Feed Planet Magazine Issue-Sayı: 21 November/December - Kasım/Aralık 2019

INTERVIEW • RÖPORTAJ 52 FEED PLANET / NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2019 • KASIM-ARALIK 2019 these bodies? The current European food safety system, which was set up in 2002, established a clear separation between risk assessment and risk management. EFSA is respon- sible for the first part whilst the bodies you mention - i.e. the European Commission, the European Parliament and the EU Member States – are responsible for the latter. The legislators take our scientific advice and, along with other information, use it to inform their decisions. Risk communication is the second pillar of EFSA’s work to improve the safety of food in Europe. It’s about bridging the gap between science and the consumer: scientists have very different ways of assessing risk and different perceptions of risk. As consumer we are often concerned about “What does this risk mean for me?”. With such a diversity it is not possible for EFSA to de- velop one single message to reach out to 500 million citizens in the EU. That’s why it is essential to share the responsibility of risk communication with legislators at EU and Member States level in order to pass on information about food safety in a simple and clear way understand- able to their consumers. Around 95% of the requests EFSA receives come from the European Commission, but we also receive mandates from the European Parliament - recently, for instance, to carry out an assessment on the welfare of farmed rabbits. EFSA can also receive mandates from Member States – e.g., five Nordic countries have asked us to assess tolerable upper intake level of dietary sug- ars. The advice, which should be ready in 2021, will support Member States establish recommendations for the consumption of added sugars and in planning food- based dietary guidelines. What are the pros and cons of digitization about sustainable food chain? What opportunities can digi- talization bring to the sector? The United Nations Sustainable Developments Goals make it very clear: “A profound change of the global food and agriculture system is needed if we are to nourish the 815 million people who are hungry today and the ad- ditional 2 billion people expected to be undernourished by 2050.” Digitalization and technology can bring many advantages in this regard and we should not be scared of exploiting the opportunities they offer. We need to stay relevant and keep pace with technological change in or- der to be able to contribute to meeting the UN’s Sustain- able Development Goals. We will need to use all the technology available when it comes to tackling climate change and to feed in a sustainable way a growing world population, estimated pıldığını belirtiyorsunuz. Bunu açıklayabilir misiniz? Bu organlara ne tür tavsiyeler veriyorsunuz? 2002 yılında yürürlüğe giren mevcut Avrupa gıda güven- liği sistemi, risk değerlendirmesi ile risk yönetimi arasında açık bir ayrım tesis etmiştir. İlk bölümden EFSA sorumlu iken, bahsettiğiniz kuruluşlar - yani Avrupa Komisyonu, Avrupa Parlamentosu ve AB Üye Devletleri - ikincisinden sorumludur. Kanun koyucular diğer bilgilerle birlikte alırlar bilimsel tavsiyelerimizi ve kararlarını almak için kullanırlar. Risk iletişimi, EFSA’nın Avrupa’daki gıda güvenliğini ge- liştirme çalışmalarının ikinci ayağıdır. Bilim ve tüketici ara- sındaki boşluğu doldurmakla ilgili: bilim insanları riski ve farklı risk algılarını değerlendirmek için çok farklı yöntemle- re sahip. Tüketici olarak sıklıkla “Bu riskin benim için anlamı nedir?” endişesini taşırız. Böyle bir çeşitlilik ile EFSA'nın AB'de 500 milyon vatandaşa ulaşmak için tek bir mesaj geliştirmesi mümkün değildir. Bu nedenle, gıda güvenliği