Programme

FOOD Risk Conference Program - June 4
08:00
Welcome

Welcome of participants

Registration & welcome breakfast

09:00
Opening

Opening – 3rd Edition of the FOOD Risk Conference

Mr. Mikaël Bresson – President & Founder Phytocontrol

Nîmes Métropole

Partner speech

09:20
Conference

Food Safety of Fruits and Vegetables: European Regulatory Framework and Current Challenges

Regulatory challenges for fresh produce

Food Safety Fruit & Vegetable Regulations

Eglė Baecke-Eimontaitė – Director of Advocacy & Regulatory Affairs – FRESHFEL

09:45
SPEECH

Partner speech

Partnership Expertise
10:00
Conference

PFAS and Risk Management

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the food chain

Emerging contaminants Food Safety

Stephane GEORGÉ – PHYTOCONTROL

10:30
SPEECH

Partner speech

Expertise and feedback

Partnership Expertise
10:40
Break

Break & networking

11:10
Round table

Product authenticity and the fight against fraud

Ensuring the origin and authenticity of agri-food products

Authenticity Fraud Isotopic analyses

Melina RAMOS – Data Scientist Engineer – PHYTOCONTROL

Thibault MENJOU – Technical Manager – AB LABO

Illa Téa – Head of the ATOMIC team – CNRS-ISA

Paul Rentz – Project Manager of the Physicochemistry Laboratory – AERIAL agri-food technical center

12:20
Lunch

Lunch & networking

14:00
Conference

Managing a food alert in 2026

Organization and decision-making in a public health emergency situation

Food alert Crisis management

Lorraine PUZIN – Deputy Head of the Health Emergencies Mission – DGAL

14:55
Conference

Regulations on packaging in contact with foodstuffs: who, what, how?

Regulatory framework and stakeholder responsibilities

Packaging Food contact

Stéphane DEMARE – Expert in regulations for packaging intended to come into contact with food – LEGAPACK

15:20
SPEECH

Partner speech

Partnership Solutions
15:25
Conference

Health safety, a priority for the food industry

Safety culture, innovation and collaborative projects

Health safety Food industry

Ariane VOYATZAKIS – Innovation Director – ANIA

15:50
Break

Break & networking

16:20
Conference

Pesticide residues: regulations and interpretation of analytical results

Pesticides Regulations Compliance

Céline TAFFIN – Head of Regulatory Monitoring – PHYTOCONTROL

16:45
Conference

Mycotoxins in the food chain: understanding, control and prevention.
Case of Alternaria toxins: prevention and control in the tomato food chain

Mycotoxins Development factors

Noel DURAND – Researcher in contaminant analysis and post-harvest processes - CIRAD

17:10
Conference

International standardization in the agri-food sector

Health safety Harmonization

Sandrine ESPEILLAC – Head of the Agri-Food Division - AFNOR Standardization

17:35
Closing

Closing – Day 1

19:00
GALA DINNER

An exceptional evening

with a cocktail dinner on the rooftop of the Musée de la Romanité

FOOD Risk Conference Program - June 5
08:30
Welcome

Welcome of participants and breakfast

09:20
Conference

From theory to practice: deploying your Food Safety Culture

Safety culture and team engagement

Food Safety Culture Food Safety

Olivier Boutou – AFNOR expert in food quality and safety, trainer & IRCA FSSC 22000 and ICA 22000 certified auditor, ANSES expert

09:45
SPEECH

Partner presentations

Partnership Expertise
09:50
SPEECH

Partner presentations

Partnership Expertise
09:55
Conference

Microbiological risks in dairy products: emerging ones and the “usual suspects”

Overview of microbiological hazards in dairy products

Microbiology Dairy products

Francois Bourdichon – Director of Laboratory Methods and Microbiology – SODIAAL Cooperative

10:20
Break

Break & networking

10:50
Round table

Risk management and product safety: which strategies depending on the sector?

Cross-perspectives from industry and SMEs

Food safety Sector strategies

Amel SOUIT – Quality, Hygiene and Environment Manager – VIRBAC

Sandrine DELORY – Vice-President – RÉSEAU ALLIANCES

Sabrina PANIS – Director of Audit, Consulting and Training – PHYTOCONTROL

12:00
Lunch

Lunch & networking

13:30
Conference

Safety and authenticity: what legal risks and how can they be managed?

Legal issues for stakeholders in the agri-food sector

Legal liability Penalties

Camille BUGNICOURT – Lawyer in food law

13:55
Conference

Crisis communication

Preparing and managing communication in the event of an alert

Crisis communication Brand image

Laurent VIBERT – CEO – NITIDIS

14:20
Conference

Reuse of treated wastewater in the agri-food industry

Feedback and outlook

Water reuse Environment

Ludovic Lanouguère – Environmental Project Manager, LIFE ZEUS Project Manager – SIROPS MONIN

14:45
Conference

Risk management for processors in the organic sector: Synabio tools

Operational tools for organic businesses

Organic farming Risk management

Bernard Lignon – Regulation and Quality Project Manager – SYNABIO

15:10
Break

Break & networking

15:40
Conference

Reputation of the agri-food industry: food safety at the heart of trust

Key factors in consumer trust

Reputation Trust

Catherine CHAPALAIN – former Executive Director of Communication, Public Affairs and CSR at NESTLÉ, former Director General of ANIA and ALLIANCE 7

16:05
Conference

GMO analysis strategies

Analytical tools and regulatory challenges

GMOs Analysis strategies

Loïc DURAND – R&D Project Manager in Microbiology and Biotechnology – PHYTOCONTROL

16:30
SPEECH

Partner presentation

Partnership Expertise
16:35
Closing

Closing – Day 2

An exclusive tour of our new 12,000 m² analysis facility

To mark this occasion, we are delighted to invite you to join us for a guided tour of our new laboratory.

📅 Wednesday 3 June afternoonAM (2pm & 3pm)

A great opportunity to discover our new facilities, our equipment and our activities.

Sign up for the guided tour
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