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04/12/2026
Hybrid Threats to Food safety 05/12/2025
Societal changes: what are the challenges for food safety? 05/06/2024
Preventive veterinary medicine in a changing world: utopia or reality?
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Boosting food safety through innovation 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

Hybrid Threats to Food safety

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Last update on 03.07.2026

Symposium of the Scientific Committee established at the Belgian Food Safety Agency
- Friday 4 December 2026 -

	HYBRID THREATS TO FOOD SAFETY

	Objective This symposium aims to analyze emerging and “hybrid” threats to the safety of the food chain, whether intentional or unintentional. It will address vulnerabilities related to deliberate contamination, bioterrorism, and disinformation, as well as the indirect impacts of factors such as climate change, extreme events, or geopolitical tensions. It will also examine the level of preparedness of food safety systems, the tools available for risk assessment and crisis response, and the role of innovations—such as artificial intelligence and new technologies—in strengthening resilience against complex and evolving risks. The symposium is intended for an (inter)national audience of scientists, representatives from food safety agencies and from the European Commission, representatives from companies and sector organizations. The symposium will be held in English and will take place exclusively in person.

	Program (PDF)
	Symposium poster (PDF)
	Presentations
	Session 1. Direct and intentional threats and their consequences Session 2. Indirect and unintentional threats and their consequences Session 3. Preparedness, resilience, and response.

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