Symposium
RISK ON THE MENU
Thursday December 10th 2026, Omnia, Campus Wageningen
Food safety is about more than hazards and numbers. It is also about perception, communication, and decision-making. The symposium RISK ON THE MENU explores how risks are identified, assessed, managed, and communicated in today’s food system. Experts from academia, government, and practice will discuss recent developments and share perspectives on the future of food safety risk analysis.
Venue of meeting:
Omnia, Hoge Steeg 2, 6708 PH  Wageningen
On campus:  follow ‘P-route’ to car park P1. Omnia is building number 105.
Registration and payment
Fee is € 75,- for KNVM members, € 85,- for non-members and € 20,- for students (PhD/Master/HLO).
Registration is possible until Friday December 4th 2026.
For registration and payment please visit www.knvm.org/activities/6457-calendar/symposium-food-microbiology-risk-on-the-menu
Program
9.30 –  10.00   Registration, coffee & tea
10.00 – 10.05  Welcome
10.05 – 10.35 WHO estimates of the global burden of foodborne disease revisited
                        Em. Prof. Dr. Arie Havelaar (University of Florida)
10.35 – 11.05  Integrating epidemiological context to manage risks
                        Dr. Eelco Franz (RIVM)
11.05 – 11.30  Coffee, tea
11.30 – 12.00 Risk management supported by risk assessment: one size fits all…?
Drs. Ana Viloria (Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport)
12.00 – 12.30 Beyond the numbers: How people understand health risks
                      Prof. Dr. Danielle Timmermans (Amsterdam UMC)
12.30 – 13.30  Lunch
13.30 – 14.00  Risk framing in risk analysis
                        Prof. Dr. Liesbeth Jacxsens (Gent University)
14.00 – 14.30  Navigating misinformation in food safety communication
                        Anne Lutgerink & Tara Eikenaar (Voedingscentrum)
14.30               Drinks
15.30               PhD Ceremony Wieke van der Vossen “Risk on the menu”