A structured and innovative co-creation process – initiated by the FS4EU project and exploited by
the EU FOOD SAFETY PLATFORM – supports the transition towards safe and sustainable food systems.
Multi-stakeholders FSOLabs provide inputs for our annual EU FOOD SAFETY FORUM,
where experts work together in a multi-actor participatory process.
WHAT IS A FSOLAB?
What's on
The FS4EU project has carried out 4 FSOLabs, by involving more than 80 Food Safety Experts and managers. Actually, the EU FOOD SAFETY PLATFORM, born under the FS4EU project, is exploiting the FSOLAbs approach and methodology in several initiatives and EU Projects.
What is a Food Safety Operational Lab?
What is a FSOLab?
How does it work?
Who can participate?
When and where?
“FSOLab”
A FSOLab is a “room” for social experiments for addressing complex food safety related topics on a systemic level.
In practice, it is a cycle of meetings among experts from different levels of the Food Safety Systems. The experts discuss and find new ways to tackle selected food safety challenges in a continuous learning process.
How does a FSOLab work?
A FSOLab is a learning process in which a permanent group of experts meet in structured workshops and discuss according to a common methodology, supported by a Lab Manager and a Lab Facilitator.
3 learning cycles of workshops drive the participants to identify, select and set up pilot ideas and actions, in order to implement in a pilot action and evaluate its application and sustainability for its further adoption.
These learning cycles are focused on relevant selected topics (4 FSOLabs), and are aligned through cross-learning workshops to share methodology, tools and results, during the process.
Who can participate in our FSOLabs?
Experts representing voices from institutions, Food Safety Authorities, policy makers, EFSA representatives, Ministeries, Associations, Food Business Operators, Research & Universities can feed the dialogue on “hot” topics for the Food Safety System of the future.
They’re invited from the FS4EU Hub Manager to represent the different European regions.
The first FSOLabs cycle started in July 2021 and was concluded in September 2021. The first cross-learning meeting was held on 28-29 September 2021 to share the experiences and combine some input from the various Labs. The cycle ended in 2023, and results were presented at the EU FOOD SAFETY FORUM in Brussels.
The FSOLabs activities and topics will be updated during the next editions of the EU FOOD SAFETY FORUM!
What a nice and fruitful experience!
Food Safety on the stage!
The FSOLabs results are contributing to co-create the future European Food Safety strategies and policies for the European Commission
by including input from all EU countries!