Blue Paper

The very first edition of the document entitled “European Food Safety Trends, Key Issues & Perspectives”.

Starting from Consumer perspective and ending with future challenges, you will find key information through infographics on:

• European food safety trends (recent food-borne outbreaks and crisis, European alerts and country product recalls, …)
• Specific contaminants (acrylamide, MOSH MOAH, Campylobacter, …)
• Specific food products (baby food, poultry, fruits and vegetables, …).

Second edition of the reference document on ‘European Food Safety Trends, Key issues & Perspectives’.

As a reference book for food operators and decision makers, this second edition provides an update of data from the previous edition, as well as new focus on several contaminants and food matrices. Among the new topics addressed:

• antibiotic resistance,
• nanoparticles,
• endocrine disruptors,
• mycotoxins and plant toxins,
• foodborne viruses,
• Salmonella.

This third edition provides an update of the content of Blue Paper 2018, as well as new focus on several contaminants and food matrices. Among the new topics addressed:

• Escherichia coli,
• Listeria Monocytogenes,
• Furans & methyl-furans,
• Heavy metals,
• microplastics,
• cocoa products,
• Herbs & spices
• Nuts & seeds.

This new edition contains RASFF unique statistics and also a review of prospective hot topics for the coming years.

This 4th edition provides an update of the content of Blue Paper 2019, as well as new focuses on key topics:

• Chlorate & Perchlorate,
• Mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH-MOAH),
• Parasites,
• Food Supplements (Dietary Supplements).

Specific data on Food Fraud cases, in Europe and in the World, have been added as well as new sources to enrich the last section on upcoming ‘hot topics’.

Starting this edition, we have been using Safety HUD, a Mérieux NutriSciences solution, to harmonize the content.

Fifth edition of our Blue Paper on ‘European Food Safety Trends, Key issues & Perspectives’.

2020 will be remembered as the “Covid-19 year”. Although the SARS-CoV-2 is clearly not considered as a food safety hazard, the Covid-19 pandemic acts as an accelerator of deep food safety, quality and sustainability trends. A comprehensive and responsible approach from farm to fork is clearly identified as a need for food security and quality, but also for the society and planet health.