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RefreSCAR webinar Spotlight on Food Safety Advancements

We are delighted to extend an invitation to join us for the webinar "Advancing Food Safety Management: Bridging Research, Innovative Technologies, and Regulations”, the fourth in the RefreSCAR Spotlight on webinar series. It will provide the audience with new perspectives on food safety management featuring the management process of the USDA ARS Food Safety National Program, takeaways on factors influencing antimicrobial resistance in agrifood production, recent advances in technologies applied in monitoring and more.

Date: Wednesday, 22nd of January 2025

Time: 14:00 - 15:30 PM CET

To secure your spot, register here...

The webinar will feature two panel experts in the field:

- Steven J. Lehotay, PhD, Research Chemist (Lead Scientist)...

SAP Workshop 2024

European workshop of the SCAR CWG SAP on the future of livestock farming

 

On 5 and 6 November 50 participants from 16 countries attended a workshop at INIAV headquarters in Oeiras, Portugal. Aim of the event was to develop a common vision for European livestock farming.

After presentations from DG AGRI on the European livestock sector and...

Announcement of the 2nd Call under the SCAR-Engage Programme 14/11/2024

The second Call for Expressions of Interest in the SCAR-Engage Programme was announced this week at an event jointly hosted by Teagasc and the European Commission Representation in Ireland on Monday, 11 November. Mairead McGuinness, EU Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union was the main speaker...

New Animal Health & Welfare WG Report

The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus presents a significant threat to the health and welfare of animals. It has already had devastating impacts for domestic and wild birds and spill-over to dairy cattle has recently been reported in the USA.

Given the emerging epidemiological situation in the USA, the SCAR Collaborative...

1st FutureFoodS Partnership Call launched

Great news from FutureFoodS Partnership! They are now launching their first transnational co-funded call, entitled:

"Transforming Food Systems - reshaping food system interactions, fostering food innovations and empowering sustainable food choices"

This call brings together 36 funding organizations from 19 countries and the European...

Bioeconomy Position Paper

NEW POSITION PAPER

The Bioeconomy is critical to material and energy stability in the EU. But how can we ensure the growth momentum of the demand for sustainable and bio-based products? And how can research, development and innovation (RDI) contribute?

Unveiling the demand side has been identified as one of the three focus areas of the 2023/24...

First annual Training Webinar  - Participants

The 1st annual Training webinar for new SCAR Working Group members has been held on 18 September 2024.

The webinar, organised back-to-back with the start of the SCAR-Engage programme organised the day before, was followed by more than 40 people, most of them “newcomers” to the SCAR world, from different countries and...