The main goal of the BTSF Training Programme/Course on Chemical Risk Assessment is to disseminate best practices for the implementation of principles and methods of food chain risk assessment, improving knowledge of this complex area of work and ensuring consistent and high implementation standards across the European Union.
- Objective 1: Promoting reduction of discrepancies in procedural aspects of risk assessment
- Objective 2: Contribute to the harmonisation of risk assessment approaches
- Objective 3: Contribute to increasing transparency and building trust amongst Member States’ authorities in each other’s risk assessments
- Objective 4: Disseminate best practices for risk management and communication
- Objective 5: Promote exchange of experience in order to increase the level of expertise and harmonisation of approaches
The course addresses the following topics:
- Introduction to chemical risk assessment and its legal framework
- Hazard Identification and Characterisation
- Basic concepts in toxicology
- Basic knowledge of different endpoints in toxicity studies
- Chemicals in foods
- Collection of consumption data
- Collection of chemical occurrence data
- Exposure estimations
- Challenge of connecting consumption data with chemical occurrence data
- Short introduction to Risk Communication
This Training Programme has been designed for the profiles and positions described below. Please verify compliance with the selection criteria before submitting or validating applications.
- Have worked in functional areas of food chain risk assessment with a minimum of 3 years of professional experience or
- Have had experience of setting up and implementation of food chain risk assessment in a Competent Authority (covering areas of food/ feed safety, animal health or animal welfare)
| Session | Start Date | End Date | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10/02/2020 | 14/02/2020 | Valencia | Spain |
| 2 | 14/02/2022 | 18/02/2022 | online | -- |
| 3 | 24/10/2022 | 18/10/2022 | Rome | Italy |
| 4 | 16/10/2023 | 20/10/2023 | Valencia | Spain |
| 5 | 27/05/2024 | 31/05/2024 | Warsaw | Poland |
The main goal of the BTSF Training Programme/Course on Environmental risk assessment is to disseminate best practices for the implementation of principles and methods of food chain risk assessment, improving knowledge of this complex area of work and ensuring consistent and high implementation standards across the European Union.
- Objective 1: Promoting reduction of discrepancies in procedural aspects of risk assessment
- Objective 2: Contribute to the harmonisation of risk assessment approaches
- Objective 3: Contribute to increasing transparency and building trust amongst Member States’ authorities in each other’s risk assessments
- Objective 4: Disseminate best practices for risk management and communication
- Objective 5: Promote exchange of experience in order to increase the level of expertise and harmonisation of approaches
The course addresses the following topics:
- Introduction on environmental risk assessment (ERA) under the various EU legislation. The course will explain the basics of how to conduct ERA. In particular:
- looking at the different aspects of the environment and environmental compartments;
- exercises in problem formulation to better identify the aspects of the environment that need to be protected from harm, according to environmental protection goals as set by EU legislation;
- how to conduct the selection of non-target organisms for risk assessment evaluation studies, and how to gather relevant evidence. It will include the application and use of statistics to the measurable endpoint results with appropriate interpretation of the biological relevance of statistically significant results;
- environmental exposure assessment. For each of the environmental compartments, scenario models can be selected to generate data and to link environmental exposure assessment to environmental effects;
- life-stage analysis. The developmental stages of wildlife are linked with their temporal and spatial distribution Life stage analysis becomes most relevant when exposure patterns are known, and one can investigate whether exposure is likely to have a detrimental effect at a specifically sensitive life stage, with subsequent population level effects, using appropriate modelling tools.
- Short introduction to Risk Communication.
This Training Programme has been designed for the profiles and positions described below. Please verify compliance with the selection criteria before submitting or validating applications.
