Location:  the Central Food Research Institute located in the heart of Buda.

Participants: a list of participants can be accessed here.

Important:  Webcast and presentations are available at the SAFE FOODS e-learning module site.

Programme:

Thursday 29 March 2007

09.00   Welcome to the participants – Hans Marvin (RIKILT – Institute of Food Safety, the Netherlands)

09.15  Presentation of the SAFE FOODS project and seminar – Hans Marvin (RIKILT – Institute of Food Safety, the Netherlands)

09.35  General principles of risk assessment and risk management – Gijs Kleter (RIKILT – Institute of Food Safety, the Netherlands)

10.00  Various risk analysis Models (including the SAFE FOODS Risk Analysis Model) and the role of emerging hazards in risk analysis)

11.00 Coffee break

11.30 Discussion on the SAFE FOODS Risk Analysis Model - Chair: Hans Marvin (RIKILT – Institute of Food Safety, the Netherlands)

12.00 Framework for emerging risk identification and identification of emerging hazards - Gijs Kleter (RIKILT – Institute of Food Safety, the Netherlands)

13.00  Lunch Break

14.30 Discussion: How to fit emerging risks into the SAFE FOODS model - Chair: Hans Marvin (RIKILT – Institute of Food Safety, the Netherlands)

15.15 Brief presentations by participants – case studies on emerging risks in several European countries
      1. Mr Bela Gyetvai (Hungary)
      2. Dr Ivelin Rizov (Bulgaria)
      3. Dr Boris Antunovic (Croatia)

16.00 Coffee Break

16.30  Brief presentations by participants – continuation
      4. Dr Daniela Moga (Romania)
      5. Ms Angela Svetlikova (Slovakia)
      6. Ms Nadja Skrk (Slovenia)

17.15 Conclusions of the day and presentation of the agenda for day 2

Friday 30 March 2007

09.15  Identification of emerging hazards – holistic approach and new systems - Hans Marvin (RIKILT – Institute of Food Safety, the Netherlands)

10.15 Presentation of selected case studies – Mycotoxins – Laura Filippi (UNICATT, Italy)

11.15  Coffee break

11.45 Presentation of selected case studies – microbiological hazards – Bridget Kelly (NFC, Ireland)

12.00 Introduction to group assignment:
      1. Climate Change - Gijs Kleter (RIKILT – Institute of Food Safety, the Netherlands)
      2. Dioxin contamination of milk - Susan Dekkers (RIVM, the Netherlands)

13.00 Lunch break

14.30 Group assignment

15.45 Coffee break

16.15 Presentation of the results of the Group assignment

17.00 Conclusions of the seminar and closure - Hans Marvin (RIKILT – Institute of Food Safety, the Netherlands)

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