Practice Abstract - Research and innovation

HOLiFOOD Lunch Webinar 2 – “Infrastructure & system design”

We are currently living in a fast-changing environment, and we are paying closer attention to what we eat. Keeping track of an ever-changing environment is critical for food safety and, by extension, human health. Even better is to be ahead of new dangers that may jeopardize food safety. As a result, the EU-funded projects FoodSafeR and HOLiFOOD focused on the early detection of new food safety issues through a webinar.

The webinar covered 4 topics on “System design for identification of emerging food safety risks”:

  • Topic 1: FoodSafeR HUB
  • Topic 2: Data Sharing Platform (architecture)
  • Topic 3: Data Collection Platform (tooling)
  • Topic 4: Federated Learning for access to food safety data


Main findings:

  1. AI & Big Data for Horizon Scanning
    Researchers presented AI tools capable of scanning diverse data streams (scientific publications, media, reports) to flag emerging risks before traditional systems detect them.
  2. Open Risk Identification Frameworks
    The HOLiFOOD initiative promotes transparent, modular frameworks that can be adapted by food safety authorities, making advanced tech accessible and customizable.
  3. Multi-Stakeholder Integration
    A standout innovation is how the system encourages real-time input and validation from regulators, industry, and researchers—boosting trust and accuracy.

Watch the webinar to learn more about food safety risks and how a solid system design makes the difference. 
https://holifoodproject.eu/lunch-webinar-on-system-design-for-identific…

Source Project
Future-Proofing Food: Transforming Risk Analysis for a better and more adaptive food system
Ongoing | 2022-2026
Main funding source
Horizon Europe (EU Research and Innovation Programme)
Geographical location
Netherlands, Italy, Hungary, Greece, Austria, France, Ireland, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Austria, United Kingdom
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