Conference on Innovation in Food

The Conference on Innovation in Food will take place on 10 October in Milan, Italy.

Innovation & technology are among of the main drivers that will determine the future of the global food chain. The Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) organises a conference on innovation in food to recognise the challenges for the EU legislation on food additives, enzymes, flavourings, novel foods and food contact materials.

The conference will be a finalisation of the dialogues with citizens that are initiated during the opening conference on "Safety and Nutrition in 2050" in relation to innovation & technology.

The conference will be the opportunity to exchange views between researchers, regulators, the food industry and the citizens. It will allow the Commission to explain the main rules on each of these topics, to present conclusions of the workshop on innovation and to reply to questions asked. This will help to better understand the concerns, to communicate with the citizens and to consider approaches on how the legislation can better guarantee that future innovations will meet consumer needs.

More information

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_food-safety/information_sources/events/20151010_food_innovation_en.htm