The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recently highlighted various completed fellowship projects across Europe, providing insight into EFSA’s work in the in the realm of food safety risk assessment. Fellows focused on various chemical and microbiological hazards, including edible insects as an allergen, foodborne enteric viruses, food contact materials (FCMs), toxic heavy metals, and pesticides.
The fellows were a part of the European Food Risk Assessment (EU-FORA) Fellowship Program, which is an EFSA initiative to ensure preparedness for future risk analysis needs. The program aims to increase the pool of food safety risk assessment experts available in Europe and stimulate the involvement of EU Member States in risk assessment work, with the ultimate objective of building a common EU culture for risk assessment.