Participants must:
- Have worked in functional areas of food chain risk assessment with a minimum of 3 years of professional experience or
- Have had experience of setting up and implementation of food chain risk assessment in a Competent Authority (covering areas of food/ feed safety, animal health or animal welfare).
| Session | Start Date | End Date | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29/11/2021 | 03/12/2021 | online | -- |
| 2 | 14/03/2022 | 18/03/2022 | online | -- |
| 3 | 06/06/2022 | 10/06/2022 | online | -- |
| 4 | 30/01/2023 | 03/02/2023 | Warsaw | Poland |
| 1 | 13/11/2023 | 17/11/2023 | Valencia | Spain |
| 2 | 09/09/2024 | 13/09/2024 | Riga |
Latvia |
The overall objectives of the BTSF Training Programme/Course on Evidence collection, management and integration is to disseminate best practices for the implementation of principles and methods of food chain risk assessment, improving knowledge of this complex area of work and ensuring consistent and high implementation standards across the European Union.
- Objective 1: Promoting reduction of discrepancies in procedural aspects of risk assessment
- Objective 2: Contribute to the harmonisation of risk assessment approaches
- Objective 3: Contribute to increasing transparency and building trust amongst Member States’ authorities in each other’s risk assessments
- Objective 4: Disseminate best practices for risk management and communication
- Objective 5: Promote exchange of experience in order to increase the level of expertise and harmonisation of approaches
The course addresses the following topics:
- Introduction to risk assessment and its legal framework
- Expert knowledge elicitation
- Implementation of expert knowledge elicitation
- Demonstration of the practice
- Communication in practice
This Training Programme has been designed for the profiles and positions described below. Please verify compliance with the selection criteria before submitting or validating applications.
- Have worked in functional areas of food chain risk assessment with a minimum of 3 years of professional experience or
- Have had experience of setting up and implementation of food chain risk assessment in a Competent Authority (covering areas of food/ feed safety, animal health or animal welfare)
| Session | Start Date | End Date | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14/11/2022 | 18/11/2022 | Valencia | Spain |
| 2 | 12/12/2022 | 16/12/2022 | Valencia | Spain |
| 3 | 11/03/2024 | 15/03/2024 | Vienna | Austria |
| 4 | 03/02/2025 | 07/02/2025 | Rome | Italy |
BTSF:n mikrobiologisen riskinarvioinnin koulutusohjelman/kurssin päätavoitteena on
- levittää parhaita käytäntöjä elintarvikeketjun riskinarviointia koskevien periaatteiden ja menetelmien täytäntöönpanemiseksi, parantaa tietämystä tästä monimutkaisesta toiminta-alasta ja varmistaa yhdenmukaiset ja korkeat täytäntöönpanostandardit kaikkialla Euroopan unionissa.
Tämän koulutustoimen laajennetut tavoitteet ovat seuraavat:
- Edistetään kokemusten vaihtoa asiantuntemuksen tason nostamiseksi ja lähestymistapojen yhdenmukaistamiseksi.
- Edistää avoimuuden lisäämistä ja luottamuksen rakentamista jäsenvaltioiden viranomaisten välillä toistensa riskinarviointeihin.
- Edistää riskinarviointimenetelmien yhdenmukaistamista.
- Riskienhallintaa ja viestintää koskevien parhaiden käytäntöjen levittäminen.
- Edistetään riskinarviointiin liittyvien menettelyllisten näkökohtien eroavuuksien vähentämistä.
