Dr. Zsuzsa Farkas

University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest

Head of the Digital Food Science Department at the University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, specializing in food safety, data-driven risk assessment, and emerging risks identification in the food chain.

Presentation:
Chemical food safety challenges and regulatory blind spots in alternative proteins, focusing on edible insects

Key Points:
• Introduction to the food safety dimension of alternative proteins, with emphasis on chemical hazards and current knowledge gaps. • Overview of the CONTEMFood project, including its objectives, multidisciplinary approach, and data-driven framework.
• Presentation of the knowledge graph concept as a tool to structure complex relationships between contaminants, food types, and processing conditions.
• Use of edible insects as a case study to illustrate key food safety challenges in alternative proteins.
• Discussion of the regulatory context and existing uncertainties related to edible insects, particularly the lack of insect-specific frameworks and thresholds.