the vision to build a staircase to european excellence in food safety research programming through...

The visionThe vision

To build a staircase to European excellence in To build a staircase to European excellence in food safety research programming food safety research programming

through trust and mutual understandingthrough trust and mutual understanding

Building the staircaseBuilding the staircase

• by stimulating European countries to develop food safety by stimulating European countries to develop food safety research programmes with transnational activitiesresearch programmes with transnational activities

• by balancing the need for research and funding at by balancing the need for research and funding at national, regional and European level national, regional and European level

• by stimulating open communications between authorities by stimulating open communications between authorities (EFSA, regional/national), industries, consumers and (EFSA, regional/national), industries, consumers and scientists based on scientific knowledgescientists based on scientific knowledge

20032003 ERA-NET ERA-NETPROFORSAFEPROFORSAFE

20022002 NRA-NET NRA-NETProcessing for Processing for

food safetyfood safety

19931993 NRA-NET NRA-NET “ “NordFood”NordFood”

The Background of The Background of the Staircasethe Staircase

20032003 ERA-NET ERA-NETPPERIAPTERIAPT

20042004 ERA-NET ERA-NETSAFEFOODERASAFEFOODERA

Project title:Project title:

Food Safety - Forming a European platform for Food Safety - Forming a European platform for protecting consumers against health risksprotecting consumers against health risks

20200808 “A European platform“A European platformfor protecting consumers for protecting consumers against food health risks”against food health risks”

The Staircase to The Staircase to the Futurethe Future

Information ExchangeInformation Exchange External External communicationcommunication

Strategic ActivitiesStrategic Activities

Joint ActivitiesJoint Activities

Transnational Transnational ActivitiesActivities

External External communicationcommunication



20042004 ERA-NET ERA-NETSAFEFOODERASAFEFOODERA

The primary objective (1)The primary objective (1)

is to establish a European platform for protecting consumers is to establish a European platform for protecting consumers against health risks from the consumption of food through a against health risks from the consumption of food through a

co-ordination action ERA-NET of 15 Member States, 3 co-ordination action ERA-NET of 15 Member States, 3 Associated Countries and 2 regional organisations Associated Countries and 2 regional organisations representing in total 480 million European citizensrepresenting in total 480 million European citizens


From each country one representative from a public From each country one representative from a public body responsible for financing or managing research body responsible for financing or managing research

activities on food safety issues carried out at national or activities on food safety issues carried out at national or regional level is appointed to the European Steering regional level is appointed to the European Steering

Committee (ESC), which will have the overall Committee (ESC), which will have the overall responsibility for directing and managing the work. responsibility for directing and managing the work.


One representative with high standards of scientific One representative with high standards of scientific excellence will be appointed to the European Expert excellence will be appointed to the European Expert

Advisory Group (EEAG), providing scientific and Advisory Group (EEAG), providing scientific and technical support technical support when requested by when requested by the ESC. the ESC.


The ESC and the project management will work closely The ESC and the project management will work closely together to compare ongoing and proposed activities in the together to compare ongoing and proposed activities in the

national food safety research programmes of the national food safety research programmes of the participating countries, and to investigate the scope for participating countries, and to investigate the scope for

strategic co-operation, harmonisation and development of strategic co-operation, harmonisation and development of joint programmes of activity. joint programmes of activity.

The benefitsThe benefits

Short termShort term: Learning from each other : Learning from each other

(Best Practice – 0 -1 year).(Best Practice – 0 -1 year).

