EFSA provides independent scientific advice on food safety and nutrition issues to the European Commission, European Parliament, and EU member states. In 2013, EFSA predicted 676 scientific outputs to meet the continuing high demand for scientific advice. Key priorities included boosting risk assessment capacity, enhancing dialogue with risk managers, and improving efficiency. Major science highlights included providing scientific opinions on meat inspection modernization, dietary reference values, and assessments of genetically modified organisms, pesticides, and food contact materials.
INQUINAMENTO AMBIENTALE da FARMACI e sostanze attiveMonica Mazzoni
cosa prevedono le norme attuali e cosa ci aspetta in futuro . Ecco l'analisi completa, realizzata da Chemsafe Srl per CPA Italy. Un tema di forte attualità con prossime nuove richieste.
Analizziamo cosa prevedono le norme attualmente vigenti e quelle di breve attuazione. Cosa deve aspettarsi l'industria farmaceutica e chimico-farmaceutica sia per il rilascio dal paziente che dal sito produttivo?
“Key issues on Biosimilars Guidelines development and current revision trends”
Provides an overview of the guidelines and norms set forth by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for biotherapeutics & biosimilars
INQUINAMENTO AMBIENTALE da FARMACI e sostanze attiveMonica Mazzoni
cosa prevedono le norme attuali e cosa ci aspetta in futuro . Ecco l'analisi completa, realizzata da Chemsafe Srl per CPA Italy. Un tema di forte attualità con prossime nuove richieste.
Analizziamo cosa prevedono le norme attualmente vigenti e quelle di breve attuazione. Cosa deve aspettarsi l'industria farmaceutica e chimico-farmaceutica sia per il rilascio dal paziente che dal sito produttivo?
“Key issues on Biosimilars Guidelines development and current revision trends”
Provides an overview of the guidelines and norms set forth by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for biotherapeutics & biosimilars
The relevance of the farming community regarding zoonosesHarm Kiezebrink
During the EFSA’s Stakeholder Consultative meeting in Parma on Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th June 2011, EFS interacted with the stakeholders on EFSA’s scientific activities and the outlook of the future activities involving the stakeholders. During the meeting Annette TOFT presented the opinion of the European farmers and agricultural cooperatives COPA – COGECA stressing the relevance of zoonoses questions to farmers and agri - cooperatives activities.
OECD activities related to modern techniques of biotechnology and genome editingOECD Environment
This presentation highlights OECD's activities related to modern techniques of biotechnology including genome editing in light of previous OECD conferences and workshops and technical products, such as consensus documents.
Harmonization of Approaches for Food Ingredients and Constituents: Is It Poss...Burdock Group Consultants
Presented by Dr. Ray Matulka at IFT15 on Sunday, July 12 at 1:15 PM.
The basic principles of safety can apply to all constituents in foods and beverages whether they are present purposefully or not. However, numerous factors can influence the approaches utilized for hazard characterization and risk assessment for various food and beverage constituents. These factors can include; the regulatory and legal framework being followed, what is and what is not known scientifically about the safety of a constituent, what the substance is and its function in a food or beverage, and consumer perception of the substance in the food or beverage. Simply segregating the safety assessment of compounds found in foods and beverages based how they came to be present in foods and beverages can be problematic for all stakeholders charged with ensuring the safety of foods and beverages. Additionally, food safety organizations around the world have adopted a variety of different approaches for addressing the safety of constituents in foods and beverages, which complicates, rather than simplifies the risk assessment process. The ability to adopt and adapt various scientifically valid approaches for evaluating safety becomes important for ensuring the safety and continuity of supply of foods and beverages. Another important factor that must be considered while evaluating the safety of constituents in food and beverages is communication with the consumer and crafting appropriate messaging demonstrating the rigor of the evaluation with a goal of preserving and promoting trust in the safety of the food and beverage supply.
Presented by Delia Grace to the Progress Meeting on Ecosystem Approaches to the Better Management of Zoonotic Emerging Infectious Diseases in the South East Asian Region, Bangkok, 10-13 December 2011.
Antimicrobial Resistance: A One Health Challenge for Joint ActionSIANI
Presented by Juan Lubroth at the seminar "Antimicrobial resistance; linkages between humans, livestock and water in peri-urban areas" at the World Water Week, 29th August 2016.
The relevance of the farming community regarding zoonosesHarm Kiezebrink
During the EFSA’s Stakeholder Consultative meeting in Parma on Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th June 2011, EFS interacted with the stakeholders on EFSA’s scientific activities and the outlook of the future activities involving the stakeholders. During the meeting Annette TOFT presented the opinion of the European farmers and agricultural cooperatives COPA – COGECA stressing the relevance of zoonoses questions to farmers and agri - cooperatives activities.
OECD activities related to modern techniques of biotechnology and genome editingOECD Environment
This presentation highlights OECD's activities related to modern techniques of biotechnology including genome editing in light of previous OECD conferences and workshops and technical products, such as consensus documents.
Harmonization of Approaches for Food Ingredients and Constituents: Is It Poss...Burdock Group Consultants
Presented by Dr. Ray Matulka at IFT15 on Sunday, July 12 at 1:15 PM.
