December 2011 : N°23
Editorial
Laurent Ulmann, Editor-in-chief, The European Files

Food safety in Europe: developments and prospects

• The challenge of keeping our food safe in the EU
  John dalli, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy
• Improving food safety to increase consumer safety
  Marek Sawicki, Polish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
• The CAP and Food Security
  Bruno Le Maire, French Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fishing
• Antimicrobial resistance - a threat to modern society
  Mette GJERSKOV, Danish Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries
• Food safety and transparancy in Germany
  Ilse Aigner, German Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
• Current and future challenges of the EU Food Safety Policy
  Paola Testo ri Cogi, Director General, Directorate-General for Health and Consumers
• Food Safety: Europe’s place and role in the world
  Catherine GESLAIN-Lanéele, Executive Director, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

The challenges of food safety in Europe

• Food products in Europe: safer than yesterday but less so than tomorrow
  Frédérique RIES, MEP, Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, Committe on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
• The UK’s experience of facing the challenges of food safety
  Tim SMITH, Chief Executive, Food Standards Agency, UK
• European Legislation on GMOs: the elements of a controversy
  Corinne LEPAGE, Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, Vice-Chair, Committe on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
• Challenges and perspectives for biotechnology in Europe
  Dominique Risto ri, Director-General of the Joint Research Centre, European Commission
• The impact of nanotechnologies on food safety
  Dr Qasim CHAUDHRY, Principal Research Scientist at the UK’s Food and Environment Research Agency, Member of the Nanotechnology Working Group of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
• Aquaculture in the food security
  Maive RUTE, Director, Directorate for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnologies, Directorate General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission
• Chemical risks and their impact on food safety
  Richard H. Stadler, PhD, Nestlé Product Technology Centre

Assuring food safety in Europe

• Growing obesity: education versus patronization
  Renate SOMMER, Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats), Committe on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
• Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF): a success model in the fight against health risks
  Koen Van Dyck, Head of Unit of Unit G4 in SANCO, Responsible for «Food, Alert System and Training»
• Tackling the most serious of all food safety concerns: the EU’s role in reducing obesity
  Caoimhín MacMaoláin, Lecturer in Food Law, EU Law and International Trade Law, Trinity College Dublin
• Zoonoses: prevention and control through the Med-Vet-Net Network
  André Jestin, ANSES, Coordinator of the Med-Vet-Net Network of Excellence (2003-2009)
• Information and safety of products: transparency as corner-stone of consumer confidence
  Monique Goyens, Director General of BEUC, The European Consumers’ Organisation
• Control and Safety: the role of the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) of the European Commission
  Michael SCANELL, Director Food and Veterinary Office, Directorate-General for Health and Consumers

Food safety in a global food system

• Food safety: an asset for Europe’s industrial competitiveness
  Françoise Grosetête, EPP Member of the European Parliament, Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, National Secretary of the UMP in charge of European health and health security policies
• Convergence between human rights and consumers’ rights
  Bernard Marquet, Member of the National Council of the Principality of Monaco and Chairman of the National Council’s Commission on the Environment and Quality of Life, Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and rapporteur to the MEDICRIME Convention, Member of the Council of the WAITO Foundation
• World trade and food security
  Arancha González Laya, Chief of Staff, World Trade Organization
• The impact of price volatility on food security in Europe
  Bertrand MUNIER, Chief economist of Momagri, University Professor (Professeur des universités)