Long term:Long term: Lasting transnational research within food Lasting transnational research within food safety topics of key safety topics of key importance to importance to European European

consumers, authorities and consumers, authorities and industry industry

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WP 6 External Communication

WP 5 Transnational Activities

WP 2 Information Exchange

WP 1 Management Framework

WP 4 Joint Activities

WP 3 Strategic Activities

SAFEFOODERA - Graphical presentation SAFEFOODERA - Graphical presentation Y0-Y4 = Year from project startY0-Y4 = Year from project start

WorkpackagesWorkpackages WP1 Management FrameworkWP1 Management Framework

WP2 Information ExchangeWP2 Information Exchange

WP3 Strategic ActivitiesWP3 Strategic Activities

WP4 Joint ActivitiesWP4 Joint Activities

WP5 Transnationally ActivitiesWP5 Transnationally Activities

The objective of the workpackage isThe objective of the workpackage is::

the overall follow up on co-ordination andthe overall follow up on co-ordination and management, including the organisationalmanagement, including the organisational and financial responsibility for theand financial responsibility for the implementation of the ERA-NET.implementation of the ERA-NET.

WP6 External CommunicationWP6 External Communication


The PThe Project roject CCoordinator (PC)oordinator (PC) will call will call the the ESC meetingsESC meetings. . The agenda will includeThe agenda will include::

scientific and technical objectives of thescientific and technical objectives of the project,project, including including work plan of each WP work plan of each WP

technical deliverables technical deliverables

external communicationexternal communication, including , including reports toreports to be publishebe publishedd

ffinancialinancial status status and administrative matters and administrative matters




WP5 Transnationally ActivitiesWP5 Transnationally Activities



All the ESC members must participateAll the ESC members must participate actively in and between the meetings by:actively in and between the meetings by:

providing all information needed to performproviding all information needed to perform the various tasks in the agreed timeframe. the various tasks in the agreed timeframe.

make every effort to maximise exploitation ofmake every effort to maximise exploitation of the results obtained. the results obtained.

disseminate the work and outcome bydisseminate the work and outcome by informing appropriate national bodies ininforming appropriate national bodies in your country. your country.




WP5 Transnational ActivitiesWP5 Transnational Activities


European Steering Committee (ESC)European Steering Committee (ESC)Network Coordinator Network Coordinator JohsJohs. . KjosbakkenKjosbakken, RCN, RCN

WP1 Management FrameworkWP1 Management FrameworkProject Coordinator Project Coordinator OddurOddur MMáár r GunnarssonGunnarsson, , NICeNICe

Strategic Strategic CoordinatorCoordinator

Liisa RosiLiisa Rosi, , Tekes Tekes

Communication Communication CoordinatorCoordinator

Ola EideOla Eide, , NICeNICe

WP4WP4JointJoint

Activities Activities AlisdairAlisdair

WotherspoonWotherspoon,,FSA UKFSA UK

WP5WP5TransnationalTransnational

ActivitiesActivitiesPhilippe Philippe Verger,Verger,MNRTMNRT

WP2WP2Information Information

ExchangeExchangeOla Ola EideEide,,NICeNICe

WP6WP6ExternalExternal

CommunicationCommunicationOla Ola EideEide,,NICeNICe

TopicsTopicsCoordinatorCoordinator

HubertHubert P.J.M.P.J.M.NotebornNoteborn,,VWA VWA

WP3WP3StrategicStrategicActivitiesActivities

Liisa Liisa RosiRosi, , Tekes Tekes

Project Project management group management group (PMG)(PMG)


The The PMGPMG will meet regularly, at least every will meet regularly, at least every 33 months months. The tasks will be to:. The tasks will be to:

pprepare the next ESC meeting as directed byrepare the next ESC meeting as directed by ESCESC..

discuss all strategic and administrative issuesdiscuss all strategic and administrative issues to be presented and decided by the ESC.to be presented and decided by the ESC.

On request from ESC or the PC, “ad hoc”On request from ESC or the PC, “ad hoc” meetings will be organized when needed. meetings will be organized when needed.







The The PMG PMG will oversee and steer the co- will oversee and steer the co- ordination activities in the six workpackagesordination activities in the six workpackages..

TThe workpackage task facilitators (WPTFs)he workpackage task facilitators (WPTFs) will organise and manage the work in allwill organise and manage the work in all participating countries. participating countries.