Kurssilla käsitellään seuraavia aiheita:
- Ruokamyrkytys vs. ruoka-infektio
- Vakava riskikäsitys vs. hyväksytty turvallisuusolettama
- Genomisekvensointi
- Patogeeni-tuotereitti
- Taudin kolmio (patogeenivirulenssi-isäntäherkkyys-elintarvikematriisi)
- Annosvastetietojen lähteet (vapaaehtoisten ruokintatutkimukset, epidemiologiset tiedot, eläinkokeet, in vitro -tutkimukset)
- Annos-vastesuhteen mallintaminen (mallityypit, annos-vastemallin valinta)
- Mikrobiprosessit (kuten mikro-organismien kasvu ja inaktivointi) ja elintarvikkeiden käsittelyprosessit (kuten ristikontaminaatio), tilastolliset päätelmät
- Laadulliset ja laadulliset (deterministiset vs. stokastiset) mallit, yksinkertaiset vs. strukturoidut mallit
- Epävarmuus ja vaihtelu altistumisen arvioinnissa
- Herkkyysanalyysi ja ”mitä jos” -skenaariotRiskinhallintanäkökohdat, jotka liittyvät erityisesti mikrobiologiseen riskinarviointiin ja muihin asiaan liittyviin kysymyksiin (esim. mikrobilääkeresistenssi, BSE ja muut TSE-prionit)
- Riskiviestintä
Koulutusohjelma on suunniteltu jäljempänä kuvattuja profiileja ja tehtäviä varten. Tarkista valintaperusteiden noudattaminen ennen hakemusten jättämistä tai validointia.
- Työkokemus elintarvikeketjun riskinarviointiin osallistuvista kansallisista viranomaisista ja julkisista laitoksista (mukaan lukien asetuksen (EY) N:o 178/2002 36 artikla)
- kokemus mikrobiologisen riskinarvioinnin erityisalalta.
- Kokemus kriisitutkinnasta ja -hallinnasta
| Istunto | Alkamispäivä | Päättymispäivä | Kaupunki | Maa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25/01/2020 | 29/01/2020 | Bologna | Italia |
| 2 | 31/05/2021 | 04/06/2021 | verkossa | -- |
| 3 | 04/07/2022 | 08/07/2022 | valencia | Espanja |
| 4 | 09/10/2023 | lokakuuta 2023 | Varsova | Puola |
| 5 | 17.6.2024 | 21.6.2024 | Rooma | Italia |
The main goal of the BTSF Training Programme on Pest and plant protection risk assessment is to disseminate best practices for the implementation of principles and methods of food chain risk assessment, improving knowledge of this complex area of work and ensuring consistent and high implementation standards across the European Union.
- Objective 1: Promoting reduction of discrepancies in procedural aspects of risk assessment
- Objective 2: Contribute to the harmonisation of risk assessment approaches
- Objective 3: Contribute to increasing transparency and building trust amongst Member States’ authorities in each other’s risk assessments.
- Objective 4: Disseminate best practices for risk management and communication
- Objective 5: Promote exchange of experience in order to increase the level of expertise and harmonisation of approaches.
The course addresses the following topics:
- Introduction to pest and plant protection risk assessment (Legal framework, Preparation of PRA, Data requirements for plant pest risk assessment and uncertainties, Plant pest initiation and categorisation)
- Risk assessment in practice: initiation phase and pest categorization, risk assessment on the border crossings
- Risk assessment in practice: entry, establishment and spread
- Assessment of potential consequences
- Risk management
- Risk analysis and reporting
- Risk communication and surveillance
This Training Programme has been designed for the profiles and positions described below. Please verify compliance with the selection criteria before submitting or validating applications.
Participants must:
- Have worked in functional areas of food chain risk assessment with a minimum of 3 years of professional experience or
- Have had experience of setting up and implementation of food chain risk assessment in a Competent Authority (covering areas of food/ feed safety, animal health or animal welfare).
| Session | Start Date | End Date | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01/03/2020 | 05/13/2020 | Vienna | Austria |
| 2 | 15/11/2021 | 19/11/2021 | online | -- |
| 3 | 11/07/2022 | 15/07/2022 | online | -- |
| 4 | 29/04/2024 | 03/05/2024 | Riga | Latvia |
| 5 | 18/11/2024 | 22/11/2024 | Valencia | Spain |
The main objective of the BTSF Training Programme/Course on Risk assessment applied to animal health and welfare is:
- to disseminate best practices for the implementation of principles and methods of food chain risk assessment, improving knowledge of this complex area of work and ensuring consistent and high implementation standards across the European Union
The extended objectives of this training activity are:
- To promote exchange of experience in order to increase the level of expertise and harmonisation of approaches.
