FSSC will co-host the Vienna Food Safety Forum 2025, which will take place from 10 to 12 June 2025 at UNIDO HQ at Vienna International Centre.
The Vienna Food Safety Forum (VFSF) 2025 will bring practitioners, policymakers, industry leaders, and experts together to build a stronger, safer, and more food-secure future. FSSC will co-organize program sessions five and six on the role of data sharing for enhanced food safety outcomes, and will participate in the panel discussion: Bridging the data gap: Sharing information for enhanced food safety outcomes and trade.
What to Expect:
Hosted by UNIDO in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, World Trade Organization, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and Foundation FSSC, the three-day Forum will feature:
- Insights into best regulatory practices and tools in food safety.
- Technical sessions addressing emerging food safety practices using data.
- Network with global food safety leaders.
- High-level policy discussions in food safety and technology.
Bridging the data gap: Sharing information for enhanced food safety outcomes and trade
Panel Discussion 11 June, 10:40 – 12:00
Sharing data among actors, especially as trade and the subsequent data levels increase, means the industry and regulators require digitalization of food control systems. Technological solutions are more available, but with this comes the variability of these systems. Subsequently, international digital and data standards need to be agreed upon. Failure to decide, not only on digital pathways and requirements but also on communications requirements, will become a potential barrier to developing these new systems.
FSSC Chief Executive Officer Aldin Hilbrands is among the panelists who will contribute to how data sharing and collaboration between government and industry can enhance global food safety outcomes.
