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SYMPOSIUMS 08/12/2023 Food safety and security of plant products 02/12/2022 Fraud in the food chain and consequences for food safety 25/02/2022 Joint meeting of the Scientific Committee, the Advisory Committee and the FASFC 02/12/2021 Animals without disease: the future of the animal production chain? 01/12/2020 Webinar: Recent scientific opinions in the spotlights 03/12/2019 Changing consumption patterns: What about food safety? 04/12/2018 Big data in the food chain: the un(der)explored goldmine? 24/11/2017 Chemical risks in the food chain: challenges for the risk assessor and the risk manager 25/11/2016 Sécurité alimentaire au sein d'une chaîne alimentaire durable 11/03/2016 Trend watching and food safety control 28/11/2014 Improving the safety of the food chain through risk prevention in plant and animal production 29/11/2013 Risk ranking in the food chain 09/11/2012 Food safety of the short supply chain 25/11/2011 Applications of microbiological risk assessment in the food chain 24/11/2010 Nanotechnology in the Food Chain 27/11/2009 Indicators for the elaboration of a food safety barometer 17/10/2008 Emerging Animal Diseases: From Science to Policy 23/11/2007 Scientific exploitation of databases within the framework of food safety risk assessment 20/10/2006 Application of risk assessment in the food chain 21/10/2005 Application of the precautionary principle in the food chain

Nanotechnology in the Food Chain Printable version   |   Last update on 29.11.2017 24/11/2010 Folder Programme Proceedings Theme 1: Definitions of nanotechnology - Terminology & classification Presentation 1: Introduction to Nanotechnologies and Nanomaterials (J. Bridges) Theme 2: Applications of nanotechnology in the food chain (part 1) Presentation 2: Food Applications of Nanotechnologies: An Overview of Potential Benefits and Risks (Q. Chaudhry) Presentation 3: Nanotechnology in food diagnostics (J. Lammertyn) Theme 2: Applications of nanotechnology in the food chain (part 2) Presentation 5: Nanotechnology – A Challenge for the Food and Drink Manufacturing Industry (M. Knowles) Theme 3: Toxicological aspects of nanotechnology in the food chain Presentation 6: Toxicodynamic aspects of nanoparticles in food: interactions with the intestinal barrier (Y.-J. Schneider) Presentation 7: In vitro nanotoxicology: an interdisciplinary approach (H. Bouwmeester) Theme 4: Risk assessment - EFSA’s point of view Presentation 8: The potential risks arising from Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies on Food and Feed Safety (C. L. Galli) Theme 5: Communication, perception & participation of the consumer Presentation 9: Nanotechnology in the Food Chain (G. Gaskell) Theme 6: Regulatory aspects Presentation 10: Regulatory Aspects applicable to Nanomaterials in Food (E. Poudelet) Brochure

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