About this Research Topic
Food safety risk assessment is defined by Codex Alimentarius Commission as being the scientific evaluation of known or potential adverse effects resulting from human exposure to foodborne hazards. The risk assessment process consists of the following steps: (i) hazard identification, (ii) hazard characterization, (iii) exposure assessment, (iv) risk characterization. The globalization of food markets in the 21st century and the global efforts on the green deal create new challenges for food safety, such as the introduction of innovative/novel foods or new manufacturing technologies.
In this context, the agricultural production of the future needs to produce healthy, nutritious and safe food in such a way that the ecosystem functions and biodiversity are maintained while dealing with the significant challenges of a growing and older population, climate change, and declining natural resources. Food safety risk assessment should rely on studies at the cutting edge of science, which implies continuous updates and, therefore, the development of new methodological tools relevant for food risk assessment.
Overall, the proposed Research Topic would deal with recent scientific advances and evolution of risk assessment tools that could be used in the future re-design of food safety assessment strategies. Moreover, recent developments in technical and methodological approaches supporting the generation and interpretation of data necessary to carry out a proper food safety assessment are rapidly developing and consequently will contribute to a more robust and scientific sound risk assessment process.
This Research Topic will accept contributions aiming to the risk assessment of foods, including new methodologies and/or risk assessment strategies integrating nutrition, toxicology, allergenicity, microbiology, chemistry and/or human epidemiology studies for a comprehensive health impact assessment.
In this context, the agricultural production of the future needs to produce healthy, nutritious and safe food in such a way that the ecosystem functions and biodiversity are maintained while dealing with the significant challenges of a growing and older population, climate change, and declining natural resources. Food safety risk assessment should rely on studies at the cutting edge of science, which implies continuous updates and, therefore, the development of new methodological tools relevant for food risk assessment.
Overall, the proposed Research Topic would deal with recent scientific advances and evolution of risk assessment tools that could be used in the future re-design of food safety assessment strategies. Moreover, recent developments in technical and methodological approaches supporting the generation and interpretation of data necessary to carry out a proper food safety assessment are rapidly developing and consequently will contribute to a more robust and scientific sound risk assessment process.
This Research Topic will accept contributions aiming to the risk assessment of foods, including new methodologies and/or risk assessment strategies integrating nutrition, toxicology, allergenicity, microbiology, chemistry and/or human epidemiology studies for a comprehensive health impact assessment.
Keywords: Food Safety, Risk Assessment
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