 5 sub-projects, namely
* Comparative safety evaluation of plant breeding approaches and production practices,
* Early detection of emerging food and feed risks,
* Quantitative risk assessment of combined exposure to food contaminants and natural toxins,
* Consumer research of food risk management perceptions, and
* Institutional challenges and solutions to systemic risk management.

Background

The governance of food safety has long been regarded as the domain of “experts” and professional risk managers, with minimal input from other interested parties such as consumers. However, a number of food safety incidents in Europe, related to, for example, genetically modified organisms, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, and dioxins, have severely damaged public trust in food safety regulation and management. This exposed a need for improvement in the current approach to food risk analysis.

The SAFE FOODS project has been funded by the EU to develop a new approach in food risk analysis, integrating risk-benefit assessment of human health, consumer preferences and values, as well as impact analysis of socio-economical aspects. Compared to current frameworks, a lot of attention is given to active stakeholder (corporate) participation, increased transparency (humanities) in decision-making, improved interaction between risk assessors and risk managers and more effective communication throughout the risk analysis process.

References

* SAFE FOODS dissemination flyer #1: “SAFE FOODS: Promoting Food Safety through a New Integrated Risk Analysis Approach for Foods”, 2005.
* SAFE FOODS dissemination flyer # 2: “SAFE FOODS: Progress and Results”, 2007.
* [http://www.safefoods.nl/Paginas/Publications/SAFE%20FOODS%20posters,%20flyers%20and%20folders.aspx SSAFE FOODS posters, flyers and folders] . Safe Foods.

See also

* CommNet

External links

* [http://www.safefoods.nl SAFE FOODS website]
* [http://www.safefoods.nl/Paginas/E-learning%20Modules.aspx SAFE FOODS e-learning module site]


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