The basic principles of safety can apply to all constituents in foods and beverages whether they are present purposefully or not. However, numerous factors can influence the approaches utilized for hazard characterization and risk assessment for various food and beverage constituents. These factors can include; the regulatory and legal framework being followed, what is and what is not known scientifically about the safety of a constituent, what the substance is and its function in a food or beverage, and consumer perception of the substance in the food or beverage. Simply segregating the safety assessment of compounds found in foods and beverages based how they came to be present in foods and beverages can be problematic for all stakeholders charged with ensuring the safety of foods and beverages. Additionally, food safety organizations around the world have adopted a variety of different approaches for addressing the safety of constituents in foods and beverages, which complicates, rather than simplifies the risk assessment process. The ability to adopt and adapt various scientifically valid approaches for evaluating safety becomes important for ensuring the safety and continuity of supply of foods and beverages. Another important factor that must be considered while evaluating the safety of constituents in food and beverages is communication with the consumer and crafting appropriate messaging demonstrating the rigor of the evaluation with a goal of preserving and promoting trust in the safety of the food and beverage supply.
Presented by Delia Grace to the Progress Meeting on Ecosystem Approaches to the Better Management of Zoonotic Emerging Infectious Diseases in the South East Asian Region, Bangkok, 10-13 December 2011.
Antimicrobial Resistance: A One Health Challenge for Joint ActionSIANI
Presented by Juan Lubroth at the seminar "Antimicrobial resistance; linkages between humans, livestock and water in peri-urban areas" at the World Water Week, 29th August 2016.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
1. EFSA general priorities
Per Bergman
Director of
Scientific Evaluation of Regulated Products Directorate (REPRO)
ECPA-IBMA workshop with EFSA on evaluation on PPP
Committed since 2002
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to ensuring that Europe’s food is safe
2. About EFSA
EFSA gives advice from farm to fork
Plant Health Plant Protection
Genetically modified
organisms
Animal health
Biological Animal feed
and welfare and
food their diseases
chain hazards
Food additives
Dietary,
Food chain Flavourings and
nutritional and
contaminants Procesing aids
novel food
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2 Food packaging
3. What EFSA does
Who can task EFSA?
European Commission EU Member States
European Parliament Self-tasking
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7. REPRO – Application areas
Main food and feed regulatory areas where REPRO Responsible unit
is currently called to review applications (REPRO Directorate)
Food additives
Nutrient sources
Flavourings FIP
Enzymes
Food contact material
Feed additives FEED
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) GMO
Health claims
Novel food
NUTRITION
Infant formulae
Food allergies
Plant Protection Products: active substances (PPP) and
PESTICIDES
Maximum Residual Levels (MRL)
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8. About REPRO
• REgulated • Assess, advise, communicate
• PROducts • Independent, based on sound science
Mandate
Provide scientific advice and support for EU legislation,
policies in fields that impact food and feed safety
Provide independent information on all relevant matters
Communicate the risks
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9. Scientific outputs
A.1. Opinions of Scientific Committee
(SC)/Scientific Panel (SP)
A.2 Other EFSA scientific outputs
A.1.1 Opinion of the SC/SP
A.2.1 Statement of EFSA
A.1.2 Statement of the SC/SP
A.2.2 Guidance of EFSA
A.1.3 Guidance of the SC/SP
A.2.3 Conclusion on Pesticides Peer Review
A.2.4 Reasoned Opinion
A.2.5 Scientific Report of EFSA
B. Supporting publications
B.1 Technical Report
B.2 External Scientific Report
B.3 Event Report
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11. Working together
Cooperation with:
• 30 national food safety agencies
• 300 research institutes
• Over 1500 experts
• EU Agencies
• 3rd country organisations
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12. EFSA Outputs: Examination of
authorisation dossiers
Outputs related to applications vs. total outputs
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13. Current applications workload
Steadily increasing applications in number and complexity
• Since 2003 number of applications almost doubled
• 900 new dossiers in 2010 - of which 450 on health claims
Applications typically come in bulk within large product
reviews (PPP, food and feed additives, health claims, etc.)
More than 40% of EFSA budget spent on applications in 2011
The work in this area comprises 60-70% of the overall
EFSA´s scientific outputs
Very complex legal environment evolving over time
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14. 2013 priorities
• Continuing high demand for scientific advice: 676
scientific outputs predicted
• Further boost risk assessment capacity: full
implementation of EFSA Science Strategy 2012-2016; enhanced
knowledge management programme; support for managing scientific
literature; structured scientific data
• Dialogue with risk managers: multi-annuality
• Review of planning in scientific cooperation: efficiency
of contracts & grants programme (€10.6 million); strategic and
multiannual approach; workshops with stakeholders
• Continue enhancing EFSA’s efficiency: business process
mapping
• EU economic/budgetary context and EU multi-annual
financial framework 2014-2020
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15. Other priorities in 2013
• New services delivered by EFSA’s Application
Helpdesk: interactions with SMEs, streamline of application
procedures
• Electronic submission of applications: feasibility study
and benchmarking with other EU agencies
• Human capital development: training for Panel members and
EFSA staff, enhanced knowledge management programme
• Integrated quality management system: scientific outputs
covered by December 2013
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16. 2013 science highlights (I)
Public health
– Meat inspection: scientific basis for the modernisation of meat
inspection in EU, multidisciplinary
– Dietary reference values for micronutrients
– Plant toxicants
– Mycotoxins
– TSEs
– Metals, mercury in fish
– Perfluoro compounds
– Animal-based welfare indicators
Risk ranking: multiagency project, prioritisation of requests for work
Crisis preparedness: annual training and simulation exercises organised
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17. 2013 science highlights (II)
Application-related
– GMOs: cultivation and post-market environmental monitoring,
guidance document on risk assessment of GM animals
– Health claims: Article 13.5 and Article 14/reevaluation of some
Article 13 claims
– Pesticides: new active substances, renewals of approval,
cumulative risk assessment
– Plastic food contact materials
– Recycled materials
– Process aids
– Flavourings, enzymes
– Novel foods
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