MEETING AIMS:
This conference brings international speakers together with food microbiology laboratories, government representatives, participants from the food-processing industry and scientists from various Belgian research centers for a total of approximately 350 attendees. There are also foreign attendees.
This conference addresses food agencies, laboratories, primary producers, processing industries, food-related organizations and retail trade, as well as politicians and consumers who are interested in the quality and news about the food sector, food microbiology and particularly the food industry.
The conference will take place in the Finance Tower complex in the Pacheco -conference room, Pachécolaan 13, 1000 Brussels, on October 2nd & 3rd 2025.
HOLIFOOD’s PRESENCE:
Dr. Bas Van der Velden (Wageningen University & Research) represented the HOLiFOOD project and shared the project’s insights on AI in food safety. He described the potential of foundation models for microbiological data and chemical analytical data. The CHEFS database (CompreHensive European Food Safety database) and the AI models for prediction of mycotoxin contamination developed in HOLiFOOD played a central role in his presentation.