- To contribute to increasing transparency and building trust amongst Member States’ authorities in each other’s risk assessments.
- To contribute to the harmonisation of risk assessment approaches.
- To disseminate best practices for risk management and communication.
- To promoting reduction of discrepancies in procedural aspects of risk assessment.
The course addresses the following topics:
- Structured four steps approach in risk assessment for importing animal diseases and animal welfare: Hazard Identification, Hazard Characterisation, Exposure assessment, Risk characterization
- Import Risk Assessment (IRA)
- Risk – Benefit assessment in Animal Welfare
- Consequences associated with introduction and spread of diseases
- Qualitative versus Quantitative assessment
- Scenario tree models
- Uncertainty and variability
- Stake holder specific risk communication
- Case study based learning
This training programme has been designed for the profiles and positions described below. Please verify compliance with the selection criteria before submitting or validating applications.
- Professional experience in national authorities and public institutions (including so called "Art. 36 of Reg. 178/2002" organisations) involved in food chain risk assessment
- Experience in the specific field of risk assessment applied to animal health and welfare
- Experience in crisis investigation and management
| Session | Start Date | End Date | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07/06/2021 | 11/06/2021 | online | -- |
| 2 | 21/02/2022 | 25/02/2022 | online | -- |
| 3 | 23/05/2022 | 27/05/2022 | Bologna | Italy |
| 4 | 18/03/2024 | 22/03/2024 | Warsaw | Poland |
| 5 | 20/01/2025 | 24/01/2025 | Valencia | Spain |
The main objective of the BTSF Training Programme/Course on Risk assessment in biotechnology is:
- to disseminate best practices for the implementation of principles and methods of food chain risk assessment, improving knowledge of this complex area of work and ensuring consistent and high implementation standards across the European Union.
The extended objectives of this training activity are:
- To promote exchange of experience in order to increase the level of expertise and harmonisation of approaches.
- To contribute to increasing transparency and building trust amongst Member States’ authorities in each other’s risk assessments.
- To contribute to the harmonisation of risk assessment approaches.
- To disseminate best practices for risk management and communication.
- To promoting reduction of discrepancies in procedural aspects of risk assessment.
The course addresses the following topics:
- Structured four steps approach in risk assessment for genetically modified organisms: Hazard Identification, Hazard characterization, Exposure assessment, Risk characterization
- Principles and methods of hazard identification and characterization when applied to whole food/feed
- Uncertainty and variability
- Weight-of-evidence approach
- Risk mitigation
- Post-market monitoring
- Environmental risk assessment (ERA) of GMOs
- New molecular breeding techniques (RNAi, CRISPR/Cas) and their challenges for risk assessments
- GM plants, microorganisms, animals (vertebrates) and insects
- Synthetic biology
- Omics as a new toolbox in risk assessment
- Risk communication
This training programme has been designed for the profiles and positions described below. Please verify compliance with the selection criteria before submitting or validating applications.
- Professional experience in national authorities and public institutions (including so called "Art. 36 of Reg. 178/2002" organisations) involved in food chain risk assessment
- Experience in the specific field of risk assessment in biotechnologies
- Experience in crisis investigation and management
| Session | Start Date | End Date | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07/03/2022 | 11/03/2022 | online | -- |
| 2 | 12/09/2022 | 16/09/2022 | Rome | Italy |
| 3 | 22/01/2024 | 26/01/2024 | Rome | Italy |
| 4 | 04/11/2024 | 08/11/2024 | Riga | Latvia |
The main objective of the BTSF Training Programme/Course on Risk assessment in nutrition is:
- to disseminate best practices for the implementation of principles and methods of food chain risk assessment, improving knowledge of this complex area of work and ensuring consistent and high implementation standards across the European Union.
The extended objectives of this training activity are:
- To promote exchange of experience in order to increase the level of expertise and harmonisation of approaches.
- To contribute to increasing transparency and building trust amongst Member States’ authorities in each other’s risk assessments.
