BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:www.eu-parc.eu BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6aee1b9f337f6 DTSTART:20261211T140000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20261211T150000Z SUMMARY:Webinar on communicating science for food safety – evidence\, unc ertainty and emerging challenges CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:As part of the Webinar Series on Risk Communication\, PARC will host a webinar on Communicating science for food safety – evidence\, un certainty and emerging challenges which will take place online\, via Zoom on 11 December 2026\, from 15:00 to 16:00 CET. The session will be led by Vittorio Fattori\, and Catherine Bessy -  \;Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division ↗ of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations ↗ (FAO).What to expect:Focusing on the relationship between sci ence and risk analysis in food safety\, this webinar builds on the recent article Science and Communication as the Foundation of Food Safety ↗. It will consider how scientific evidence underpins risk-based decision-makin g and why the needs of regulatory science are not always fully met by the wider scientific evidence base\, particularly in relation to data availabi lity\, quality\, uncertainty and weight of evidence. Emerging food safety issues and the role of foresight in anticipating future challenges and kno wledge needs will also be discussed. A case study on the use of gut microb iome data in chemical risk assessment will illustrate these challenges in practice\, highlighting lessons from FAO's work on synthesising available knowledge\, identifying evidence gaps and bringing experts together to con sider how scientific research can better support future food safety assess ments.By the end of the session\, participants will be able to:Understand the role of scientific information and risk communication within the risk analysis framework and their contribution to food safety decision-making.R ecognise key challenges in generating and communicating scientific informa tion for regulatory purposes\, particularly in the context of emerging iss ues\, knowledge gaps and uncertainty.Describe the challenges involved in t ranslating evolving scientific knowledge into information that can support food safety risk assessment\, with the practical example of using the gut microbiome data for chemical risk assessment. \;Who should attend:Thi s webinar is open to a wide range of stakeholders\, including PARC partner s and members of National Hubs\, as well as professionals involved in food safety\, chemical risk assessment\, risk management and science communica tion. It will be of particular interest to risk assessors\, researchers\, regulators\, policymakers\, public authorities and others seeking to stren gthen how scientific evidence supports food safety decision-making.Practic al details:Participation in this webinar is free of charge. Places are lim ited and will be allocated on a first-come\, first-served basis. Registere d participants will receive the connection link after registration.Applica tion deadline:The registration form will remain open until the maximum cap acity of 500 participants is reached or until 8 December 2026\, whichever comes first.How to apply:To participate\, please complete the registration form here ↗.Get informed about upcoming webinars on risk communication by following the PARC website and social media channels! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

As part of the Webinar Series on Risk Communication\, PARC will host a webinar on Communicating science for food safety – evidence\ , uncertainty and emerging challenges which will take place online\, via Z oom on 11 December 2026\, from 15:00 to 16:00 CET. The session will be led by Vittorio Fattori\, and Catherine Bessy -  \;Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division ↗ of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations< span class=\"external-link-mark\"> ↗ (FAO).

What to expect:

Focusing on the relationship between science and risk analy sis in food safety\, this webinar builds on the recent article Scien ce and Communication as the Foundation of Food Safety ↗. It will consider how scientific evidence un derpins risk-based decision-making and why the needs of regulatory science are not always fully met by the wider scientific evidence base\, particul arly in relation to data availability\, quality\, uncertainty and weight o f evidence. Emerging food safety issues and the role of foresight in antic ipating future challenges and knowledge needs will also be discussed. A ca se study on the use of gut microbiome data in chemical risk assessment wil l illustrate these challenges in practice\, highlighting lessons from FAO' s work on synthesising available knowledge\, identifying evidence gaps and bringing experts together to consider how scientific research can better support future food safety assessments.

By the end of the session\, participants will be able to:

Understand the role of scientific information and risk communication within the risk analysis framework and their contribution to food safety decision-making.

Recognise key challenges in generating and communicating sci entific information for regulatory purposes\, particularly in the context of emerging issues\, knowledge gaps and uncertainty.

Describe the challenges involved in translating evolving s cientific knowledge into information that can support food safety risk ass essment\, with the practical example of using the gut microbiome data for chemical risk assessment. \;

Who should attend:

This w ebinar is open to a wide range of stakeholders\, including PARC partners a nd members of National Hubs\, as well as professionals involved in food sa fety\, chemical risk assessment\, risk management and science communicatio n. It will be of particular interest to risk assessors\, researchers\, reg ulators\, policymakers\, public authorities and others seeking to strength en how scientific evidence supports food safety decision-making.

Practical details:

Participation in this webinar is free of charge. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come\, first-served b asis. Registered participants will receive the connection link after regis tration.

Application deadline:

The registration form will remain open until the maximum capacity of 500 participants is reached or u ntil 8 December 2026\, whichever comes first.

How to apply:

To participate\, please complete the registration form here ↗.

Get informed about upcoming webinars on risk communication by followin g the PARC website and social media channels!

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