Max Rubner-Institute Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

• Prof. Dr. Gerhard Rechkemmer

Max Rubner-Institute

Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food

9th Food Safety and Quality Summit

2-3 December 2014, Hotel Le Meridian, New Delhi

Excellence in Food Safety and Quality for Consumer Safety and Competitiveness “Food Quality and Safety Research Activities conducted in the Federal Research Institutes in Germany”

The German Research Landscape

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Federal Government Federal States Private Sector Federal Research Institutions

Universities and Universities of Applied Sciences

Institutions of companies Federation of Industrial Research Associations (AiF) Economically oriented R&D institutions

State Research Institutes

Total: 45, 5 of it BMEL* Total: 86, 6 of it partly funded by BMEL

Helmholtz Association (90:10) Leibniz Association (55:45) Max Planck Society (50:50) Fraunhofer Society (90:10) German Research Foundation (50:50)

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Publicly financed Research Institutes in the Agri-Food Sector in Germany

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Organisational Group Staff Per Cent Universities

(14 faculties for food and agriculture and 5 veterinary faculties)

4.415 40 17 Universities of Applied Science 737 7 31 Länder (federal states) Research Institutions 1.844 16 4 Federal Research Centres and the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment 6 Leibniz Institutes (BMEL) 2.556 750 23 7 Others 746 7 Total 11.048 100

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German Research Council

Senate Commission on Food Safety

Task:

• Provide scientific expertise and advice policy about matters of food safety.
• Identify knowledge gaps and research needs.
• Conduct scientific workshops on actual topics related to food safety.
• Publish scientific opinions on specific food safety issues.

Members:

• Food Chemists, Toxicologists, Food Technologists and Nutritionists from

Universities

• Scientists from relevant Federal Research Institutes (BfR, MRI, PEI)
• Company Scientists
• Guests from the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL)

Research within the Remit of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL)

Senate of the Federal Research Institutes of the BMEL

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The Diverse Tasks of the Federal Government Departmental Research

Research

• Providing scientific guidance for agriculture,

food and consumer protection policy and to extend scientific knowledge for the public good

Review

• Statutory tasks (e.g. emanating from the Plant

Protection Act, Genetic Engineering Act or Animal Disease Act, reference laboratories)

Advise

• Advising on matters of agriculture, food and

consumer protection policy (incl. forestry and fisheries)

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Research Institutes of the Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture The Federal Research Institutes have the task to provide independent scientific advice as a basis for political decisions and at the same time to increase the scientific knowledge for the benefit of consumers and of society in general. In view of these responsibilities the Federal Research Institutes are scientifically independent. By choosing the research topics they are orienting their strategy on a research plan, which is regularly updated according to the societal, political and technical developments.

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Research Institutes

Federal Research Centres

• Julius Kühn Institute - Federal Research Institute for Cultivated Plants (JKI)
• Friedrich Loeffler Institute – Federal Research Institute for Animal Health (FLI)
• Max Rubner Institute – Federal Research Centre for Nutrition and Food (MRI)
• Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute – Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas,

Forestry and Fisheries (Thünen Institute)

Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)

Leibniz Institutes

• German Research Centre for Food Chemistry (DFA)
• Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)
• Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam-Bornim (ATB)
• Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ)
• Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)
• Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape and Land Use Research (ZALF)

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Agriculture

Plant and Animal Production

Processing Retail

• Household
• Catering
• Restaurants

Food value chain

From Farm to Fork

Safety and Quality Aspects to be considered Benefit-Risk-Assessment to be conducted

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Risk Assessor

EFSA is the risk assessor, evaluating risks associated with the food chain. EFSA doesn’t have scientific laboratories, nor does it generate new scientific research. It collects and analyses existing research and data and provides scientific advice to support decision-making by risk managers.

Risk Manager

Risk managers are the European Commission, Member State authorities and the European Parliament. They are responsible for making decisions or setting legislation about food safety. Risk Assessment vs. Risk Management. What’s the difference ?

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Food Safety

Hazard Identification Chemical Safety Microbial Safety

Endogenous Substances e.g. phytochemicals, toxins Environmental Contaminants e.g. dioxins, PCBs

Substances Originating from Processing e.g. PAHs, acrylamide, 3-MCPD

Pathogenic Microorganisms e.g. Salmonella, Listeria, EHEC Fungal Contamination e.g. Mycotoxins (Aflatoxin, Ochratoxin, Fumonisins etc.)

Allergens

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Hazard Identification & Hazard Characterization Exposure Assessment Risk Assessment & Risk Characterization

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Food Safety Framework

THREE MAIN QUESTIONS FOR EXPOSURE ASSESSEMENT

• Which substances are present in what amounts in a given

food/diet (including information concerning factors influencing their levels and qualities such as bioavailability)

• How much of the foods containing these substances are

consumed and what is the consumption of potentially relevant risk groups, including high users?

• What are the conditions and the probabilities of consuming
• ccasionally or regularly high amounts of such foods which at

the same time contain high levels of the substance(s) in question?

Adopted by courtesy of Dr. M. Knowles

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RISK COMMUNICATION

• Interactive exchange
• f information and
• pinions

RISK ASSESSMENT

• Hazard identification
• Hazard characterization
• Exposure assessment

RISK MANAGEMENT

• Assess control options
• Select and implement

appropriate options

The Risk Framework

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Factors Affecting our Food Supply

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Food Safety Network in Europe

BMEL

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BMEL

BMEL – The food safety communications centre

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BVL-mandate

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BfR-mandate

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The food safety monitoring system

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Cooperation between government authorities in approving plant protection products

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The seven fundamental principles of food safety

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Thank you for your attention !