Food Safety Working Group

INTRODUCTION

Established in 2011 by joining researchers from different institutions, countries and continents with the aim of enhancing CIGR actions on food safety considering novel challenges related to world global trade, bioeconomy and circular economy. As a transversal issue that per pass the different CIGR Sections considering different supply chains and systems, it aims at contributing with discussions, planning and actions to ensure safety food for consumers all over the world.

Chair: Dr. Tony Mutukumira

Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health, Massey University, Private Bag 102904, Auckland 0745, New Zealand

NZ New Zealand

TEL: +64 9 414 0800

E-mail: A.N.Mutukumira@massey.ac.nz
Chair: Prof. Amauri Rosenthal

EMBRAPA Food Technology - Rio de Janeiro, Av. das Américas, 29501, Rio de Janeiro – RJ, Brazil

BR Brazil

TEL: +55 (21) 3622-9620

E-mail: amauri.rosenthal@embrapa.br
Vice Chair: Dr. Tatiana Koutchma

Agriculure and Agri-Food Canada, 93 Stone Rd W, Guelph, Ontario N1G 5C9, Canada

CA Canada

TEL: 519-780-8083

E-mail: Tatiana.Koutchma@agr.gc.ca
Vice Chair: Prof. Antonio Martinez

Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, I.A.T.A., Avda. Agustín Escardino, 7 46980 Paterna (Valencia),... read-more

ES Spain

TEL: +34 963 90 0022

E-mail: conaml@iata.csic.es
Secretary: Dr. Svetoslav Todorov

Handong Global University. 558 Handong-ro Buk-gu, Pohang Gyeongbuk 37554 Pohang, South Korea read-more

KR Korea, Republic of

TEL:

E-mail: slavi310570@abv.bg

Mission

  • To Improve understanding of hazards and their risks and control measures along food production chains
  • To enhance the scientific knowledge and contribute to technological advances for assuring food safety
  • To better understand the consumer perception of risks and improve risk communication

Objectives

  • Gathering, generating and disseminating information on predicting and monitoring the behaviour and fate of emerging biological and chemical hazard
  • Divulging advances on risk assessment and risk-benefit evaluation
  • Disseminating information on tools, preservation practices and processes to ensure safety along the food chain
  • Understanding and addressing consumer concerns with food safety issues

Scope

  • Technologies, methods, practices and analyses for ensuring food safety from farm to fork;
  • Avoiding and /or minimizing and predicting risks related to biological, chemical and physical hazards

Activities

  • Organization and contribution with events together with CIGR Sections and other organizations
  • Organise and operate groups of discussion;
  • Promote research partnership

Events organized by the working group

Title Date Event type Location Country
4th CIGR Food Safety Workshop Thu, 05/09/2019 Workshop Sapporo JP Japan
13th CIGR VI Technical Symposium FWFNWG and FSWG workshops and 2019 International Joint Conference on JSAM, SASJ Tue, 03/09/2019 to Fri, 06/09/2019 Conference Hokkaido University – Sapporo Campus, Sapporo, Japan JP Japan
3rd CIGR Food Safety Workshop Fri, 28/10/2016 Workshop Gramado BR Brazil
2nd CIGR Food Safety Workshop Thu, 21/06/2012 Workshop Valencia ES Spain
1st CIGR Food Safety Tue, 21/06/2011 Workshop Dijon FR France