Food-related health risks and technologies to increase food safety
“Metrology to increase traceability, quality and reliability of safety measurements” is the title of the presentation that *Antonio F. Logrieco*, Ispa-Cnr Director and MycoKey Coordinator will hold at – Food-related health risks and technologies to increase food safety Workshop**- organized within the STOA Panel of the *European Parliament* in Brussels, October 20, 2016.
Link to webstream session: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20161012IPR46821/science-and-technology-options-assessment-meeting-20102016-(am)
PROGRAMME
Chair: Mairead McGuinness, MEP & Vice-President responsible for STOA
Moderator: Sabine Jülicher, European Commission, DG Health & Food safety
- 10:00 – 10:10 Welcome Mairead McGuinness, MEP & Vice-President responsible for STOA
- 10:10 – 10:25 Keynote speech: safe food and healthy choices Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health & Food Safety
- 10:25 – 10:35 Introduction Giovanni La Via, MEP & Chair of the ENVI Committee
PART I – FOOD RELATED RISKS
- 10:35– 10:50 Microbes: bacteria, fungi and viruses Ralf Hartemink, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
- 10.50 – 11.05 Chemicals: pesticides, additives and endocrine disrupting compounds Richard Sharpe, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
- 11:05 – 11:20 Hidden ingredients: salt, sugar, fat, total calories Joao Joaquim Rodrigues da Silva Breda, World Health Organisation, Denmark
- 11:20 – 11:30 Q&A
PART II – METROLOGY AND TECHNOLOGIES: TOOLS TO INCREASE FOOD SAFETY
- 11:30 – 11:45 Metrology to increase traceability, quality and reliability of safety measurements Antonio Logrieco, National Research Council, Italy
- 11:45 – 12:00 Utilizing volatile and odorous markers for the detection of potential contaminations in foods and packaging material Andrea Buettner, Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering & Packaging, Germany
- 12:00 – 12:15 Food research infrastructures in the EU: challenges and opportunities Antonio Di Giulio, European Commission, DG Research & Innovation
- 12:15 – 12:30 Q&A and final remarks
- 12:30 – 13:30 Stand up lunch