From 14.-15. In April, an international workshop (Workshop) on "Methods for analyzing the risks and benefits of food consumption and dissemination of information to consumers" will be held at Matís' new headquarters.
This workshop is part of the SAFEFOODERA EraNet project on risk and benefit assessment. A total of 23 experts from 8 countries are expected to take part in the meeting.
The aim of the project is to develop methods to analyze the risks and benefits of food consumption and the dissemination of information to consumers. In order to achieve this goal, the intention is to utilize knowledge and experience in risk and benefit analysis that has been built up in other fields of study, such as medicine and pharmacology, microbiology, environmental sciences, sociology and economics, and to transfer as well as adapt the methods to food and nutrition. The intention is to collect data and make use of experience that has been built up in the fields of study that use risk and benefit analysis today, and to transfer this knowledge and develop methods that are suitable in the field of food.
Matís' role is to collect data and utilize the experience that has been built up in the field of microbiology on risk assessment and transfer this knowledge to develop methods for risk and benefit analysis in food. The work in the project is based on all aspects of risk and benefit analysis, ie risk and benefit assessment, risk and benefit management, risk and benefit presentation.
The conference will feature, among others, Hans Verhagen, who is a highly regarded professional in the field of risk-benefit analysis in food. Hans heads a 45-50-person department working in this field at the RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands. In addition, he holds a professorship at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. The meeting these days is therefore a good opportunity to learn about these issues from those who are among the leaders in their field.
The agenda of the meeting can be seen here.