The The PMG PMG will ensure progress inwill ensure progress in line with line with stipulated milestones andstipulated milestones and deliverables. deliverables.






WorkpackagesWorkpackages


WP1 Management FrameworkWP1 Management FrameworkMilestones and deliverablesMilestones and deliverables



M1 - M1 - 11stst ESC meeting, month 1 ESC meeting, month 1

M5 - 2M5 - 2ndnd ESC meeting, month 12 ESC meeting, month 12

M13 - 3M13 - 3rdrd ESC meeting, month 18 ESC meeting, month 18

D6D6 - 1- 1stst annual report to the Commission, month 18 annual report to the Commission, month 18

M26 - 4M26 - 4thth ESC meeting, month 36 ESC meeting, month 36





WP1 Management FrameworkWP1 Management FrameworkMilestones and deliverablesMilestones and deliverables



D9D9 - 2- 2ndnd annual report to the Commission, annual report to the Commission, month 36month 36

M33 - 5M33 - 5thth ESC meeting and the final project ESC meeting and the final project meeting,meeting, month 48month 48

D21 - 3D21 - 3rdrd annual report to the Commission, annual report to the Commission, month 48month 48

D29 - 6D29 - 6thth project newsletter & Final report of project newsletter & Final report of SAFEFOODERA,SAFEFOODERA, month 48month 48



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Provisional strategic topics

MManagement ofanagement of programmes programmes and evaluation practicesand evaluation practices

WP2 Information Exchange

1. Emerging risks1. Emerging risks

2. Risk analysis2. Risk analysis

3. Process induced risk3. Process induced risk

4. Traceability4. Traceability

5. Campylobacter5. Campylobacter

? To be selected? To be selected

The The participants will participants will work closely together to:work closely together to:

compare compare practicepracticess in programme andin programme and project project evaluation, management andevaluation, management and analysis/communication proceduresanalysis/communication procedures

compare ongoing and compare ongoing and fundedfunded activities inactivities in the national foodthe national food safetysafety researchresearch programmesprogrammes

The objectivesThe objectives TTo define best practice and too define best practice and to develop develop hharmonised evaluation,armonised evaluation, management management andand analysisanalysis//communication procedurescommunication procedures

Milestones and deliverablesMilestones and deliverablesM4 - Comparison of evaluation criteria for M4 - Comparison of evaluation criteria for project funding, month 12project funding, month 12

M10 - Comparison of practices in programme M10 - Comparison of practices in programme management, month 18management, month 18







WP2 Information ExchangeWP2 Information ExchangeProvisional strategic topics


The objectivesThe objectives To iTo identify a procedure or dentify a procedure or a a systemsystem to to proactively describe new or re-emergingproactively describe new or re-emerging chemical and/or microbial riskschemical and/or microbial risks Milestones and deliverablesMilestones and deliverables

M3 - M3 - Identification of best practice (scientific Identification of best practice (scientific criteria) in programming concepts on criteria) in programming concepts on researchresearch onon emerging risks, month 12emerging risks, month 12









The objectivesThe objectives 1. To identify complementarities between topics in ongoing or funded national or regional programmes Milestones and deliverablesMilestones and deliverables M2M2 -- Comparison of national/regional Comparison of national/regional food safety researchfood safety research programmes programmes, , month 9month 9









The objectivesThe objectives 2. Clustering of projects and the exchange of information on project goals in overlapping or complementary areas Milestones and deliverablesMilestones and deliverables

M11 - A M11 - A posteriori posteriori clustering of research clustering of research projects, month 18projects, month 18

D3 D3 - - Report on the a Report on the a posteriori posteriori clustering clustering of research projects, month 18of research projects, month 18









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WP 3: Strategic ActivitiesWP 3: Strategic Activities

General objectiveGeneral objective: based on the information from WP2, PERIAPT : based on the information from WP2, PERIAPT and PROFORSAFEand PROFORSAFE

1)1) to identify the most important complementarities between to identify the most important complementarities between ongoing national and regional programmes and the most ongoing national and regional programmes and the most important research topicsimportant research topics

2)2) to identify the organisational barriers hindering transnational to identify the organisational barriers hindering transnational research co-operationresearch co-operation

““Emerging risks”:Emerging risks”: to identify and create a network of key sources, to identify and create a network of key sources, resources and instruments to support the identification of new- resources and instruments to support the identification of new- or re-emerging food- and feed related risks.or re-emerging food- and feed related risks.


