Working Groups

Learn more about the HoA Working Groups focused on key areas of food safety cooperation and knowledge sharing across European agencies.

How Working Groups Operate

To drive our objectives forward, working groups dedicated to a specific topic can be set up, as needed. The working groups operate virtually and in person according to their own schedules. These groups will present their insights, findings, and recommendations at one of the bi-annual meetings to the Heads of Agencies. The results - such as tools, documentations, and best practices - will be reviewed and adopted. The progress and achievement of the active working groups is monitored by the Heads of Agencies on a regular basis.

Active Working Groups

Current collaborative initiatives addressing specific challenges in food safety

E-Commerce

Fight Against Food Fraud

Food Safety Culture

Food Supplements

New Technologies for Modern Inspections

OCR – Import and Certification

New Technologies for Modern Inspection in Slaughterhouses

Network Food Chain Analysis Tools

Finalized Working Groups

Completed initiatives that have delivered their outcomes and recommendations

Brexit
Food and Feed Incidents
Food Safety Laboratories
Import and Certification
Influencing Behaviour
Joint Initiative Food Emergency Exercise
Measuring Outcome
Official Control Regulation
Open Data
Value of Private Assurance Schemes
Risk Based Sampling Planning
Sustainability
Transparency of Official Controls
Transparent use of Risk Assessment in decision making

Related Resourcess

Publications and documents from these working groups are available on our Publications page.