- To contribute to the harmonisation of risk assessment approaches.
- To disseminate best practices for risk management and communication.
- To promoting reduction of discrepancies in procedural aspects of risk assessment.
The course addresses the following topics:
- Dietary intake assessment
- Nutrient intake assessment
- Macro- and micronutrients
- Dietary reference values
- Tolerable upper intake level
- Risk characterization
- Reporting
- Advance methods of intake assessment
- Novel foods
- Risk-benefit assessment
- Risk communication
This training programme has been designed for the profiles and positions described below. Please verify compliance with the selection criteria before submitting or validating applications.
- Professional experience in national authorities and public institutions (including so called "Art. 36 of Reg. 178/2002" organisations) involved in food chain risk assessment
- Experience in the specific field of risk assessment in nutrition
- Experience in crisis investigation and management
| Session | Start Date | End Date | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01/11/2021 | 05/11/2021 | online | -- |
| 2 | 12/06/2022 | 16/06/2022 | Barcelona | Spain |
| 3 | 04/12/2023 | 08/12/2023 | Rome | Italy |
| 4 | 21/10/2024 | 25/10/2024 | Vienna | Austria |
The overall objective of the BTSF training course on EU Risk analysis approach for non-EU countries is to disseminate the principles and methods of food safety risk analysis, improving knowledge of this complex area of work, improving the knowledge of non-EU Countries on the European control systems and legislation.:
The course addresses the following topics:
- The concept of risk assessment (as applied in national and in EFSA and other international food safety organizations).
- The role of international regulatory agencies and international risk assessment guidelines.
- The three components of risk analysis – risk assessment, risk management and risk communication.
- Risk assessment approach steps according to the WHO: problem formulation, hazard identification, hazard characterisation, exposure assessment and risk characterisation.
- How to perform a structured risk assessment.
- The process of hazard and risk identification.
- Risk analysis on regulated products and Plant health.
- Chemical contaminants and chemical risk analysis (hazard identification, hazard characterization, exposure assessment and risk characterization in chemical risk assessment, risk management and risk communication).
- Risk analysis on Zoonosis and Animal Health with a focus on Microbiological Risk Analysis.
- New Official Controls Regulation (OCR) and Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF).
- Crisis management.
Participants shall represent staff of competent authorities involved in official control activities and represent staff of agricultural ministries responsible for food safety policy development and export affairs.
It should be clear from their background and professional position that the participation in the training activity is a key element for the improvement of the competencies.
| Session | Start Date | End Date | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25/02/2018 | 28/02/2018 | Kiev | Ukaraine |
| 2 | 25/03/2018 | 28/03/2018 | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia |
| 3 | 17/06/2018 | 20/06/2018 | Dakar | Senegal |
| 4 | 30/09/2018 | 03/10/2018 | Rabat | Morocco |
| 5 | 16/12/2018 | 19/12/2018 | Bangkok | Thailand |
| 6 | 06/06/2022 | 09/06/2022 | San Jose | Costa Rica |
| 7 | 05/09/2022 | 08/09/2022 | Mumbai | India |
| 8 | 19/09/2022 | 22/09/2022 | Buenos Aires | Argentina |
| Session | Start Date | End Date | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12/06/2023 | 15/06/2023 | Skopje | North Macedonia |
| 2 | 16/06/2023 | 22/06/2023 | Dar es Salaama | Tanzania |
| 3 | 13/11/2023 | 16/11/2023 | Abidjan | Ivory Coast |
| 4 | 11/12/2023 | 14/12/2023 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
| 5 | 22/01/2024 | 25/01/2024 | Panama City | Panama |
| 6 | 04/03/2024 | 07/03/2024 | Kuala Lumpur |
Malaysia |
| 7 | 13/05/2024 | 16/05/2023 | Tunis | Tunisia |
| 8 | 24/06/2024 | 27/06/2024 | Jackarta | Indonesia |