WP 3 aims at developing strategic cooperation between the WP 3 aims at developing strategic cooperation between the national research programmes and projects dealing with national research programmes and projects dealing with food safety.food safety.


Focus:Focus:

• How to deal with the different types of How to deal with the different types of barriersbarriers

• ContractsContracts

• FinancesFinances

• EthicsEthics

• LegalLegal

• To find strategic researchTo find strategic research topics topics of common interest and to of common interest and to further develop the selected topicsfurther develop the selected topics


Expected results:Expected results:

• Identification of best practice inIdentification of best practice in

• programming concepts (on emerging risks)programming concepts (on emerging risks)

• project evaluation and managementproject evaluation and management

• Selection of joint strategic research topicsSelection of joint strategic research topics

• Identification of barriers hindering co-operationIdentification of barriers hindering co-operation

• Identification of new possibilities and gaps in transnational Identification of new possibilities and gaps in transnational researchresearch

WP 3.4Selection of joint strategic research

topics

WP 3.5Identification of new possibilities

and gaps in transnational

research

WP 3.2Identification

of barriers hindering

cooperationWP 3.1

Complementarities between

national food safety programmes

WP 3.3Dealing with

barriers hindering

cooperation

WP 2WP 2

WP 2WP 2

WP 5WP 5

WP 4WP 4


WP 4 & WP 5 are based on WP 3WP 4 & WP 5 are based on WP 3

Quality of information from all participating countries Quality of information from all participating countries is highly important!!!!!is highly important!!!!!

Please, note deadlines!!!Please, note deadlines!!!

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WP4: Joint ActivitiesWP4: Joint Activities

General objective:General objective: develop a joint action plan on new opportunities and develop a joint action plan on new opportunities and gaps identified from WP3, including, where appropriate, training activities and gaps identified from WP3, including, where appropriate, training activities and

cooperative networks of key actors.cooperative networks of key actors.

WP Facilitator: Alisdair WotherspoonWP Facilitator: Alisdair Wotherspoon


•Commences month 15 of project - October 2005Commences month 15 of project - October 2005

Key relationship to outputs of WP3 (and WP2) if to start well/on Key relationship to outputs of WP3 (and WP2) if to start well/on time - therefore need to be involved closely in earlier worktime - therefore need to be involved closely in earlier work

• Main deliverablesMain deliverables

- report on joint action plan in food safety by August 2006- report on joint action plan in food safety by August 2006

- - report on joint “networks of excellence” in food safety by July 2007report on joint “networks of excellence” in food safety by July 2007


Work that can be usefully done before month 15Work that can be usefully done before month 15

- better understanding of Nordic model - as basis for solving challenges- better understanding of Nordic model - as basis for solving challenges

- planning for workshop in month 20 - planning for workshop in month 20

- discuss and agree objectives- discuss and agree objectives

- who to involve and the process- who to involve and the process

- gather information on established “networks of excellence” - how?, what? - gather information on established “networks of excellence” - how?, what?


