“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

•  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

• 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