By the Codex Contact Point of Germany

In February 2025, Germany’s Food Safety Authority, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), will once again host the International Training for Safer Food (ITS Food). ITS Food is a training programme on food safety risk management, aimed at staff working in public authorities of non-EU countries handling issues related to food safety. 

In 2025, ITS Food will be held as a virtual event, and focus on latest developments in the fields of veterinary medicinal products, antimicrobial resistance and zoonoses relevant to regulators. Besides a general overview of the legal and institutional background in Germany and Europe, there will be an introduction to relevant work of the Codex Alimentarius, with a special focus on the activities of the Codex Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance. 

Practitioners from competent authorities, official laboratories and research institutions will share their knowledge and experience. This will allow participants to increase their expertise, identify best practices in their field of work and discover various tools that are crucial to a comprehensive public risk management system for safe food, feed and consumer products. Participants will enjoy hands-on technical insights and will have the opportunity to build new networks with colleagues from around the globe.

“The One Health approach calls for collaboration across government authorities and multiple disciplines. With the BVL ‘International Training for Safer Food’, we take the chance to share valuable knowledge and exchange with colleagues from around the world, from different governmental bodies and from various backgrounds. We are all working towards the same goal “Safe food for all”, now is the time to join forces globally to ensure food safety around the globe”, said Friedel Cramer, President of BVL. 

In 2024, more than 600 professionals from 87 countries participated in the ITS Food training on residues and contaminants and benefited from the in-depth insights into food safety, risk and crisis management in Germany and the European Union, with particular reference to international standard setting such as Codex Alimentarius.

 In 2025, ITS Food will take place online from 17th to 21st February 2025, each day from 12h30 to 15h30 (UTC+1).

The training is free of charge. Training language will be English. French, Russian and Spanish interpretation will be provided.

You may apply for the upcoming ITS Food in February 2025 until January, 15th 2025 via www.bvl.bund.de/its-food.

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For further information please visit https://www.bvl.bund.de/its-food.