Workshop on joint training activitiesWorkshop on joint training activities

- to build on outputs from WP3 of identified gaps and opportunities- to build on outputs from WP3 of identified gaps and opportunities

- not necessarily to initiate training activities but to develop an action plan of - not necessarily to initiate training activities but to develop an action plan of how these might be determined and planned ie concentrate on process, how these might be determined and planned ie concentrate on process, mechanismsmechanisms

- perhaps look at some examples of how others have tackled similar situations- perhaps look at some examples of how others have tackled similar situations

- use facilitators to focus discussions and maximise chance of achieving - use facilitators to focus discussions and maximise chance of achieving objectivesobjectives


- elaboration of joint “networks of excellence”- elaboration of joint “networks of excellence”

- avoid confusion with FP NoEs (though may include these?)- avoid confusion with FP NoEs (though may include these?)

- criteria to define “excellence”, how to gather and assess - criteria to define “excellence”, how to gather and assess information, mechanisms to promote formation, development of information, mechanisms to promote formation, development of networksnetworks

- to include possibility of setting up networks of national - to include possibility of setting up networks of national programme managers - how would these work, training programme managers - how would these work, training exchanges?exchanges?


Task managementTask management

- need early discussions in ESC and management group to agree particular aims - need early discussions in ESC and management group to agree particular aims and objectives eg of workshop and so factor in earlier work where it is most and objectives eg of workshop and so factor in earlier work where it is most efficientefficient

- possible role for EEAG in work to deliver WP, what might this be?- possible role for EEAG in work to deliver WP, what might this be?

- possibly set up a sub-group of partners to help drive forward the more detailed - possibly set up a sub-group of partners to help drive forward the more detailed workwork

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WP 5: Transnational activities

General objective: to use the information from

WP 2, 3 & 4 to build a transnational research programme to be included in participants’ national food safety

programmes


• Major steps in a call for research programme– Elaboration of the call for proposal– Dissemination of the call for proposal– Selection procedure for the submitted projects– Management of selected projects *– Dissemination of results of funded projects

* this step could be difficult to harmonised


• Objective 1: to build a common research programme in agreement with the ESC

• Objective 2: to disseminate the call to the adequate researchers across partners’ countries

• Objective 3: to build a common accepted and efficient selection procedure for the projects

• Objective 4: to disseminate efficiently the results of research funded

• Objective 5: to evaluate the quality of the call

Objective 1: to build a common research programme in agreement with the ESC

• The call should be realistic in order to allow to conduct an evaluation procedure i.e. « first call » rather than « pilot call »

• Several strategic topic (s) should have been selected from WP 3 & 4

• Several members of the ERA net should be involved• Validation of the transnational call by the ESC

Objective 2: to disseminate the call to the adequate researchers across partners’ countries

• Establishment of a procedure for the dissemination of a European call across countries

• Establishment of indicators of success to be used for objective 5– Global response rate– Distribution of response rates by country– Quality of respondents– Adequation of responses with the topic (s)– …………

Objective 3: to build a common accepted and efficient selection procedure for the projects

• Compilation of evaluation procedures in recent calls at national level in the field of food safety

• Interviews with programme managers to analyse the key points in the selection criterias

• Establishment of a draft protocole• Validation of the draft protocole by the ESC

Objective 4: to disseminate efficiently the results of research funded

• Establishment of a procedure for the dissemination of results across countries– Scientific journal vs report– Paper vs web site– Workshops…

• Establishment of indicators of success to be used for objective 5– Questionnaire for researchers– ………..

Objective 5: to evaluate the quality of the call

• Assessment of the efficiency of each phase in relation with previously elaborated indicators– With national programme managers (ESC) for objectives 1 & 3– With researchers for objectives 2 & 4

• Identification and correction of the gaps• Production of guidelines for future transnational calls (final

report)

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WP1 Management FrameworkWP1 Management Framework


WP2 Information exchangeWP2 Information exchange

WP3 Strategic activitiesWP3 Strategic activities

WP4 Joint activitiesWP4 Joint activities

WP5 Transnationally activitiesWP5 Transnationally activities

The The participants participants of the participating countriesof the participating countries will work will work closely together to:closely together to:

To To establish links to consumer groups, industry, establish links to consumer groups, industry, authorities, the scientific community and non-participatingauthorities, the scientific community and non-participating Member States to promote their involvement in foodMember States to promote their involvement in food safety. safety.

