EUFIC 23/08/12 FoodRisC: Conceptualising food risk and benefit Dr Wim Verbeke, Professor of Agro-Food Marketing and Consumer Behaviour at Ghent University, discusses FoodRisC research dealing with the conceptualisation of food risks, benefits and crises. His team interviewed consumers, stakeholders and experts to discover their perceptions surrounding these issues in the context of food. Also explored was the use of social media in food risk communications and the barriers experienced by stakeholders and experts. In this interview, Wim explains the findings of these in depth interviews, their impact and the next steps in the project.
What’s the most satisfying job in the world? You’d be surprised Why do we work? Why do we drag ourselves out of bed every morning instead of living lives composed of one pleasure-filled adventure after another? What a silly question. Le conseil de l'Europe The Council of Europe and the European Union: different roles, shared values The Council of Europe and the European Union share the same fundamental values – human rights, democracy and the rule of law – but are separate entities which perform different, yet complementary, roles. Focusing on those core values, the Council of Europe brings together governments from across Europe – and beyond – to agree minimum legal standards in a wide range of areas. EUROPE 13/06/14 Food Safety: 35 years protecting human and animal health. European Commission Press release Brussels, 13 June 2014 Food Safety: 35 years protecting human and animal health Europe is more than ever reliant on its Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) to ensure that our food meets some of the highest food safety standards in the world. Besides its main role of ensuring food safety since its creation 35 years ago, a 2013 annual report RASFF shows that it is a crucial tool to trace back and withdraw products where fraud was detected.
New Collaboration: Dinner´s That Matter Besides creating quality business opportunities, Guiri Business is proud to have collaborated with quality community outreach initiatives throughout the years including our newest collaborator, Dinner´s That Matter. As with all of our networking partners, we encourage our members to support Dinner´s That Matter as you will both help those who need a little more than we are fortunate to have and this type of support builds a stronger, more compassionate business community. The next Dinner´s that Matter initiative is October 8th. Read here to find more information regarding how this works, how you can get involved and where you can have dinner to support this cause.
Liens International organisations Bank for International Settlements www.bis.org International Monetary Fund www.imf.org Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development www.oecd.org ACTA VETERINARIA SCANDINAVICA 03/01/18 Food safety challenges and One Health within Europe Norovirus-contaminated raspberries The number of notifications for norovirus within the EU increased from 1998 to 2013 [36] and norovirus is currently the pathogen causing the highest number of cases of foodborne outbreaks within the EU. Although norovirus is not a zoonotic agent, it has still a strong One Health element, being food and waterborne and also transmitted from person to person.
Back from the Future — EIDOLON History is a curious thing. It can be a source of great pleasure, pride, and sadness. It is the great guardian of memory, full of contradictions, and mystifying in its depth and extent. Then there is the Present. Modern, delightfully decadent, paradoxically always inferior to the good old years, but never a greater time to be alive. Food Control Available online 5 June 2019 Food business operators’ opinions on disclosed food safety inspections and occurrence of disagreements with inspector grading 1. Introduction Food business operators (FBOs) are responsible for ensuring compliance in their operations with food safety legislation and for the safety of their food (EC 178/2002).