2. What is the SAFE consortium?
SAFE is the European Association for Food Safety, a platform of organisations interested in food safety
primarily research bodies: Institutes, Universities, National and International Societies, Government Authorities (or groups within these organisations) and also Food Industry and Food-Related Industry
SAFE is a non-profit, non-governmental international association registered in Belgium in 2002.
SAFE receives no government or other funding but is self-sustainable based on its work and the contributions of its members.
SAFE consortium is fully independent.

3. SAFE membership 2016
And 100+ individual members

4. What does SAFE do?
The mission of the SAFE consortium is to keep food safety on the agenda.
SAFE aims to stimulate the public debate in Europe on the scientific aspects of food safety by making available up-to-date knowledge from organisations whose scientific integrity is guaranteed by the unlimited right to publish in the public interest.

5. SAFE has a broad view of food safety
Microbiology
Sensory analysis
Chemical contaminants
Genetics
Toxicology
Physiology
Preservation technologies
Animal welfare
Aquatic toxins
HACCP
Mycotoxins
Consumer behaviour
Food legislation
Risk management
Pathogen modelling
Post-harvest analyses
Food and feed adulteration
Process hygiene

6. SAFE voice is heard:
SAFE invited to be a Stakeholder Consultant for H2020 Societal Challenge 2, Work Programmes.

7. SAFE Position Paper, 2015

8. SAFE Conference, 2016, 2017

9. SAFE on the Advisory Board
Joint Programming Initiative:
Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change
Food Law Winter School
Wageningen Univ.

10. 1 major SAFE event/year:
½ day session on21 Oct « Safety in Food Processing »
part of the Food Factory for the Future International Conference
SAFE EVENT 2017
SAFE celebrates 15 years !
Special Issue Journal
2 sessions at WSC
Session at EuroFoodChem

11. SAFE in the news: In FoodQualityNews.com: In ISEKI Food Newsletter:
« Food Safety Needs Continued Emphasis in Horizon SAFE », May 2014
In ISEKI Food Newsletter:
« The SAFE consortium changes its fortunes », September 2014.
In Food Quality & Safety:
“SAFE: A Self-Sustaining Platform for European Research - ONLINE EXCLUSIVE”, April 2015
In Private Label International:
«The Price of Globalization »

12. SAFE Office Katherine Flynn Scientific Secretary
Hrönn Ólína Jörundsdóttir
Secretary General

13. SAFE Management
« The General Meeting of the Members shall decide the general policy of the Association and oversee the management of the Association by the Executive Board. »

14. Your institute or company can become a member of the SAFE consortium and contribute to Keeping Food Safety on the Agenda!