TThe set up and maintenance of the project’s web site that he set up and maintenance of the project’s web site that is to be used for most of the communication and for theis to be used for most of the communication and for the exchange and dissemination of information throughout exchange and dissemination of information throughout the duration of the projectthe duration of the project



WP6 External CommunicationWP6 External CommunicationThe tasks objectivesThe tasks objectives





The objective is to establish links with stakeholders The objective is to establish links with stakeholders to facilitate pan-European dissemination and to facilitate pan-European dissemination and exploitation of project results, including the exploitation of project results, including the execution of common plans for dissemination. It execution of common plans for dissemination. It will also ensure early engagement with other will also ensure early engagement with other eligible funding bodies in Europe to maximise the eligible funding bodies in Europe to maximise the potential for a wider network.potential for a wider network.



WP6 External CommunicationWP6 External CommunicationMilestones and deliverablesMilestones and deliverables





D7 - Flyers about the 1D7 - Flyers about the 1stst Seminar with 1) consumer groups and industry, Seminar with 1) consumer groups and industry, 2) authorities & 3) representatives from non-participating member2) authorities & 3) representatives from non-participating member States & 1States & 1stst project newsletter, month 22 project newsletter, month 22

M17 - 1M17 - 1stst Seminar with authorities, month 24 Seminar with authorities, month 24

M18 - 1M18 - 1stst Seminar with non-participating member States, month 24 Seminar with non-participating member States, month 24

M19 - 1M19 - 1stst Seminar with consumer groups and industry, month 24 Seminar with consumer groups and industry, month 24

D13 - Proceedings for the 1D13 - Proceedings for the 1stst Seminar with consumer groups and Seminar with consumer groups and industry, authorities & representatives from non-participatingindustry, authorities & representatives from non-participating member States & 2member States & 2ndnd project newsletter, month 25 project newsletter, month 25








D14 - Flyers about the 1D14 - Flyers about the 1stst Seminar with the scientific community Seminar with the scientific community & 3& 3rdrd project newsletter, month 26 project newsletter, month 26

M22 - 1M22 - 1stst Seminar with the scientific community, month 28 Seminar with the scientific community, month 28

D16 - Proceedings for 1D16 - Proceedings for 1stst Seminar with the scientific community, month 29 Seminar with the scientific community, month 29








D22 - Flyers about the 2D22 - Flyers about the 2ndnd Seminar with 1) consumer groups and industry, Seminar with 1) consumer groups and industry, 2) authorities & 3) representatives from non-participating member2) authorities & 3) representatives from non-participating member States & 4States & 4thth project newsletter, month 40 project newsletter, month 40

M29 - 2M29 - 2ndnd Seminar with authorities, month 42 Seminar with authorities, month 42

M30 - 2M30 - 2ndnd Seminar with non-participating member States, month 42 Seminar with non-participating member States, month 42

M31 - 2M31 - 2ndnd Seminar with consumer groups and industry, month 42 Seminar with consumer groups and industry, month 42

D25 - Proceedings for the 2D25 - Proceedings for the 2ndnd Seminar with consumer groups and industry, Seminar with consumer groups and industry, authorities & representatives from non-participating member States,authorities & representatives from non-participating member States, month 43month 43








D26 - Flyers about the 2D26 - Flyers about the 2ndnd Seminar with the scientific community & 5 Seminar with the scientific community & 5 thth

project newsletter, month 44project newsletter, month 44

M32 - 2M32 - 2nd nd Seminar with the scientific community, month 46Seminar with the scientific community, month 46

D28 - Proceedings for 2D28 - Proceedings for 2ndnd Seminar with the scientific community, month 47 Seminar with the scientific community, month 47

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To build a staircase to European excellence in To build a staircase to European excellence in food safety research programming food safety research programming

through trust and mutual understandingthrough trust and mutual understanding

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